Unit 4 - Black Musicals of the 1970s
“The Broadway musical, which had been a mainly white-populated art form up until this moment [the 1970s], was not immune to these changes and finally began to see actors of color as part of its makeup, not just in supporting roles but as protagonists as well.” - Warren Hoffman
Essential Questions:
How did the black musical emerge in the 1970s?
What are the stories of black musicals, black musical revues and black musical revivals of the 1970s?
Was the “Golden Age of Musical Theatre” really over starting in the 1970s or is this a reality of black excellence being erased?
