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1821African Grove Theatre opens in New York City▲ + HISTORY1921Shuffle Along opens May 23▲ + BREAKTHROUGH1950Juanita Hall wins a Tony for South Pacific▲ + FIRST BLACK TONY WINNER1975The Wiz opens Jan 5▲ + 7 TONYS2014Audra McDonald's sixth Tony▲ + MOST ACTING TONYSCurtain up in--▼NYC--:--:--1821African Grove Theatre opens in New York City▲ + HISTORY1921Shuffle Along opens May 23▲ + BREAKTHROUGH1950Juanita Hall wins a Tony for South Pacific▲ + FIRST BLACK TONY WINNER1975The Wiz opens Jan 5▲ + 7 TONYS2014Audra McDonald's sixth Tony▲ + MOST ACTING TONYSCurtain up in--▼NYC--:--:--1821African Grove Theatre opens in New York City▲ + HISTORY1921Shuffle Along opens May 23▲ + BREAKTHROUGH1950Juanita Hall wins a Tony for South Pacific▲ + FIRST BLACK TONY WINNER1975The Wiz opens Jan 5▲ + 7 TONYS2014Audra McDonald's sixth Tony▲ + MOST ACTING TONYSCurtain up in--▼NYC--:--:--1821African Grove Theatre opens in New York City▲ + HISTORY1921Shuffle Along opens May 23▲ + BREAKTHROUGH1950Juanita Hall wins a Tony for South Pacific▲ + FIRST BLACK TONY WINNER1975The Wiz opens Jan 5▲ + 7 TONYS2014Audra McDonald's sixth Tony▲ + MOST ACTING TONYSCurtain up in--▼NYC--:--:--

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1903In Dahomey opens Feb 18 at the New York Theatre▲ + FIRST AT A MAJOR BROADWAY HOUSE1943Paul Robeson's Othello opens▲ + 296 PERFORMANCES1959A Raisin in the Sun opens Mar 11▲ + HANSBERRY AND RICHARDS BROADWAY FIRSTS1987August Wilson's Fences wins the Pulitzer▲ + BEST PLAY TONY1903In Dahomey opens Feb 18 at the New York Theatre▲ + FIRST AT A MAJOR BROADWAY HOUSE1943Paul Robeson's Othello opens▲ + 296 PERFORMANCES1959A Raisin in the Sun opens Mar 11▲ + HANSBERRY AND RICHARDS BROADWAY FIRSTS1987August Wilson's Fences wins the Pulitzer▲ + BEST PLAY TONY1903In Dahomey opens Feb 18 at the New York Theatre▲ + FIRST AT A MAJOR BROADWAY HOUSE1943Paul Robeson's Othello opens▲ + 296 PERFORMANCES1959A Raisin in the Sun opens Mar 11▲ + HANSBERRY AND RICHARDS BROADWAY FIRSTS1987August Wilson's Fences wins the Pulitzer▲ + BEST PLAY TONY1903In Dahomey opens Feb 18 at the New York Theatre▲ + FIRST AT A MAJOR BROADWAY HOUSE1943Paul Robeson's Othello opens▲ + 296 PERFORMANCES1959A Raisin in the Sun opens Mar 11▲ + HANSBERRY AND RICHARDS BROADWAY FIRSTS1987August Wilson's Fences wins the Pulitzer▲ + BEST PLAY TONY

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Black history on Broadway

1821African Grove Theatre opens in New York City+ HISTORY

1903In Dahomey opens Feb 18 at the New York Theatre+ FIRST AT A MAJOR BROADWAY HOUSE

1921Shuffle Along opens May 23+ BREAKTHROUGH

1943Paul Robeson's Othello opens+ 296 PERFORMANCES

1950Juanita Hall wins a Tony for South Pacific+ FIRST BLACK TONY WINNER

1959A Raisin in the Sun opens Mar 11+ HANSBERRY AND RICHARDS BROADWAY FIRSTS

1975The Wiz opens Jan 5+ 7 TONYS

1987August Wilson's Fences wins the Pulitzer+ BEST PLAY TONY

2014Audra McDonald's sixth Tony+ MOST ACTING TONYS

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