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NOBLE SISSLE
Nationality: USA
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Shuffle Along or The Making Of The Musical Sensation Of 1921 And All That FollowedShuffle Along or The Making Of The Musical Sensation Of 1921 And All That Followed
Synopsis:
Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyles get the idea back in 1921 to put on an all black musical. With the help of their friends and fellow vaudevillians Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake a show "Shuffle Along" is written. They try it out on the road even though they do not have enough money and have to sell their possessions to help things out. They arrive in New York right in the middle of the Depression. The show is put on in an Off-Broadway theatre but is an immediate and profitable success
Notes:
Music and lyrics by Eubie Blake; Noble Sissle; book by George C Wolfe. Based on the musical "Shuffle Along" original book by Aubrey Lyles; Flournoy Miller
1st Produced:
Music Box Theatre, New York
14 Mar 2016
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Musical
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