The original Broadway production of "Eubie!" opened at the Ambassador Theater in New York on Sept. 20, 1978, ran for 439 performances and won the 1979 Tony Award for Best Musical. Gregory Hines was nominated for the 1979 Tony Award Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Leslie Dockery, Lynnie Godfrey, Alaina Reed-Hall, Gregory Hines, Maurice Hines, Mel Johnson Jr. and Jeffery V. Thompson recreated their stage roles in this filmed production.