Eubie!

• Director: Julianne Boyd
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• Genre: Theater
• Themes: Race Relations
• Release Year: 1982
• Run Time: 100 minutes

Plot

Eubie! began life as a Broadway musical, celebrating the life and work of legendary black entertainer/composer Eubie Blake. This taped version was specially prepared for cable TV in 1981, then released on videocassette a few years later. Gregory and Maurice Hines head the exuberant, toe-tapping cast. Among the highlights are such Blake standards as "I'm Just Wild About Harry". The race issue is brought into play every once in a while, but never in such an omniprescent fashion as to dampen the spirits of this sparkling example of Broadway at its best. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Leslie Dockery; Lynnie Godfrey; Gregory Hines; Maurice Hines; Mel Johnson, Jr.; Alaina Reed; Jeffrey V. Thompson

Credit

Julianne Boyd - Director

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