​The Impact of Shuffle Along

CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT AN AUDIENCE SURVEY

Thursday, February 7, 2019 | 1:00 PM 
Thursday, February 7, 2019 | 8:00 PM
Friday, February 8, 2019 | 8:00 PM | SOLD OUT
Saturday, February 9, 2019 | 8:00 PM | SOLD OUT
​Sunday, February 10, 2019 | 3:00 PM | SOLD OUT
Karamu House

It was one of the most significant musicals of the 20th century: a show written and performed entirely by African Americans; a show with exuberant songs by Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle (including the mega-hit "I'm Just Wild About Harry"); the show that brought the Harlem Renaissance to the musical stage; and the first show that allowed black theatergoers to watch from the orchestra after so many years of segregated seating. George Gershwin, Fanny Brice and other luminaries of white musical theater gathered at Shuffle Along to see what they could learn from its ragtime music and spirited dancing, and the answer was: a lot. Two years ago, writer and director George C. Wolfe created a Broadway musical about this 1921 trailblazer; now it's time for TMTP and Cleveland's historic Karamu House to take our turn with a new multi-media concert.

Hosted by Bill Rudman and Tony F. Sias
Singers include Treva Offutt, Tony F. Sias and Evelyn Wright
Featuring the Joe Hunter Trio and George Foley

Tickets:
General: $30 | TMTP Members: $25
Tickets available through Karamu House.
216-795-7077 or click here