Overview
Synopsis
The show is a revue of songs by Eubie Banks, the great composer who helped break down racial barriers in the landmark 1921 musical ˜Shuffle Along,' the first Broadway musical written, directed by and starring African-Americans.
Show Information
- Music
- Eubie Blake
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- Genres
- Jukebox/Revue
- Cast Size
- medium
- Licensor
- Music Theatre International
- Ideal For
- Mostly Male Cast, Medium Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Soprano |
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Female |
Alto |
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Female |
Alto |
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Female |
Soprano |
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Male |
Tenor |
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Male |
Baritone |
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Male |
Tenor |
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Male |
Baritone |
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Male |
Baritone |
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Either Gender |
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Either Gender |
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Songs
Prologue
- Goodnight Angeline
- Charleston Rag
Act 1
- Shuffle Along
- In Honeysuckle Time
- I'm Just Wild About Harry
- Baltimore Buzz (Mime Staged by Dana Manno)
- Daddy (Won't You Please Come Home) (Musical Staging by Julianne Boyd)
- There's a Million Little Cupids in the Sky
- I'm a Great Big Baby (Lyrics By Andy Razaf)
- My Handyman Ain't Handy Anymore (Lyrics By Andy Razaf)
- Low Down Blues
- Gee, I Wish I Had Someone to Rock Me in the Cradle of Love (Duet Arrangement by Vicki Carter)
- I'm Just Simply Full of Jazz
Act 2
- High Steppin' Days (Lyrics By Johnny Brandon)
- Dixie Moon
- Weary (Lyrics By Andy Razaf)(Vocal arrangement by Chapman Roberts)
- Roll Jordan (Lyrics By Andy Razaf)(Vocal arrangement by Chapman Roberts)
- Memories of You (Lyrics By Andy Razaf
- If You've Never Been Vamped by a Brownskin, You've Never Been Vamped at All
- You Got to Git the Gittin While the Gittin's Good (Lyrics By F. E. Miller)
- Oriental Blues
- I'm Craving for That Kind of Love (Musical Staging by Julianne Boyd)
- Hot Feet
- Goodnight Angeline
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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