Week in Review 12.25.15
Behind the Scenes at Shuffle Along... CBS Sunday Morning takes you behind the scenes during rehearsals for the upcoming Shuffle Along, or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and all that Followed . Billed as a revival, the show is an adaptation, of sorts, of the 1921 musical, Shuffle Along . As director and book writer George C. Wolfe explains in the segment, they are telling the story of Shuffle Along as well as the story of what was happening backstage and culturally when Shuffle Along hit Broadway. Choreographed by Savion Glover , Shuffle Along... boasts a cast that includes Audra McDonald ( Porgy and Bess ), Billy Porter ( Kinky Boots ), Joshua Henry ( Violet ), Brian Stokes Mitchell ( Women on the Verge... ), and Brandon Victor Dixon ( The Wild Party ). Previews at the historic Music Box Theatre begin March 15, 2016, with opening night set for April 28. Watch the Sunday Morning piece below, and then head to shufflealongbroadway.com to learn more and to...