Ethel Waters: His Eye Is On The Sparrow
by Larry Parr
Fri. June 5; 8 p.m.

Ethel Waters reflects on her life and career from the mean streets of Philadelphia to the Billy Graham Crusades. Songs include: Frankie and Johnny, Sweet Georgia Brown, Taking a Chance on Love, Stormy Weather, her signature song, His Eye Is On The Sparrow, and many more.

Larry Parr resides in Sarasota, Florida. Parr received the Sarasota County Arts Council John Ringling Fellowship Grant award for Ethel Waters: His Eye Is On The Sparrow. His other plays include Hi-Hat Hattie, about actress Hattie McDaniel, Invasion of Privacy, My Castle’s Rockin’ and Sundew.