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Eubie! (1980)
Directed by Julianne Boyd
Overview
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 omnipresent fashion as to dampen the spirits of this sparkling example of Broadway at its best.
Length 100 minutes
Actors
Alaina Reed Hall | Mel Johnson Jr. | Gregory Hines | Lynnie Godfrey | Maurice Hines | Jeffery V. Thompson | Leslie Dockery