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Audra McDonald, Billy Porter, and More Share the Stage in New Shuffle Along Photos

The show’s impressive cast also features Brian Stokes Mitchell, Brandon Victor Dixon, Joshua Henry, and more.

Bethany Rickwald

Broadway

April 27, 2016

Brandon Victor Dixon as Eubie Blake and Audra McDonald as Lottie Gee in a scene from Shuffle Along. — Brandon Victor Dixon as Eubie Blake and Audra McDonald as Lottie Gee in a scene from *Shuffle Along*.
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Broadway's Shuffle Along is giving fans their first glimpse of its stars onstage in these new production photos. George C. Wolfe directs and writes a new book for the production, which features choreography by Savion Glover.

Richard Riaz Yoder (right) with the leading men of Shuffle Along: Joshua Henry, Brandon Victor Dixon, Billy Porter, and Brian Stokes Mitchell. — Richard Riaz Yoder (right) with the leading men of *Shuffle Along*: Joshua Henry, Brandon Victor Dixon, Billy Porter, and Brian Stokes Mitchell.
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Adrienne Warren and company perform "I'm Just Wild About Harry." — Adrienne Warren and company perform "I’m Just Wild About Harry."
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The new musical, set to open April 28 at the Music Box Theatre, presents the landmark 1921 African-American musical Shuffle Along alongside the story of the behind-the-scenes saga that led the songwriting team of Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake and librettists F.E. Miller and Aubrey Lyles to create this groundbreaking work.

Brandon Victor Dixon (at piano) and Audra McDonald steal the show.
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A moment from "Bandana Days," performed by the Shuffle Along ensemble. — A moment from "Bandana Days," performed by the *Shuffle Along* ensemble.
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The cast is led by Tony winners Audra McDonald (Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill), Brian Stokes Mitchell (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown), and Billy Porter (Kinky Boots), as well as Tony nominees Brandon Victor Dixon (Motown the Musical), and Joshua Henry (Violet).

Shuffle Along Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter, Joshua Henry, and Brandon Victor Dixon, featuring music and lyrics by Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake, book by F.E. Miller and Aubrey Lyles. — *Shuffle Along*'s Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter, Joshua Henry, and Brandon Victor Dixon.
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The Shuffle Along ensemble performs "Broadway Blues." — The *Shuffle Along* ensemble performs "Broadway Blues."
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The production features music supervision, arrangements, and orchestrations by Daryl Waters, scenic design by Santo Loquasto, costume design by Ann Roth, lighting design by Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer, and sound design by Scott Lehrer. Shelton Becton is musical director.