Productions
The show originally opened on 4 January 1928 under the title 'The Blackbird Revue' at Les Ambassadeurs Nightclub in New York before transferring to the Liberty Theatre where Lew Leslie changed its title to 'Blackbirds of 1928'. The original Broadway production opened at Liberty Theatre on May 9, 1928 and ran for 518 performances and became the longest running all-black show on Broadway. It was directed by producer Lew Leslie and starred Adelaide Hall, Bill Robinson. Aida Ward, Tim Moore, Blue McAllister and the Famous Blackbirds Orchestra. Also in the cast were Elisabeth Welch, Mantan Moreland, Cecil Mack, and Nina Mae McKinney.
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