HBO is set to air a Bessie Smith biopic May 16.
Starring Queen Latifah, the Bessie movie will explore the life of the legendary blues singer.
But first, the show’s PR team will be putting on an invite-only event series in New York and Los Angeles, according to a press release.
New York will host the event April 27-29. Los Angeles will host May 12-14.
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Named after Atlanta’s 81 Theater, “Bessie’s 81 Theater Tour” will handpick local acts and give them a music showcase, workshop and dinner.
The firm seeks to “mimic how Bessie and her peers created music communities in the days before social media and Internet.”
Bessie Smith’s hometown is Chattanooga, Tennessee.
