Dinah - a Musical Review - Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater - Madison Arts Center, Hill District

By Ernest McCarty
Directed by Mark Clayton Southers

Delana Flowers as Dinah Washington; with Dwayne Fulton - piano; Roger Humphries - drums; Dwayne Dolphin - bass; Tony Campbell - sax

With special guest Royce Jones, featuring Cheryl El-Walker; Katy Cotten; Les Howard; Sam Lothard

Dinah - 2015 Production photo

Set during the last year of the short life of the remarkable woman called the Queen of the Blues. Dinah includes a riveting array of musical numbers and biographical vignettes. This show provides a powerful insight into the tragic and often controversial life of Dinah Washington, one of the most popular African-American singers of the 1950s.