2022
The Great
White Way
Full-Length Stage Musical
The Great White Way: the Bert Williams Musical is a new musical about famed comedian Bert Williams, who was the first major Black star on Broadway, performing in the first all-Black show and breaking the color line as a featured performer in the Ziegfeld Follies. His life in comedy, set against a time of anti-Black race riots throughout the United States, tells the story of the man WC Fields called “the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew.”
Cast Size
3w,10m
+ Ensemble
Duration
About 3 Hours
Orchestration
Reed, Tr, Tbn, Dr,
2 KBs, Vln, Vc, DB
(Performance Tracks Available)
Accolades
2026 Pipeline Foundation Awards Semifinalist
2025 Relentless Award Honorable Mention
2023 Stanley Drama Award Finalist




