About This Show

Ella: The First Lady of Song (The Ella Fitzgerald Song) , written and directed by Jackie Taylor, is BET’s newest musical. This musical features 18 of Ella Fitzgerald’s classical jazz hits, and tells the story of this record-setting (13) Grammy Award winner from a troubled childhood through her ill-fated marriages to winning her last Grammy at the age of 72.

Show Details

Dates: Opening Night: December 14, 2002 Final Performance: January 4, 2003

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