<I>Betsey Brown: A Rhythm and Blues Musical</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1985
name: label: Written by
content: Ntozake Shange, American, 1948 - 2018
label: Written by
content: Emily Mann, American, born 1952
label: Written by
content: Baikida Carroll, American, born 1947
notes: label: Description
content: An original manuscript for Betsey Brown: A Rhythm and Blues Musical. The manuscript is typewritten in black ink on white paper, with a light brown paper cover, and is bound by a silver-colored metal device. Text on the cover reads [OCTOBER 1990] at the top proper left corner. There is text in the center which reads [BETSEY BROWN / A Rhythm and Blues Musical / by / Ntozake Shange and Emily Mann / Music Composed by Baikida Carroll / Lyrics by Ntozake Shange / Emily Mann / Baikida Carroll / Based on an original idea / by Ntozake Shange / COPYRIGHT 1985 c PROPERTY OF / Emily Mann and Ntozake Shange / NOT FOR DUPLICATION]. The first interior page of the manuscript has the musical numbers listed by Prologue, Act I, and Act II and the second page lists the dance numbers for each act. The remaining pages contain the script with lyrics, dialogue, and stage directions. There are 91 pages, apart from the covers. The back cover is blank. The manuscript has several marks, folds, creases, and areas of discoloration.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Musical Theatre
label: Topic
content: Poetry
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Theatre
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ntozake Shange
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.131.5
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Ntozake Shange
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper with metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 11 × 8 1/2 × 1 in. (27.9 × 21.6 × 2.5 cm)