THE GIZ – YEAR OF THE MISSISSIPPI BULLFROG

Friday, September 19, 2025 – Saturday, September 20, 2025​​

Doors open: 7:00PM

Showtime: 8:00PM 

 

Sunday, September 21, 2025 

Doors open: 2:00PM

Showtime:  3:00PM

The Warner Theater (Washington, DC)

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Introducing The Mississippi Bullfrog 

 

When a sudden Carolina storm sweeps through her small town, young Dottie—a wide-eyed, soft-spoken girl from North Carolina—is whisked away and dropped in the middle of Chocolate City. It’s loud, fast, and full of soul—and for someone like Dottie, it might as well be another world. But if she’s ever going to make it back home, she’s got to follow the rhythm and trust the path.

 

Her journey home takes an unexpected Left on MLK, where she teams up with Tin Ma, tough on the outside but aching to feel again; Scarecrow, full of brilliance but stuck in her own head; and The Lion, whose roar is locked behind walls of fear and self-doubt. Together, they

chase whispers of a powerful figure known only as The Giz—a mysterious figure said to hold the answers they each seek.

 

Along the way, they encounter the Mississippi Bullfrog—a Go-Go legend, a DC historian, a soul too often overlooked but impossible to silence. In this bass-heavy, soul-drenched spin on The Wizard of Oz, Dottie’s gotta find heart, courage, and a whole lotta rhythm to survive. 

 

Set to a driving Go-Go, R&B, and Gospel soundtrack and wrapped in heart, humor and history.  The Giz – Year of the Mississippi Bullfrog is a soulful, electric Go-Go musical that celebrates the rhythm of resilience, the power of community, and the beauty of finding your voice – even when you’re far from home.

 

The beat is calling—the question is—will Dottie answer?