It stands to reason that most Visual Storytellers want to learn everything we can about the origins and evolution of our chosen craft.
Unfortunately, certain aspects have been all but lost.
With his new book Footnotes: The Black Artists Who Rewrote The Rules Of The Great White Way, author/ historian Caseen Gaines is helping to preserve and promote the story of Shuffle Along – the first all-Black musical to succeed on Broadway.
He was kind enough to swing by and talk about why this century-old production should be remembered…
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