The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World AKA The Negro Book of the Dead

The Noël Coward musical Sail Away tells the story of a romantic love-affair aboard a cruise ship with all the classic wit and charm of Broadway's golden era. Recent divorcee Mimi Paragon (a role originated by Elaine Stritch) is stuck serving tourists as one of the ship's hostesses when she is drawn to the much younger and strikingly handsome Johnny Van Mier. Complicating their relationship is a host of eccentric and hilarious cruise ship characters-from cynical and quirky Sweeney coup