Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
In honor of Black History Month, we take a look at the 1921 musical that transcended racial boundaries, introduced tap dancing to Broadway, was celebrated as a highlight of the Harlem Renaissance, and whose legacy has been largely forgotten: Shuffle Along! Special Guest, Broadway triple threat, Phillip Attmore, who gives us his insight as a cast member from the 2016 revival.
Footnotes & Bibliography docs.google.com/document/d/1CAGg_2U-Mws8SWidHU2LwQxLJPVsLdXhPBJuRyXE9gg/edit?usp=sharing
00:00-03:32 Prologue (The 2016 Tony Awards)
03:32-4:44 Phillip Attmore Intro
04:45-06:59 How Phillip became a part of Shuffle Along
06:59-10:23 Black Broadway (pre-1920s)
10:23-13:09 Sissle & Blake, Miller & Lyles
13:09-17:59 How Shuffle Along came to Broadway
17:59-23:21 The Songs and Dancing
23:22-27:21 Phillip’s Tap Evolution
27:22-36:51 Racism, Exoticism, & Minstrelsy
36:52-40:20 Harlem Renaissance & Black Excellence
40:22-42:43 Why the Revival Closed
42:44-44:27 George C. Wolfe and “The Process”
44:28-47:58 Epilogue & Final Words
47:58-48:39 Credits
Phillip Attmore
phillipattmore.com
Twitter: @phillipattmore
Youtube: youtube.com/user/phillipattmore
Phillip Shaun DeVone
Instagram & Twitter: @psdactor
IMDB: imdb.me/psdactor
YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCz-3Y_fc80noar3O6nz3ESQ
Cam Blackwell
Instagram: @cmrnblackwell
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In honor of Black History Month, we take a look at the 1921 musical that transcended racial boundaries, introduced tap dancing to Broadway, was celebrated as a highlight of the Harlem Renaissance, and whose legacy has been largely forgotten: Shuffle Along! Special Guest, Broadway triple threat, Phillip Attmore, who gives us his insight as a cast member from the 2016 revival.
Footnotes & Bibliography docs.google.com/document/d/1CAGg_2U-Mws8SWidHU2LwQxLJPVsLdXhPBJuRyXE9gg/edit?usp=sharing
00:00-03:32 Prologue (The 2016 Tony Awards)
03:32-4:44 Phillip Attmore Intro
04:45-06:59 How Phillip became a part of Shuffle Along
06:59-10:23 Black Broadway (pre-1920s)
10:23-13:09 Sissle & Blake, Miller & Lyles
13:09-17:59 How Shuffle Along came to Broadway
17:59-23:21 The Songs and Dancing
23:22-27:21 Phillip’s Tap Evolution
27:22-36:51 Racism, Exoticism, & Minstrelsy
36:52-40:20 Harlem Renaissance & Black Excellence
40:22-42:43 Why the Revival Closed
42:44-44:27 George C. Wolfe and “The Process”
44:28-47:58 Epilogue & Final Words
47:58-48:39 Credits
Phillip Attmore
phillipattmore.com
Twitter: @phillipattmore
Youtube: youtube.com/user/phillipattmore
Phillip Shaun DeVone
Instagram & Twitter: @psdactor
IMDB: imdb.me/psdactor
YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCz-3Y_fc80noar3O6nz3ESQ
Cam Blackwell
Instagram: @cmrnblackwell
Become a Patron!
patreon.com/stealingfocus
Follow us on Twitter:
@emilyabclark
@revscratch
