On Your Toes 1936 - Articles Page 2.6

Opened: April 11, 1936

On Your Toes - 1936 - Broadway History , Info & More

Majestic Theatre (Broadway)
245 West 44th St. New York, NY

Gangsters, vaudeville and the Russian Ballet come together in this riotous, romantic romp. Junior's folks pull him from the family's vaudeville act and pack him off to school where he becomes a music teacher. He meets Sydney, a composer, and Frankie, a coed who's fallen hard for him, and together they set about trying to sell Sydney's new jazz ballet to a Russian ballet company. The prima ballerina wants to teach Junior more than a few new steps, but with her assistance, 'Slaughter On Tenth Avenue' is produced with Junior dancing the lead. In one of the funniest set pieces ever devised, Junior dances the premiere while being shot at from the audience by thugs who've mistaken him for a dancer who owes on a gambling debt. This landmark musical was directed by the legendary George Abbott and choreographed by newcomer George Balanchine, whose use of ballet here marked the first time in musical comedy that dance was a direct proponent of the plot.

Music by Rodgers, Richard; Lyrics by Lorenz Hart; Book by Rodgers & Hart & George Abbott

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Christine Baranski, Irina Dvorovenko, Shonn Wiley to Star in ON YOUR TOES
by Robert Diamond - Apr 15, 2013


Christine Baranski, Kelli Barrett, Walter Bobbie, Jeremy Cohen, Dalton Harrod, Randy Skinner, Shonn Wiley, Karen Ziemba,New York City Ballet Principaldancer Joaquin De Luz and American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Irina Dvorovenkowill star in Rodgers and Hart's On Your Toes, the final Encores! presentation of the 2012-13 New York City Center season. Directed and choreographed by Warren Carlyle, On Your Toes will have guest music direction by Encores! founding music director Rob Fisher and will play seven performances, from May 8 - 12 at New York City Center, W. 55th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues). The "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" ballet, originally choreographed by George Balanchine, will be staged by Susan Pilarre, who served as a Ballet Mistress of the show's 1983 Broadway Revival.

Drew Aber, Mary McElree and More Lead Lyric Stage's TOO MANY GIRLS - Full Cast Announced!
by BWW News Desk - Apr 3, 2013


Lyric Stage presents the premiere of the restored TOO MANY GIRLS April 26-May 5 in the Irving Arts Center's Carpenter Performance Hall. Performances are April 26, 27, May 2, 3 and 4 @ 8:00 PM and April 28 and May 5 @ 2:30 PM. Tickets are available online or by calling the box office @ 972-252-2787.

Gary Griffin, John Rando and Warren Carlyle to Direct 2013 Encores! Season!
by Robert Diamond - Jan 2, 2013


Jack Viertel, Artistic Director of New York City Center's Encores! series, today announced the directors and choreographers of the Encores! 20th Anniversary season, opening on January 30, 2013. The Tony Award-winning series welcomes back directors Gary Griffin, John Rando and Warren Carlyle, choreographers Alex Sanchez and Joshua Bergasse, and Guest Music Director Rob Fisher.

BWW Interviews: Lara Teeter Talks SHOW BOAT, Cap'n Andy, His Career and About Teaching
by David Clarke - Jan 2, 2013


In the crisp, morning hours on December 27, 2012 I got the chance to speak with Lara Teeter, who will be playing Cap'n Andy in the upcoming production of SHOW BOAT at Houston Grand Opera. The celebrated actor had a plethora of interesting and scholarly items to discuss about SHOW BOAT, and the character of Cap'n Andy. We also had a good time discussing his career as an actor, director, choreographer, and teacher.

Lara Teeter Joins Houston Grand Opera's SHOW BOAT As Cap'n Andy, 1/18 - 2/9
by Patrick Nugent - Dec 18, 2012


With rehearsals underway this week, Houston Grand Opera welcomes Lara Teeter to the role of Cap'n Andy in the new production of SHOW BOAT opening January 18. Teeter takes on the role after Tommy Tune stepped down because he is on vocal rest.

Circle Theatre Presents REEFER MADNESS Tonight, 6/20
by BWW News Desk - Jun 20, 2012


In the vein of recent Circle musicals Urinetown and Tommy, a Reefer Madness like you've never seen before! Matthew Gunnels, no stranger to camp classics, makes his Circle directorial debut bringing this 'high' musical comedy to our stage.

