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

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Broadway musical stage musical

Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed is a 2016 Broadway musical that reimagines and chronicles the creation, impact, and legacy of the groundbreaking 1921 African-American musical Shuffle Along.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Broadway musical ⓘ stage musical ⓘ
addresses	erasure of Black contributions to musical theatre history ⓘ systemic racism in early 20th-century theatre industry ⓘ
aimsTo	highlight contributions of Black theatre pioneers ⓘ reclaim the legacy of Shuffle Along (1921) ⓘ
basedOn	Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Shuffle Along (1921 musical)
chronicles	cultural influence of the 1921 show on Broadway ⓘ development of the 1921 show from conception to success ⓘ subsequent careers of artists involved in Shuffle Along (1921) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
depicts	creative collaboration among Black composers, writers, and performers ⓘ struggles to finance and mount a Black musical on Broadway ⓘ
features	African-American cast ⓘ
firstPerformedOn	Broadway ⓘ
focusesOn	creation of the 1921 musical Shuffle Along ⓘ impact of the 1921 musical Shuffle Along ⓘ legacy of the 1921 musical Shuffle Along ⓘ
genre	musical theatre ⓘ
historicalSubject	African-American musical Shuffle Along (1921) ⓘ rise of Black-led Broadway productions ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
medium	live theatre ⓘ
narrativeForm	meta-theatrical reconstruction ⓘ reimagining of historical events ⓘ
portrays	Black artists on Broadway ⓘ creative team behind Shuffle Along (1921) ⓘ production history of Shuffle Along (1921) ⓘ reception of Shuffle Along (1921) by audiences and critics ⓘ
premiereDate	2016 ⓘ
setting	Broadway theatre world ⓘ
style	dance-heavy staging ⓘ historical dramatization ⓘ period-inspired musical numbers ⓘ
subject	Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Shuffle Along (1921 musical)
theme	African-American theatrical history ⓘ backstage creation of a musical ⓘ racial barriers on Broadway ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted	Harlem Renaissance era ⓘ early 1920s ⓘ

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