Best Black Theatre
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Shuffle Along is the landmark 1921 Broadway musical by Noble Sissle, Eubie Blake, Flournoy Miller, and Aubrey Lyles that helped reopen Broadway to Black artists.
Hot Chocolates is a 1929 Broadway revue by Fats Waller and Andy Razaf, notable for Louis Armstrong's Broadway debut and the song Ain't Misbehavin'.
Lew Leslie's Blackbirds is a 1930 Broadway revue produced by Lew Leslie, part of the series that presented prominent Black performers to integrated audiences.
La Revue Nègre was a 1925 Paris revue at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées that introduced American performer Josephine Baker to European audiences.
Runnin' Wild is a 1923 Broadway musical by James P. Johnson and Cecil Mack, historically notable for popularizing the Charleston dance and its signature song.
One Mo' Time is Vernel Bagneris's 1979 musical revue recreating a 1920s New Orleans vaudeville show through period jazz, blues, comedy, and dance.
The Chocolate Dandies is a 1924 Broadway musical by Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle, their major follow-up to the pioneering success of Shuffle Along.
Blackbirds of 1930 is a Lew Leslie-produced African American musical revue that opened on Broadway in 1930, continuing his influential Blackbirds series.
Blackbirds of 1939 is a Broadway musical revue produced by Lew Leslie, notable for featuring a young Lena Horne before her major film and recording career.
Blackbirds of 1933 is a British installment of Lew Leslie's African American revue series, staged in London during the interwar vogue for Black musical entertainment.
Noises Off is a 1992 American ensemble comedy directed by Peter Bogdanovich and adapted from Michael Frayn's 1982 stage farce. It follows the cast and crew of a touring production whose personal conflicts and technical mistakes turn repeated performances into escalating chaos. The film recreates the...
Put and Take is a 1921 African American musical revue created by vaudeville team Miller and Lyles, notable as part of Broadway's early Black-musical renaissance.
