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by Answerbag Staff on February 2nd, 2010

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Who was the first black woman to star in a broadway play?

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  • by Aurelio Locsin on February 2nd, 2010

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    Ethel Waters was the first African-American woman to receive equal billing with her white co-stars on Broadway when she starred in Irving Berlin's 1933 musical, "As Thousands Cheer". Her hit tunes included "Heat Wave" and "Supper Time".

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