Sister Rosetta Tharpe is an Arkansas native known as the Godmother of Rock and Roll. Though her impact wasn't always recognized, she inspired many of the greats.
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Broadway-bound ‘Shout Sister Shout’ musical inspired by Sister Rosetta Tharpe finds creative team
The bio-musical was first staged at Pasadena Playhouse in 2017.
April 19, 2021
A new musical about Sister Rosetta Tharpe will receive its Broadway premiere after performances in California and Seattle. Titled
Shout Sister Shout after one of Tharpe’s songs, the bio-musical will open on Broadway at a date to be confirmed, after being developed by an unnamed regional theatre.
Based on Gayle F. Wald’s 2007 biography,