Billy Wilson Orbit: Alvin Ailey
Billy Wilson and Alvin Ailey Billy Wilson and Alvin Ailey first met on the set of Jamaica, where Ailey was a featured […]
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Billy Wilson Orbit: The All-Black Revival of Guys and Dolls
Billy Wilson and the All-Black Revival of Guys and Dolls After choreographing Bubbling Brown Sugar, Wilson’s next Broadway show was an all-black […]
Billy Wilson Orbit: Antony Tudor
Billy Wilson and Antony Tudor Antony Tudor was a prominent influence in Billy Wilson’s early life, when Wilson studied under him for […]
From Ballet to Broadway and Black Orbit: Four Saints in Three Acts (1952)
From Broadway to Ballet and Black and Four Saints in Three Acts (1952) The reprisal of Four Saints in Three Acts in […]
From Ballet to Broadway and Black: Billy Wilson’s Guys and Dolls
From Ballet to Broadway and Black and Billy Wilson’s Guys and Dolls Billy Wilson, famed dancer and choreographer who spent most of his […]
From Ballet to Broadway and Black Orbit: Von Grona’s Swing Ballet
From Ballet to Broadway and Black and Von Grona’s Swing Ballet Eugene Von Grona trained in dance in Germany and arrived in […]
From Ballet to Broadway and Black: The Road of the Phoebe Snow
From Ballet to Broadway and Black and The Road of the Phoebe Snow The Road of the Phoebe Snow was a show […]
From Ballet to Broadway and Black Orbit: Lew Leslie’s Blackbirds of 1939
From Broadway to Ballet and Black and Lew Leslie’s Blackbirds of 1939 Lew Leslie’s Blackbirds of 1939 was the last musical review […]
From Ballet to Broadway and Black & Lew Leslie’s Blackbirds of 1939: Edith Hurd
From Ballet to Broadway and Black and Edith Hurd Edith Hurd was part of the Negro Unit of the Ballet Theatre. One […]
From Ballet to Broadway and Black & Lew Leslie’s Blackbirds of 1939: Marion Brown
From Ballet to Broadway and Black and Marion Brown Marion Brown was a member of the American Negro Ballet since its debut […]