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Bookmark or Share- 'Shuffle Along' Changed Musical Theater 100 Years Ago - NPRThough much of it is unwatchable today — it contains blackface and other minstrelsy — Shuffle Along brought jazz to Broadway and was the first African American show to be a smash hit.
- Remembering a Milestone in Entertainment HistoryThe recent announcement of an upcoming Broadway re-imagining of Shuffle Along – one of the earliest hit musical comedies produced, written and performed entirely by African Americans – is shining a spotlight on this largely forgotten piece of African American history.
- Look Back at the Original Broadway production of Shuffle Along - PlaybillMay 23 marks the 103rd anniversary of Shuffle Along 's premiere on Broadway, which changed the Main Stem forever. The musical revue broke ground as the first all-Black musical hit on...
- "Shuffle Along," the first major African American hit musical ... - HISTORYDeeply in debt and relegated to a shabby theater, the musical Shuffle Along debuts at the Sixty-Third Street Music Hall on May 23, 1921. The odds are stacked against the revue-style show, written...
- Shuffle Along: Musical Info & Synopsis - Theatre TripShuffle Along is a historically significant musical that was conceived, written, and performed by Black artists during the Harlem Renaissance. The plot centers around two dishonest partners who are both running for mayor.
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