Blue Fire on the Water

Blue Fire on the Water – A jazzed up version of Boy’s Don’t Cry is a benefit for the LGBT Community Center.By Renita MartinDirected by Michael Leland (Lincoln Center Director Lab) Pre-show with Out Music Award Winner, Nedra Johnson, and open bar 6PM Blue Fire on the Water begins promptly at 7PM Starring Imani Uzuri, a regular on the Blue Note Stage, has performed with John Legend and Herbie Hancock. And Alexis Suter a soulfull musician, Sony Music recording artist and fixture at BB King’s House of Blues.As Hurricane Katrina floods Jo’s home, the aging, lonley New Orleans jazz musician  is haunted by stolen dreams, lost loves, and tightly bound secrets. She always wished he was more of a man. Jo rejects one rescuer after another, committed to stick with the comfort of his main squeeze — his beloved piano named “Red”.