Ethel Waters
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When did Waters live?
born october 31, 1896-september 1, 1977
Cabin in the Sky is…
1943 film based off the 1940 musical
Who did Waters play in Cabin in the Sky?
Petunia Jackson
What did she sing?
“Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe” Music: Harold Arlen, Lyrics: Yip Harburg
Who did Waters beef with on set?
Lena Horne. they did not get along and had a lot of misunderstandings during filming
“Talking a Chance on Love” written for…
1940 Cabin in the Sky, Music: Vernon Duke, Lyrics: John Latouche and Ted Fetter, Book: Lynn Root, premiered at the Martin Beck Theatre (Al Hirschfeld), Ran for 156 performances
who was John Bubbles?
“The father of Rhythm Tap”, also performed in Cabin in the Sky film, roots in Vaudeville, Fun Fact: in the 1920s gave tap lessons to Fred Astaire
What is As Thousands Cheer? (1933)
A musical revue with a book by Moss Hart and Music/Lyrics by Irving Berlin
What was Waters’s significance during As Thousands Cheer?
first black woman to integrate broadway, achieved equal billing with her white co-stars
What was “Supper Time”
Anti-lynching ballad sung by Waters in the Musical Revue
What was “Stormy Weather”
Waters was the first to perform and record the song in 1933, She debuted the song at the Cotton Club in Harlem as part of a show called the Cotton Club Parade, Music: Harold Arlen and Lyrics: Ted Koehler