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Kritzerland is proud to present the CD premiere of an Original Broadway Cast Recording:
EUBIE!
Music by Eubie Blake
Lyrics by Noble Sissle, Andy Razaf, F.E. Miller, Jim Europe, and Micki Grant
In 1978 two African-American musicals opened on Broadway within months of each other – the first, Ain’t Misbehavin’, was a tribute to the songs of Fats Waller. The second, Eubie!, was a tribute to the songs of the great Eubie Blake.
Eubie! was conceived and directed by Julianne Boyd, with choreography by Billy Wilson and Henry LeTang. Boyd assembled a great cast, which included the Hines brothers, Gregory and Maurice, Alaina Reed, Lynnie Godfrey, Terry Burrell, and other terrific singers and dancers. The show was nominated for three Tony Awards – Gregory Hines for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical, Billy Wilson and Henry LeTang for Best Choreography, and, most interestingly, for Best Original Score (that probably couldn’t happen these days).
The musical arrangements by musical supervisor Danny Holgate are incredible and musical director Vicki Carter leads what can only be called a totally kick-ass band. But the star of the show, always front and center, is Eubie Blake and his songs. His amazing melodies are tuneful and infectious and they’re performed by a stellar cast with incredible voices energy. It all adds up to a toe-tapping delight from start to finish. And in a lovely bit of serendipity to the release of this wonderful cast album making its CD debut, a show about the making of Blake’s groundbreaking musical, Shuffle Along, is about to open.
Eubie! was mastered from the original master tapes from the Warner Bros./Rhino vaults and sounds incredible.
Eubie! is limited to 1000 copies only and is priced at $19.98, plus shipping.
CDs will ship by the second week of April, but we’ve actually been averaging three to five weeks early in terms of shipping ahead of the official ship date. To place an order, see the cover, or hear audio samples, just visit www.kritzerland.com.
ATTENTION INDIEGOGO CONTRIBUTORS: FOR THIS RELEASE – IF YOU WANT TO OPT-OUT OF RECEIVING IT, YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING AT ALL. YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE OPTED OUT. IF YOU DO WISH TO RECEIVE IT, YOU WILL NEED TO SEND US AN E-MAIL OPTING IN – SEND TO kritzerland@gmail.com. IF YOU ARE NOT AN INDIEGOGO CONTRIBUTOR, ORDER AS YOU NORMALLY WOULD. THANK YOU.
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I've heard of this show, but had no idea that an OBC recording existed. Ordered. Great song list and cast -- can't wait to get my copy. Love the cover artwork!
It was one of many African-American revues back then - there were quite a few - this was one of the best. A successful run on Broadway, three Tony nominations, and it was filmed for TV by Showtime.
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Weird. I thought had this on cd not too long ago. (I sold it recently.) It certainly looked like a legit release.
EDIT: Strike that. It was BUBBLIN' BROWN SUGAR.
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I've heard of this show, but had no idea that an OBC recording existed. Ordered. Great song list and cast -- can't wait to get my copy. Love the cover artwork!
It was one of many African-American revues back then - there were quite a few - this was one of the best. A successful run on Broadway, three Tony nominations, and it was filmed for TV by Showtime.
Bruce,
Any update on the Eubie! ship date?
I'm praying we still can beat the official ship date of second week of April, but when we license through Rhino we have to use their pressing plant, which is back east and everything is just taking an endlessly long time, which we have no control over.
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They arrived late this afternoon and will ship in the morning. Whew!
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Just bought my copy, and have listened to the first half so far. Wonderful stuff, just as I expected.
Bruce, did the show ever play L.A.? I'm a walking talking senior moment these days, and I know I saw AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' on Broadway and in Hollywood, but I'm trying to remember if I saw EUBIE!
What will always be indelible in my memory, however, is that at SOME show here I walked up to Eubie Blake to thank him for all his music, and he shook my hand. What an amazing feeling -- what a privilege -- to be holding on to that great hand with its long, tapering fingers, the same hand that had played and written all those years of ragtime, ballads and dance tunes.
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Eubie never played LA - I believe it was taped for cable at some point.
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Thanks, Bruce. That means the show where I met the master was some sort of tribute event.
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