This is the first Broadway musical that was written, directed and produced by and starred solely African-Americans.
Josephine Baker was in it.
So was Paul Robeson.
Credit: Dennis Leupold/ESSENCE
And it was a huge hit.
For her performance, McDonald won a sixth Tony Award, the most ever for an actor.
Winning was surreal, a totally out-of-body experience… she toldEssence.
Dennis Leupold/ESSENCE
I thought I would suddenly feel different that I would finally figure out how to organize my underwear drawer.
Im grateful and blown away by it all, but Im still me.
I still have work to do.
Wolfe wrote the book forShuffle Along, while Savion Glover choreographed the production.
Its the first time Wolfe and Glover have collaborated since 1996sBring in da Noise, Bring in da Funk.
It opens April 28 at Music Box Theatre.
For McDonalds full interview, head toEssence.
The April issue hits newsstands on March 18.
