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Remembering the first Black Broadway hit: Shuffle Along turns 100

Remembering the first Black Broadway hit: Shuffle Along turns 100
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Shuffle Along: Black Broadway hit remembered in book

Shuffle Along: Black Broadway hit remembered in book
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New book shines spotlight on Shuffle Along, musical that brought Black artists to Broadway

‘Shuffle Along’ defied the racism of the day, becoming Broadway’s first all-jazz musical. It changed musical theater and showed white audiences would pay Broadway prices to see Black performers.

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Caseen Gaines Tells Story of Black Artists Behind Broadway Hit Shuffle Along in New Book (Exclusive Excerpt)

, the first Broadway show with an all-Black cast and creative team. Further, Gaines examines how lyricist Noble Sissle, composer Eubie Blake and comedians Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyles defied the odds and overcame racism, poverty and violence to break down racial barriers and bring jazz music to the mainstream, usher in the Harlem Renaissance and change the Broadway world with their hit show that would leave a legacy and pave the way for people of color on the stage. Shuffle Along the book detailed the challenges the original production faced and its effect on Broadway and race relations opened in 2016 with Audra McDonald and Billy Porter among the cast members. The production went on to receive 10 Tony noms. The publication of Gaines’ upcoming book will coincide with the centennial of Shuffle Along.

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