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  2. Category:All-Black cast Broadway shows - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "All-Black cast Broadway shows" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  3. African-American musical theater - Wikipedia

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    George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (1935) – starring Will Marion Cook's wife Abbie Mitchell among many others – is the most famous black musical of the 1930s. It is called a black musical because of the African American cast, even though neither the music or plot is of the “Negro inspiration” like the creators proclaim. "Porgy and Bess ...

  4. Shuffle Along - Wikipedia

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    Shuffle Along is a musical composed by Eubie Blake, with lyrics by Noble Sissle and a book written by the comedy duo Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyles. [1] [2] [3] One of the most notable all-Black hit Broadway shows, it was a landmark in African-American musical theater, credited with inspiring the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and '30s.

  5. ‘The Wiz’ is back on Broadway! Come for the nostalgia, fall ...

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    A treasured story of Black Americana since the 1978 film version starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson, itself inspired by the 1975 Broadway smash starring Stephanie Mills and directed by ...

  6. List of highest-grossing musical theatre productions - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of the musical theatre franchises with the highest theatre admissions. The list includes worldwide ticket sales as well as Broadway ticket sales since 1984. Shows must have sold more than 1 million tickets. The Broadway League did not begin collecting admissions data until June 1984. [1]

  7. Meet Emilie Kouatchou, Broadway’s 1st Black Christine in ...

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    The musical is the longest-running show on Broadway, celebrating 34 years last month. It marked the milestone by debuting its first Black Christine on Broadway, played by Emilie Kouatchou.

  8. The Wiz - Wikipedia

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    The 1975 Broadway production won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. It was an early example of Broadway's mainstream acceptance of works with an all-Black cast. It has had revivals in New York, London, San Diego, and the Netherlands, and a limited-run revival was presented by Encores! at New York City Center in June 2009.

  9. Remembering 'Shuffle Along,' the first Black Broadway hit, as ...

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    In a new book, author Caseen Gaines looks at the extraordinary life and afterlife of the first Black Broadway hit, 'Shuffle Along.' Remembering 'Shuffle Along,' the first Black Broadway hit, as it ...

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