# Champeen

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***Champeen*** was a 1983 musical by [Melvin Van Peebles](/source/Melvin_Van_Peebles). It looked at the careers of [Bessie Smith](/source/Bessie_Smith) and [Joe Louis](/source/Joe_Louis), and had a cast of 18.[1] It won 7 awards at the 11th [Audelco](/source/AUDELCO) Recognition Awards for black theater, including best actress, best choreography, and best director.[2] Although it covered Bessie Smith's life, it was not a biographical play.[3] *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)* reviewed it positively, although it was stated that Miss Reaves-Phillips was not given enough singing time.[4]

## References

1. [*New York Magazine*](https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_I7cBAAAAMBAJ). 1983-04-11. p. [110](https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_I7cBAAAAMBAJ/page/n107). Retrieved 2012-11-18. – via [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive) champeen melvin van peebles.

1. ["Jet - Google Books"](https://books.google.com/books?id=ArEDAAAAMBAJ&q=champeen+melvin+van+peebles&pg=PA61). Johnson Publishing Company. 1984-01-23. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

1. Cooper, Carol (2006). [*Pop Culture Considered as an Uphill Bicycle Race: Selected Critical Essays ... - Carol Cooper - Google Books*](https://books.google.com/books?id=CREL-0HTgosC&q=%22champeen%22+melvin+van+peebles). ISBN 9780978890803. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

1. Gussow, Mel (1983-04-10). ["THEATER:'CHAMPEEEN!' CELEBRATES BESSIE SMITH"](https://www.nytimes.com/1983/04/10/theater/theater-champeeen-celebrates-bessie-smith.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN 0362-4331](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2023-03-28.

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