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Shuffle Along, 2016

Opened 2016

100 performances

Revival

Broadway

Shuffle Along
Egan Jacoby

Of the productions that opened in the 2010s, this had the 207th longest run.

Other stagings of Shuffle Along 3 more

1921
63rd St. Music HallBroadway Original, directed by Walter Brooks
504 performances
1932
Mansfield TheatreBroadway Revival, directed by Walter Brooks
17 performances
1952
Broadway TheatreBroadway Revival, directed by George Hale
4 performances

Who was in it4 named

Creative team

Director
George C. Wolfe
Choreographer
Savion Glover

Tony Awards 0 from 0 nominations

Best Musical
Nominated

Recordings 1 released while this run was on

2016
Sing Shuffle Along Harbinger Records HCD 3204, released 2016
United States

Around this production

Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed is a musical with a score by Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle and a libretto by George C. Wolfe, based on the original book of the 1921 musical revue Shuffle Along, by Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyles. The story focuses on the challenges of mounting the original production of Shuffle Along and its effect on Broadway and race relations. The musical played on Broadway in 2016 and starred Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Brandon Victor Dixon and Billy Porter. The initial critical response was mostly positive, with special praise from many critics for McDonald's performance. The production was nominated for te…

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