The Black Emperor of Broadway (2020)

Drama, General Film

Director: Arthur Egeli

Writer(s): Ian Bowater; Adrienne Earle Pender (play)

Starring: Shaun Parkes, John Hensley, Nick Moran, Liza Weil, Nija Okoro, Lonnie Farmer, Eve Annenberg, Nicholas Dorr, Heather Egeli, Alexandra Foucard, Fred Biddle, David Bishop, Ian Bowater, Kayleigh Brown, Roger A. Chauvette, John Clayton, Tim Costigan, Issa Coulibaly, Charles Daniel, Janey David, Stuard Derrick, Michael James Dreyer, Bryce Egeli, Christina Egeli, Chev Hardy, Paul Hickey, James Little, Leslie Lobell, Dave Loving, Sarah MacDonnell, Larry Mahan, Anna McEntee, Tim Misuradze, Will Oxtoby, Adrienne Earle Pender, Daniel Washington, Seneeca Wilson

Synopsis: In 1921, Eugene O’Neill rejects the use of blackface and casts African American actor Charles Gilpin in the lead of his groundbreaking play “Emperor Jones”.

Release Date: September 15, 2020 (USA) | Length: 98 min | Genre: Drama | MPAA Rating: Unknown | Note(s): I need to see the film to better identify people.