Overview
Character Name
Shug Avery
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult
Role Size
Lead
Dancing
Dancer
Voice
Alto
Vocal Range
High Note: E5
Low Note: E3
Vocal Technique
Belting, Legit, Gospel
Time & Place
Rural Georgia, 1909-1945
Analysis
Shug Avery is the most popular blues singer on this side of the Mississippi. Originally from this small Georgia town, she was the brutish Mister’s lover back in the day, and upon her highly-anticipated return, the townspeople continually comment on how terrible Shug looks.
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