Ella: The American Dream

Written and performed by Kim Nalley
Ella Fitzgerald went from being a homeless New York street dancer to becoming America’s first “Lady of Song.” “Ella: The American Dream” takes you back to 1930’s Harlem, the Apollo Theater and the Savoy and the birth of the swing era which paved the way for musical greats including Duke Ellington,
Billie Holiday and a Savoy Ballroom dancer named Frankie Manning who popularized a new dance called the Lindy Hop.