Barrier-Breaking All-Black Female WWII Battalion Inspires New Musical From Blair Underwood (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comBrent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaThe incredible story of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the all Black, all female Army battalion tasked with solving a mail crisis in England and France during World War II, has an inspired the development of a new musical.The news comes after House voted unanimously on Monday to award one of the country’s highest civilian honors, the Congressional Gold Medal, to the unit.
The U.S Senate passed the bill in 2021, so it now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. When received, the 6888 will be the only female unit serving in a military status to receive the award, the only unit from the Women’s Army Corps to receive the award, and the only African American female unit to receive the award.
The show, which has the working title of “6888: The Musical,” will be executive produced by Blair Underwood. It’s hoping to eventually land on Broadway.
The show is being written by Morgan J Smart (book), Ronvé O’Daniel (music and lyrics), and Jevares C. Myrick (composer/orchestrations).
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