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Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed

Index 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 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. [1]

66 relations: Adelaide Hall, Adrienne Warren, Al Jolson, Ann Roth, Aubrey Lyles, Audra McDonald, Ben Brantley, Billy Porter (entertainer), Brandon Victor Dixon, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk, Broadway theatre, Brooks Ashmanskas, Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography, Depression of 1920–21, Drama Desk Award, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical, Eubie Blake, Fanny Brice, Florence Mills, Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., Flournoy Miller, Fredi Washington, George C. Wolfe, George Gershwin, George Jean Nathan, George White (producer), George White's Scandals, I'm Just Wild About Harry, Josephine Baker, Joshua Henry, Jules Fisher, Langston Hughes, Libretto, Memories of You, Music Box Theatre, New York Drama Critics' Circle, Noble Sissle, Paul Robeson, Peggy Eisenhauer, Revue, Sally (musical), Santo Loquasto, Savion Glover, Shuffle Along, Terry Teachout, ..., The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Tony Award, Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, Tony Award for Best Choreography, Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Musical, Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Musical, Tony Award for Best Musical, Tony Award for Best Orchestrations, Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Musical, Variety (magazine), Vaudeville. Expand index (16 more) »

Adelaide Hall

Adelaide Louise Hall (20 October 1901 – 7 November 1993) was an American–born UK–based jazz singer and entertainer.

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Adrienne Warren

Adrienne Warren (born May 6, 1987) is an actress, singer and dancer known for her work on Broadway, film and television.

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Al Jolson

Al or Albert Jolson (born Asa Yoelson; May 26, c.1886 – October 23, 1950) was an American singer, comedian, and stage and film actor.

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Ann Roth

Ann Roth (born October 30, 1931) is an American costume designer for films and Broadway theatre.

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Aubrey Lyles

Aubrey Lee Lyles (8 January 1884 – 28 July 1932), sometimes credited as A. L. Lyles, was an African American vaudeville performer, playwright, songwriter, and lyricist.

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Audra McDonald

Audra Ann McDonald (born July 3, 1970) is a German-born American actress and singer.

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Ben Brantley

Benjamin D. "Ben" Brantley (born October 26, 1954) is an American journalist and the chief theater critic of The New York Times.

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Billy Porter (entertainer)

Billy Porter (born September 21, 1969) is an American stage performer, pop singer, film and television actor and vocal coach.

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Brandon Victor Dixon

Brandon Victor Dixon (born September 23, 1981) is an American actor, singer and theatrical producer.

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Brian Stokes Mitchell

Brian Stokes Mitchell (born October 31, 1957) is an American stage, film and television actor and singer.

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Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk

Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk is a musical that debuted Off-Broadway at the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater in 1995 and moved to Broadway in 1996.

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Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre,Although theater is the generally preferred spelling in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences), many Broadway venues, performers and trade groups for live dramatic presentations use the spelling theatre.

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Brooks Ashmanskas

Brooks Ashmanskas (born June 14, 1969) is an American stage actor.

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Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography

The Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography (previously titled the Fred and Adele Astaire Awards) celebrate outstanding dance and choreography in theatre, both on Broadway and Off-Broadway and in film at an annual ceremony in New York City at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.

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Depression of 1920–21

The Depression of 1920–21 was a sharp deflationary recession in the United States and other countries, 14 months after the end of World War I. It lasted from January 1920 to July 1921.

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Drama Desk Award

The Drama Desk Awards are presented annually and were first awarded in 1955 to recognize excellence in New York theatre productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway.

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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography

The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions.

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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design

The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions.

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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical

The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions.

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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical

The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions.

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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical

The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions.

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Eubie Blake

James Hubert Blake (February 7, 1887February 12, 1983), known as Eubie Blake, was an American composer, lyricist, and pianist of ragtime, jazz, and popular music.

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Fanny Brice

Fania Borach (October 29, 1891 – May 29, 1951), known professionally as Fanny Brice, was an American illustrated song model, comedienne, singer, theater, and film actress who made many stage, radio, and film appearances and is known as the creator and star of the top-rated radio comedy series The Baby Snooks Show.

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Florence Mills

Florence Mills (born Florence Winfrey; January 25, 1896 – November 1, 1927), billed as the "Queen of Happiness", was an African-American cabaret singer, dancer, and comedian known for her effervescent stage presence, delicate voice, and winsome, wide-eyed beauty.

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Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.

Florenz Edward Ziegfeld Jr. (March 21, 1867 – July 22, 1932), popularly known as Flo Ziegfeld, was an American Broadway impresario, notable for his series of theatrical revues, the Ziegfeld Follies (1907–1931), inspired by the Folies Bergère of Paris.

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Flournoy Miller

Flournoy Eakin Miller (14 April 1885 – 6 June 1971), sometimes credited as F. E. Miller, was an African American entertainer, actor, lyricist, producer and playwright.

