Conversation so far:
When did Robinson get his opportunity on Broadway?
Lew Leslie, produced Blackbirds of 1928 on Broadway, a black revue for white audiences starring Adelaide Hall and Bill Robinson along with Aida Ward.
Was this show a HIT?
The show was a huge success on Broadway, where it ran for over one year to sell-out performances.
Did he have any other broadway shows after his first?
to star in another Broadway musical titled, "Brown Buddies".
Was this show also a hit?
that opened in 1930 at the Liberty Theatre, where it ran for four months before commencing a road tour of the States.
How many Broadway shows did He perform in during his Broadway career?
In 1939, Robinson returned to the stage in The Hot Mikado, a jazz version of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta.
Did he go on to have more broadway shows after the third one?
Robinson's next Broadway show, All in Fun (1940), was with an all-white cast.
Did he also have a fifth show?
When the white stars and co-producers, Phil Baker and Leonard Sillman, withdrew, Robinson became the star, the first time an African-American headlined an otherwise all-white production.

Question: Was he allowed to perform solo during this production?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Bill Robinson allowed to perform solo during the Broadway show All in Fun?