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Trends and Music Culture
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hit Broadway show of 1921 that was the first all-black cast and creative team for decades. It transformed Broadway by making mainstream a new and more legitimate take on black culture that would influence the nature of Broadway shows from then on. | Shuffle Along |
| The most popular number from the 1923 musical Runnin’ Wild was James P. Johnson’s ,” which started a national dance craze that became emblematic of the 1920’s | The Charleston |
| During the 1920’s Broadway musical were made into silent films; the film covered the plot and the theater musicians provided instrumental accompaniments with small orchestras, organ, or piano performing songs from the original show. Gershwin’s shows La-La | Silent Film Musicals |
| Founded in New York in the spring of 1923 by Henry Luce. George Gershwin appeared on the July 20th cover in 1925. | Time Magazine |
| Founded by Harold Ross in 1924, it became the city’s premiere literary magazine | The New Yorker |