Shows · Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Opened 2016
100 performances
Musical, Contemporary
Part musical, part history lesson, the show tells the behind-the-scenes story of the creation of the groundbreaking 1921 all-Black musical Shuffle Along. It follows the creative partnership and eventual falling out of Eubie Blake, Noble Sissle, Flournoy Miller, and Aubrey Lyles as they struggle against racism and the entertainment industry to mount their revolutionary show, which would change Broadway forever.
- Music
- Eubie Blake
- Lyrics
- Noble Sissle
- Book
- George C. Wolfe
Productions1 on Broadway
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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