This mural is a tribute to Frankfort native George C. Wolfe who won a Tony Award in 1993 for directing Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and another Tony Award in 1996 for his direction of the musical Bring in ‘da Noise/Bring in ‘da Funk.
Wolfe gained a national reputation with his 1991 musical Jelly’s Last Jam, a musical about the life of jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton, which is referenced in this mural. After a Los Angeles opening, the play moved to Broadway, where it received 11 Tony nominations and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical.
Sponsor: Richard and Anna Marie Rosen
