Eubie!
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| Music | Eubie Blake |
| Lyrics | Noble Sissle Andy Razaf Johnny Brandon F.E. Miller Jim Europe |
| Book | Revue |
| Productions | 1978 Broadway |
Eubie! is a revue featuring the music of Eubie Blake, with lyrics by Noble Sissle, Andy Razaf, Johnny Brandon, F.E. Miller, and Jim Europe.
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[edit] Production
After seven previews, the Broadway production, conceived and directed by Julianne Boyd and choreographed by Billy Wilson and Henry LeTang, opened on September 20, 1978 at the Ambassador Theatre, where it ran for 439 performances. The cast included Alaina 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.
The theater setting was designed to be reminiscent of the 20's, with "curlicued settings, dancers diving down a staircase in a pie-shaped wedge, a girl in a mantilla with a Spanish rose in her teeth".[1] 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). [2]
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[edit] Awards and nominations
- 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)
