''The Chocolate Dandies'' is a
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musical in two acts that opened September 1, 1924, at the
New Colonial Theatre and ran for 96 performances – finishing November 22, 1924.
Initial production
The 1924 debut of ''The Chocolate Dandies'' was produced by Bertram Cecil Whitney (1870–1929).
Eubie Blake
James Hubert "Eubie" Blake (February 7, 1887 – February 12, 1983) was an American pianist and composer of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. In 1921, he and his long-time collaborator Noble Sissle wrote ''Shuffle Along'', one of the first Bro ...
composed the music;
Noble Sissle
Noble Lee Sissle (July 10, 1889 – December 17, 1975) was an American jazz composer, lyricist, bandleader, singer, and playwright, best known for the Broadway musical ''Shuffle Along'' (1921), and its hit song "I'm Just Wild About Harry".
Ea ...
wrote the lyrics and co-authored the
book
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; Lew Payton was also co-author;
Julian Mitchell
Charles Julian Humphrey Mitchell, FRSL (born 1 May 1935) is an English playwright, screenwriter and occasional novelist. He is best known as the writer of the play and film '' Another Country'', and as a screenwriter for TV, producing many orig ...
staged it; Lorenzo C. Calduel ''(aka'' Lawrence Caldwell; born 1888, Mexico) scored the orchestral and vocal parts; John Newton Booth, Jr. (1890–1949), Kiviette,
and Hugh Willoughby (1891–1973) designed the costumes; Tony Greshoff ''(né'' Anton Greshoff; 1870–1943) did the lighting design.
Reviews
See also
*
The Chocolate Dandies jazz combos, spin-offs from the musical production
*
Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker (born Freda Josephine McDonald; naturalised French Joséphine Baker; 3 June 1906 – 12 April 1975) was an American-born French dancer, singer and actress. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in her adopted Fran ...
, who was in the show's chorus line before she became famous
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Broadway musicals
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All-Black cast Broadway shows
1924 musicals