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Fredi Washington

Fredericka Carolyn Washington (December 23, 1903 – June 28, 1994) was an African-American dramatic film actress, one of the first to gain recognition for her work in film and on stage.

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George C. Wolfe

George Costello Wolfe (born September 23, 1954) is an American playwright and director of theater and film.

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George Gershwin

George Jacob Gershwin (September 26, 1898 July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist.

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George Jean Nathan

George Jean Nathan (February 14, 1882 – April 8, 1958) was an American drama critic and magazine editor.

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George White (producer)

George White (15 April 1891 – 11 November 1968) was an American theatrical producer and director who also was an actor, choreographer, composer, dancer, dramatist, lyricist and screenwriter, as well as a Broadway theater-owner.

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George White's Scandals

George White's Scandals were a long-running string of Broadway revues produced by George White that ran from 1919–1939, modeled after the Ziegfeld Follies.

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I'm Just Wild About Harry

"I'm Just Wild About Harry" is a song written in 1921 with lyrics by Noble Sissle and music by Eubie Blake for the Broadway show Shuffle Along.

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Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker (born Freda Josephine McDonald; 3 June 1906 – 12 April 1975) was an American-born French entertainer, activist, and French Resistance agent.

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Joshua Henry

Joshua Anthony Charlton Henry (born September 2, 1984) is an American actor and singer of stage and screen.

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Jules Fisher

Jules Fisher (born November 12, 1937) is an American lighting designer and producer.

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Langston Hughes

James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri.

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Libretto

A libretto is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical.

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Memories of You

"Memories of You" is a popular song with lyrics written by Andy Razaf and music composed by Eubie Blake and published in 1930.

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Music Box Theatre

The Music Box Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 239 West 45th Street (George Abbott Way) in Midtown Manhattan, NY.

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New York Drama Critics' Circle

The New York Drama Critics' Circle is made up of 19 drama critics from daily newspapers, magazines and wire services based in the New York City metropolitan area.

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Noble Sissle

Noble Lee Sissle (July 10, 1889 – December 17, 1975) was an African-American jazz composer, lyricist, bandleader, singer, and playwright, best known for the Broadway musical Shuffle Along (1921), and its hit song I'm Just Wild About Harry.

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Paul Robeson

Paul Leroy Robeson (April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an American bass baritone concert artist and stage and film actor who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political activism.

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Peggy Eisenhauer

Peggy Eisenhauer is an American lighting designer for both theatre and films.

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Revue

A revue (from French 'magazine' or 'overview') is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches.

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Sally (musical)

Sally is a musical comedy with music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Clifford Grey and book by Guy Bolton (inspired by the 19th century show, Sally in our Alley), with additional lyrics by Buddy De Sylva, Anne Caldwell and P. G. Wodehouse.

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Santo Loquasto

Santo Richard Loquasto (born July 26, 1944) is an American production designer, scenic designer and costume designer for stage, film, and dance.

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Savion Glover

Savion Glover (born November 19, 1973) is an American tap dancer, actor, and choreographer.

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Shuffle Along

Shuffle Along is a musical with music and lyrics by Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake, and a thin revue-style connecting plot about a mayoral race, written by Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyles.

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Terry Teachout

Terry Teachout (born February 6, 1956) is an American author, critic, biographer, playwright, stage director, and librettist.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The New York Times Magazine

The New York Times Magazine is a Sunday magazine supplement included with the Sunday edition of The New York Times.

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The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal is a U.S. business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Tony Award

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre.

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Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

The Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical is awarded to librettists of the spoken, non-sung dialogue, and storyline of a musical play.

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Tony Award for Best Choreography

The Tony Award for Best Choreography is awarded to acknowledge the contributions of choreographers in both musicals and plays.

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Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Musical

This is a list of winners and nominations for the Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Musical for outstanding costume design of a musical.

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Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

This is a list of winners and nominations for the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical.

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Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical

This is a list of the winners and nominations of Tony Award for the Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical. It is the equivalent to the Best Supporting Actor award at the Academy Awards.

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Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical

The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical has been presented since 1950.

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Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Musical

Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Musical is an award for outstanding Lighting design of a musical.

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Tony Award for Best Musical

The Tony Awards are yearly awards that recognize achievement in live Broadway theatre.

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Tony Award for Best Orchestrations

The Tony Award for Best Orchestrations is awarded to acknowledge the contributions of musical orchestrators in both musicals and plays.

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Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Musical

Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Musical is an award for outstanding set design of a musical.

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Variety (magazine)

Variety is a weekly American entertainment trade magazine and website owned by Penske Media Corporation.

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Vaudeville

Vaudeville is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuffle_Along,_or,_the_Making_of_the_Musical_Sensation_of_1921_and_All_That_Followed

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