Behind the Curtain Guide

JELLY'S LAST JAM

This Behind the Curtain Study Guide gives you an inside look to Encores! Jelly's Last Jam. This guide includes an interview with the Director, a timeline of jazz history, and activities and discussion questions for teachers and students.

Table of Contents

Meet the Creators & Characters

Director Interview

All about jazz: timeline

Activity: Tell Your Story, Preserve Your Legacy 

Career Spotlight

Glossary of Terms

 

Encores!

Jelly's Last Jam is part of the 30th Encores! series, helmed by Artistic Director Lear deBessonet, Producing Creative Director Clint Ramos, Music Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell, and VP & Producer of Musical Theater Jenny Gersten.

This series of concert stagings revisits the archives of American musical theater. Centered around The Encores! Orchestra, these revivals are produced with limited runs and rehearsal schedules, spotlighting the vocal talents of star-studded ensembles.