- Eubie!
Infobox Musical
name= Eubie!
subtitle=
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music=Eubie Blake
lyrics=Noble Sissle
Andy Razaf
Johnny Brandon
F.E. Miller
Jim Europe
book= Revue
basis=
productions=1978 Broadway
awards="Eubie!" is a
revue featuring the music ofEubie Blake , withlyrics byNoble Sissle ,Andy Razaf ,Johnny Brandon ,F.E. Miller , andJim Europe . The theater was designed to be reminiscent of the 20's ("New York Times", Walter Kerr, November 6, 1978 mini-review). Many of the songs were from the Blake-Sissle 1921 show "Shuffle Along." Among the songs were "Charleston Rag", "Daddy", "My Handyman Ain't Handy No More", "Gee, I Wish I Had Someone to Rock Me in the Cradle of Love", and "There's a Million Little Cupids in the Sky" (from the Blake-Sissle show "The Chocolate Dandies"). ["Newsweek", "Wild About Eubie", Jack Kroll, October 2, 1978]After seven previews, the Broadway production, conceived and directed by
Julianne Boyd and choreographed by Billy Wilson andHenry LeTang , opened onSeptember 20 ,1978 at the Ambassador Theatre, where it ran for 439 performances. The cast includedAlaina Reed ,Lynnie Godfrey , and the Hines brothers, Gregory and Maurice. An original cast recording was released in 1979, but has not been released on CD.Awards and nominations
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Tony Award for Best Original Score (nominee)
*Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Gregory Hines, nominee)
*Tony Award for Best Choreography (nominee)
*Theatre World Award (Gregory Hines, winner)
*Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical (nominee)
*Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Godfrey, nominee)
*Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography (nominee)References
External links
*ibdb title|id=4068|title=Eubie!
* [http://www.mtishows.com/show_home.asp?id=000101 Details on MTI Shows]
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