''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 B ...
composed the music;
Noble Sissle 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
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