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#1

Al Jolson Revival of Sinbad

There are many Al Jolson imitators even today. I am wondering what brave actor or producer would be willing to be so politically incorrect and brave to do a revival of Sinbad(1918) with a white actor in blackface and re-create the show as it was done in 1918. Perhaps do the show with an Afro-American entertainer in the lead instead. I'm asking would you think it would go over? What actor black or white could do it?

#3

Al Jolson Revival of Sinbad

Issues of racism aside, Wikipedia makes it pretty clear that "Sinbad" is not a great show- it's a Jolson star vehicle with most of his concert hits tacked into a kitschy musical revue. A successful musical juxtaposing the Arabian Nights with American jazz music already exists, and it's called Aladdin. It's also pretty diverse without the use of shoe polish- go check it out and see some tap dancing.

#4

Al Jolson Revival of Sinbad

I would much rather prefer a revival of Jolson's 1940 Hold On To Your Hats; in which he not only did not appear in Blackface, but fought Nazis, too.

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