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03864aam a22003495a 4500 001 41E6227C940511EE938C1F5A49ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231206010040 006 m o d 007 cr cn||||||||| 008 230210s2023 xxu es 000 0 eng d 020 $a 1728290422 020 $a 9781728290423 028 42 $a MWT15647850 040 $a Midwest $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Gaines, Caseen, $d 1986- $e author. 245 10 $a When Broadway Was Black : $b The Triumphant Story of the All-Black Musical That Changed the World $h [electronic resource] / $c Caseen Gaines. 264 1 $a [United States] : $b Sourcebooks Inc, $c 2023. 300 $a 1 online resource 506 $a Digital content provided by hoopla. 520 $a The triumphant story of how an all-Black Broadway cast and crew changed musical theatre-and the world-forever. "This musical introduced Black excellence to the Great White Way. Broadway was forever changed and we, who stand on the shoulders of our brilliant ancestors, are charged with the very often elusive task of carrying that torch into our present."-Billy Porter, Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning actor "The 1920s were the years of Manhattan's Black Renaissance. It began with Shuffle Along." -Langston Hughes If Hamilton, Rent, or West Side Story captured your heart, you'll love this in-depth look into the rise of the 1921 Broadway hit, Shuffle Along, the first all-Black musical to succeed on Broadway. No one was sure if America was ready for a show featuring nuanced, thoughtful portrayals of Black characters-and the potential fallout was terrifying. But from the first jazzy, syncopated beats of composers Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake, New York audiences fell head over heels. When Broadway Was Black is the story of how Sissle and Blake, along with comedians Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyles, overcame poverty, racism, and violence to harness the energy of the Harlem Renaissance and produce a runaway Broadway hit that launched the careers of many of the twentieth century's most beloved Black performers. Born in the shadow of slavery and establishing their careers at a time of increasing demands for racial justice and representation for people of color, they broke down innumerable barriers between Black and white communities at a crucial point in our history. Author and pop culture expert Caseen Gaines leads readers through the glitz and glamour of New York City during the Roaring Twenties to reveal the revolutionary impact one show had on generations of Americans, and how its legacy continues to resonate today. Praise for When Broadway Was Black: "A major contribution to culture."-Brian Jay Jones, New York Times bestselling author of Jim Henson: The Biography "With meticulous research and smooth storytelling, Caseen Gaines significantly deepens our understanding of one of the key cultural events that launched the Harlem Renaissance."-A Lelia Bundles, New York Times bestselling author of On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker "Absorbing..."-The Wall Street Journal Previously published as Footnotes: The Black Artists Who Rewrote the Rules of the Great White Way 538 $a Mode of access: World Wide Web. 650 0 $a African Americans in the performing arts $z New York $z New York $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a African American theater $z New York $z New York $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Electronic books. 651 0 $a Broadway (New York, N.Y.) $x History. 710 2 $a hoopla digital. 856 40 $u https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/15647850?utm_source=MARC $z Instantly available on hoopla. 856 42 $z Cover image $u https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/vsa_9781728290423_180.jpeg 941 $a 1 952 $l GFPE771 $d 20231206012245.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=41E6227C940511EE938C1F5A49ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search