MARIE & ROSETTA
“A wonderful telling … this is no mere ‘jukebox musical’.”
A Featured Performance in partnership with Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
Friday, September 18 | 7:30pm | AMFA Performing Arts Theater
501 East Ninth Street, Little Rock, AR 72202
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: Free, accessible parking is located in the AMFA parking lot off Commerce Street and along Crescent Drive off Ninth Street. Upon arrival at AMFA, please proceed to the Atrium on the Lower Level.
Marie and Rosetta offers a behind-the-scenes, backstage experience.
After you check-in with ACANSA’s box office volunteers, you will be directed into the AMFA Performing Arts Theatre to enjoy the performance from any open seat on stage. You will access the onstage seating area via the staircases on the left and right sides of the stage. Guests requiring an accessible route to the stage will enter through the Starry Night Hallway and proceed through the backstage door; just let the greeters and box office volunteers know, and they will accommodate you.
Concessions are available for purchase at the show, or you are welcome to enjoy a meal at Park Grill beforehand. Reservations are recommended – please secure a table online at parkgrillatamfa.com.
You are also welcome to arrive early and explore the art on view in the Galleries or shop for mementos in the AMFA Museum Store.
In celebration of Arkansas native Sister Rosetta Tharpe and her pioneering influence on gospel, R&B and rock traditions around the world, Marie & Rosetta brings us to Rosetta’s first 1940s rehearsal with protégée Marie Knight as they form one of the greatest duos in music history. Be the first to see AMFA’s production during this theatrical evening featuring such songs as “This Train,” “Rock Me,” “Down by the Riversive,” and “Strange Things Happening Every Day.”
Discover the extraordinary story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe through this acclaimed play celebrating one of the most influential artists in American music history. Blending music and drama, Marie and Rosetta explores a pivotal chapter in Tharpe’s career while illuminating her groundbreaking contributions to gospel, rock and roll, and popular music. Both intimate and inspiring, the production embodies the themes of rediscovery, reverence, and recognition for artists whose influence transformed American culture.