Taub's eclectic score to original lyrics includes jazz, rhythm and blues, pop, Broadway and ragtime. Among Kwei-Armah's ingenious touches were his use of a series of community cameo groups play back up for individual songs: the Jazz Procession for Countess Olivia's father was played by the spirited Jambalaya Brass Band. Viola's inner monologue was interpreted expressively in pantomime by New York Deaf Theatre. Malvol…
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