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Ada "Bricktop" Smith
A new Broadway musical about the life of Ada "Bricktop" Smith — the 1920's performer and Paris nightclub owner. Producers hope to present the musical on Broadway in 2009 after an out-of town-engagement in Chicago.
American expatriate Ada "Bricktop" Smith was a 1920's Paris nightlife sensation, operating numerous clubs and opening her own, entitled Chez Bricktop. Noted for her red hair, freckles and signature cigars, Cole Porter was so taken with her talent, he wrote "Miss Otis Regrets" for her to perform. In addition to Porter, Smith counted among her friends F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Jazz legends such as Josephine Baker, Mabel Mercer and Duke Ellington were among her protégés
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