Circle Theatre Presents REEFER MADNESS, 6/20
by Laura Meltzer - Jun 15, 2012


In the vein of recent Circle musicals Urinetown and Tommy, a Reefer Madness like you've never seen before! Matthew Gunnels, no stranger to camp classics, makes his Circle directorial debut bringing this 'high' musical comedy to our stage.

Encores! 20th Anniversary Season to Feature FIORELLO!, IT'S A BIRD...IT'S A PLANE...IT'S SUPERMAN, ON YOUR TOES & Gala with Esparza & O'Hara!
by Robert Diamond - May 21, 2012


The 20th Anniversary season of New York City Center's Tony Award-winning Encores! series will open on January 30, 2013 with Fiorello!, the show that launched the series in 1994. The season will continue with It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman, followed by On Your Toes. A Gala Encores! at 20 Celebration on November 12, 2012 will star Tony Award nominees and Encores! alumni Rauil Esparza and Kelli O'Hara.

Merchant’s House Museum Hosts A 1950s Christmas in an 1850s House
by BWW News Desk - Dec 10, 2011


This holiday season, the Merchant's House Museum (NYC's 'best-preserved' mid-19th century home) time travels 100 years to celebrate Christmas in the 1950s -- when the traditional American Christmas hit its mass-produced, post-War-prosperous peak.

1850s Merchant's House Goes 1950s for Vintage Christmas 12/1-1/9/12
by BWW News Desk - Dec 1, 2011


This holiday season, the Merchant's House Museum (NYC's 'best-preserved' mid-19th century home) time travels 100 years to celebrate Christmas in the 1950s -- when the traditional American Christmas hit its mass-produced, post-War-prosperous peak.

Merchant’s House Museum Hosts A 1950s Christmas in an 1850s House
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 15, 2011


This holiday season, the Merchant's House Museum (NYC's 'best-preserved' mid-19th century home) time travels 100 years to celebrate Christmas in the 1950s -- when the traditional American Christmas hit its mass-produced, post-War-prosperous peak.

1850s Merchant's House Goes 1950s for Vintage Christmas 12/1-1/9/12
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 7, 2011


This holiday season, the Merchant's House Museum (NYC's 'best-preserved' mid-19th century home) time travels 100 years to celebrate Christmas in the 1950s -- when the traditional American Christmas hit its mass-produced, post-War-prosperous peak.

The Wilma Theater's LEAVING, Closes 6/20
by BWW News Desk - Jun 20, 2010


The Wilma Theater concludes its 2009 - 2010 Season with the U.S. Premiere of Leaving, by Václav Havel. The first play in 20 years from playwright and former Czech President Havel, Leaving will receive its U.S. Premiere production under co-Artistic Director Jiri Zizka's direction, with Academy Award® nominee David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck) starring in the role of ex-Chancellor Dr. Vil?m Rieger.

The Wilma Theater Presents David Strathairn In LEAVING, Opens 5/26
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2010


The Wilma Theater concludes its 2009 - 2010 Season with the U.S. Premiere of Leaving, by Václav Havel. The first play in 20 years from playwright and former Czech President Havel, Leaving will receive its U.S. Premiere production under co-Artistic Director Jiri Zizka's direction, with Academy Award® nominee David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck) starring in the role of ex-Chancellor Dr. Vil?m Rieger.

The Wilma Theater Presents David Strathairn In LEAVING, Previews 5/19
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2010


The Wilma Theater concludes its 2009 - 2010 Season with the U.S. Premiere of Leaving, by Václav Havel. The first play in 20 years from playwright and former Czech President Havel, Leaving will receive its U.S. Premiere production under co-Artistic Director Jiri Zizka's direction, with Academy Award® nominee David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck) starring in the role of ex-Chancellor Dr. Vil?m Rieger.

Last Ziegfeld Follies Star Doris Eaton Travis Dies at 106
by Robert Diamond - May 11, 2010


Doris Eaton Travis, the one-time Ziegfeld Follies star who was still kicking at the age of 106 at this year's Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS Easter Bonnnet competition on April 26-27 has passed away this morning.

