 Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed has set its official final performance for Sunday, July 24th.rnrnIt is a sad day at Broadway Black as we prepare to say goodbye to one of our favorite shows of the 2016 Broadway season. The Tony nominated musical opened on April 28th to rave reviews and had a thrilling Tony Award performance just two weeks ago.rnrnrnrnThe George C. Wolfe directed show announced Rhiannon Giddens would be replacing six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald during her maternity leave beginning July 24th, but we won’t get the chance to see that switch. McDonald  had already begin to reduce performances, no longer appearing in Wednesday and Saturday matinees.rnrnShuffle Along also stars Tony Award winners Brian Stokes Mitchell and Billy Porter. The cast of 34 is rounded out by Tony Award nominees Joshua Henry, Brandon Victor Dixon and Adrienne Warren, and features Broadway Black’s Off-Book The Theatre Podcast host Amber Iman. It was also nominated for several Tonys including Best Musical and also earned George C. Wolfe a Tony nomination for Best Book and Best Direction of a Musical, Ann Roth for Best Costume Design, Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhower for Best lighting Design, Daryl Waters for Best Orchestration and Savion Glover a for Best Choreography.rnrnWe are still on the look out for a cast recording to help us remember this incredible, historical show! Keep your fingers crossed!rnrnBe sure to get your ticket to this essential Broadway Black show before they take their final bow!
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Thanks so much for this website and this post. Otherwise, I would have had no idea the show was closing early. Thought I could go to NY in the fall to catch it when Audra McD returned. Now I need to scramble to see if I can get there before it ends.
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