Musicals With Stories For, About or Created By People of Color
SHOW BOAT (1936)
CABIN IN THE SKY (1943)
STORMY WEATHER (1943)
CARMEN JONES (1954)
SOUTH PACIFIC (1958)
FINIAN’S RAINBOW (1968)
LADY SINGS THE BLUES (1974)
SPARKLE (1976)
THE COTTON CLUB (1984)
SCHOOL DAZE (1988)
IDLEWILD (2006)
DREAMGIRLS (2006)
It is essential to expose children to musicals with representation at an early age. We highly recommend one of these for your next family movie night!