About this Performance
Broadway luminaries Charity Angél Dawson, Aisha Jackson, and Jennie Harney-Fleming honor iconic Black female jazz singers who’ve shaped music history. Their voices breathe new life into beloved songs—celebrating the brilliance, power, and lasting influence of the legends who came before them.
Cast: Aisha Jackson, Jennie Harney-Fleming and Charity Angél Dawson.
Creative Credits
Aisha Jackson
Aisha Jackson most recently starred opposite Anika Noni Rose in Wonderful Town at New York City Center. Broadway credits include: The Notebook, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and the Original Broadway Casts of Waitress, Paradise Square, Once Upon A One More Time, and Frozen, where she made history as the first Black woman to play Anna on Broadway! She’s currently preparing to take over the role of Daisy in The Great Gatsby on Broadway. She desires to continue creating roles for Black women to lead and shine bright, onstage and on-screen, because representation matters! TV: Up Here, Harlem, Central Park. Voiceover: Melon’s House Party. Soundtrack Vocalist for the films Spirited, Dear Evan Hansen, and Tick Tick Boom.
In 2024, she founded Love & Light Productions LLC, which produces concerts focused on community, accessibility, and representation. Ladies of Jazz is a Love & Light Production!
Jennie Harney-Fleming
Jennie Harney-Fleming, a native New Yorker and powerhouse vocalist, has become one of the most respected young artists on the scene by peers and industry professionals alike. In Fall 2016, Jennie made her Broadway debut starring in the lead role of Nettie in the Tony and Grammy award-winning musical The Color Purple. The following year, she joined the Broadway company of the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Hamilton as the universal Schuyler Sister standby. In 2022, Jennie stepped into the role of Angelica Schuyler on Broadway, making her the 2nd replacement in succession on Broadway to play this Tony award-winning role.
Some of Mrs. Harney-Fleming’s favorite performance credits include Creole Mama in the Signature Theatre production of After Midnight during their 2021 virtual season, the 1st National Tour of Motown The Musical, and Dawn in the film Silent Night in the City, A TSC production. As well as an Off-Broadway run of Pearl, The Musical, for which she garnered an AUDELCO Nomination for Best Actress for her portrayal of Pearl Bailey.
Most recently, Jennie had the privilege of originating the role of Lil Hardin Armstrong in A Wonderful World, the Louis Armstrong musical on Broadway.
Charity Angél Dawson
Charity Angél Dawson has graced the stages of Broadway in the Tony-nominated musicals & Juliet (Angelique/Nurse), Waitress (Becky), and Chicago (Mama Morton). She brought Becky to life on the big screen for the Waitress film, starring alongside Sara Bareilles and Caitlin Houlahan. Charity also wowed audiences as a Muse in the world premiere of Disney’s Hercules and is developing a new musical where she’ll embody the incomparable Ella Fitzgerald.