Micki Grant, J.E. Franklin
In this updated, musical version of The Prodigal Son, Jackie is a pregnant, high-school, African-American girl from a backwater town who takes off for Baltimore to escape her parents wrath. There she takes up with street people and winds up working in a coffin factory which is a front for drug dealers and prostitutes. But when trouble in her new life finally sends Jackie back home, all turns out well and all is forgiven.
Micki Grant (1929-2021) was a multi-award-winning lyricist, composer, writer, director, actress and singer, revered as a trailblazer for African Americans in theater, television and music for over six decades. Among her many projects, she composed the book, music and lyrics f ...
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