Presented in conjunction with @JuneteenthPtown, Obie Award-winning artist, James Jackson, Jr. (Broadway’s TONY & Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Strange Loop) returns to Provincetown in a new show celebrating Juneteenth, the history of artists of color in Ptown, and the theme of “Belonging”. When? Sunday, June 16th - 6:30PM - The Wilde at The Gifford House (9 Carver Street, in Ptown). Doors open at 6PM. CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
James Jackson, Jr.
An Obie Award-winner for his work in the Pulitzer and TONY Award-winning musical A Strange Loop, seen Off-Broadway in White Girl in Danger at Second Stage, in conjunction with The Vineyard Theatre (album now available on iTunes and Spotify by Yellow Sound Label). Recent Provincetown summers have featured Jackson at The Provincetown Theatre, The Post Office Cabaret, and Tin Pan Alley. His cabaret work has made a home at popular New York venues Joe’s Pub, DROM, Duane Park, 54 Below, and The Green Room 42. He is also co-host of the Broadway-themed podcast 5 Questions with James & JAM with dear friend, TONY nominee, John-Andrew Morrison. Jackson has graced the stages of Radio City Music Hall and Carnegie Hall. As an arts educator and theatre professor, he has worked with students all over the country — Manhattanville University, University of South Florida, and Westfield State University. A native of Boston, and a graduate of Westfield State University, James’ cabaret work, both solo and as part of The Black-Ups (with co-creators LaDonna Burns and Elliot Roth), has been seen across the country at The American Repertory Theatre’s Club Oberon in Cambridge, Los Angeles’ Lyric Theatre, The Provincetown Theatre, The Post Office Cabaret, and Tin Pan Alley.