ONE NIGHT AT THE BLACKBIRD

by THOMAS MULLEN & MARIA MESSIAS MENDES

In the Seventh Ward funeral home where it's said that jazz was born, Lucy (ifer)—infamous banished angel and club owner—has hosted dead legends in her secret nightclub since the Civil War. Tired of the music, she's threatening to shutter it, despite the pleadings of her manager who's hellbent to change her mind.