The Wilma Theater Presents David Strathairn In LEAVING, Previews 5/19
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 30, 2010


The Wilma Theater concludes its 2009 - 2010 Season with the U.S. Premiere of Leaving, by Václav Havel. The first play in 20 years from playwright and former Czech President Havel, Leaving will receive its U.S. Premiere production under co-Artistic Director Jiri Zizka's direction, with Academy Award® nominee David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck) starring in the role of ex-Chancellor Dr. Vil?m Rieger.

'On Your Toes' Closes at Brind School of Theater Arts & School of Dance, 3/28
by BWW News Desk - Mar 28, 2010


The School of Dance and Brind School of Theater Arts at the University of the Arts collaborate to bring the 1936 musical comedy "On Your Toes" to the stage at the Merriam Theater (250 S. Broad St.) March 24 - 28.

Brind School of Theater Arts & School of Dance Present 'On Your Toes', 3/24-3/28
by BWW News Desk - Mar 24, 2010


The School of Dance and Brind School of Theater Arts at the University of the Arts collaborate to bring the 1936 musical comedy "On Your Toes" to the stage at the Merriam Theater (250 S. Broad St.) March 24 - 28.

Brind School of Theater Arts & School of Dance Present 'On Your Toes', 3/24-3/28
by BWW News Desk - Mar 3, 2010


The School of Dance and Brind School of Theater Arts at the University of the Arts collaborate to bring the 1936 musical comedy "On Your Toes" to the stage at the Merriam Theater (250 S. Broad St.) March 24 - 28.

Review - Forbidden Broadway Goes To Rehab & The Tempest
by Kristin Salaky - Sep 21, 2008


'Only the great deserve the darts of satire,' proclaimed an advertisement for the New York leg of the Bolshoi Ballet Company's 1936 American tour, a classy reply to the spoofing they were receiving from George Balanchine's dance piece La Princesse Zenobia, a highlight of George Abbott and Rodgers and Hart's Broadway hit On Your Toes.

Reprise Theatre Company Presents Richard Rodgers Celebration 10/2-11/2; Porter, Gaynor, Bean And More To Star
by BWW News Desk - Nov 2, 2009


Reprise Theatre Company will present a month-long Richard Rodgers Celebration October 2-November 2 in a variety of venues across Los Angeles. The series of concerts, symposiums, staged readings, screenings and cabarets will explore the diversity and scope of the work of one of the most important figures in the American Musical.

Reprise Theatre Company Presents Richard Rodgers Celebration 10/2-11/2; Porter, Gaynor, Bean And More To Star
by BWW News Desk - Oct 12, 2009


Reprise Theatre Company will present a month-long Richard Rodgers Celebration October 2-November 2 in a variety of venues across Los Angeles. The series of concerts, symposiums, staged readings, screenings and cabarets will explore the diversity and scope of the work of one of the most important figures in the American Musical.

Prince, Alexander, Hilty, Weber, Lewis Nixon and Ballard Among Starry Roster for Reprise's Richard Rodgers Celebration Events
by Eddie Varley - Oct 6, 2009


Reprise Theatre Company will present a month-long Richard Rodgers Celebration October 2-November 2 in a variety of venues across Los Angeles. The roster of talent involved continues to grow.

David Henry Hwang, Jose Llana, Jennifer Paz Featured In GETTING TO KNOW YOU: RODGERS AND ASIA on 10/5
by BWW News Desk - Oct 5, 2009


‘Getting to Know You: Rodgers & Asia' - a symposium exploring the successes and controversies in Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals -- 'The King and I,' 'South Pacific,' and 'Flower Drum Song,' will be presented October 5 at David Henry Hwang Theater. The event will include musical performances by Jose Llana and Jennifer Paz. The symposium, presented by Reprise Theatre Company in association with East West Players, will be moderated by playwright David Henry Hwang. The symposium, presented by Reprise Theatre Company in association with East West Players, will be moderated by playwright David Henry Hwang.

Other Productions of On Your Toes

1936   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
1937   West End London Production
West End
1938   London Return Engagement [London]
London
1953   Milburn, NJ (Regional) Paper Mill Production
Milburn, NJ (Regional)
1954   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1983   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1984   West End London Production
West End
1986   US Tour National Tour
US Tour
2003   London Fringe London Revival
London Fringe
2007   Los Angeles Reprise! Concert
Los Angeles

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