The Black Emperor of Broadway

    4/15/2020
    95
    NR

    Storyline

    This feature film tells the true story of Charles S. Gilpin; the first black star on Broadway and his leading role in Eugene O'Neill's controversial play, The Emperor Jones.

    Director:
    Arthur Egeli
    Writer:
    Ian Bowater

      Videos

      Cast

      • Shaun Parkes
        Charles S. Gilpin
      • John Hensley
        Eugene O'Neill
      • Nick Moran
        Jasper Deeter
      • Liza Weil
        Agnes Boulton
      • Nija Okoro
        Florence Gilpin
      • Lonnie Farmer
        W.E.B. DuBois
      • Eve Annenberg
        Susan Glaspell
      • Nicholas Dorr
        Jig Cook
      • Heather Egeli
        Ida Rauh
      • Alexandra Foucard
        Anita Bush
      • Sarah MacDonnell
        Christine Ell
      • Daniel Washington
        Paul Robeson
      • Tim Misuradze
        James Light
      • Michael James Dreyer
        Witch Doctor
      • David Bishop
        Theatre Patron
      • John Clayton
        Charles Ellis

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