On Your Toes Revival 1954 - Articles Page 2

Opened: October 11, 1954

On Your Toes - 1954 - Broadway History , Info & More

46th Street Theatre
226 W.46th 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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VTA's Michelob Ultra Cool Films Series Presents Some Like It Hot 7/15-17
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 5, 2011


Victoria Theatre Association and the Heidelberg Distributing Company present the hilarious film, Some Like It Hot, starring Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis, July 15-17, 2011 at the historic Victoria Theatre.

Pioneer Theatre Company Closes WHITE CHRISTMAS, 12/24
by BWW News Desk - Dec 24, 2010


Based upon the Paramount Pictures film written for the screen by Norman Krasna, Norman Panama, and Melvin Frank. Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin. Book by David Ives and Paul Blake.

Broadway Ad Man Donald H. Josephson Dies at 82
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 9, 2010


Donald H. Josephson, a prominent theatrical advertising executive during the Golden Age of Broadway's "Mad Men," died December 8, 2010 at New York Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. He was 82.

Pioneer Theatre Company Presents WHITE CHRISTMAS, 12/3-24
by BWW News Desk - Dec 3, 2010


Based upon the Paramount Pictures film written for the screen by Norman Krasna, Norman Panama, and Melvin Frank. Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin. Book by David Ives and Paul Blake.

SOUND OFF: SONDHEIM! on DVD/Blu-Ray/PBS
by Robert Diamond - Nov 18, 2010


Today we are taking a look at one of the most exciting DVD/Blu-Ray releases of the year - perhaps ever, at least as far as Broadway connoisseurs are concerned. Taped back in mid-March of this year, a week before the actual central celebratory event itself occurred, comes SONDHEIM! The Birthday Concert, which will also be shown next Wednesday on PBS as part of this season's sensational series of GREAT PERFORMANCES at 9 PM on WNET in New York and across the country. This is a once-in-a-lifetime event that has been ever-so-lovingly rendered on disc in high definition preserving a heavenly host of the very best Broadway talent one could ever possibly ask to be assembled. SONDHEIM! has it all.

Pioneer Theatre Company Presents WHITE CHRISTMAS, 12/3-24
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 16, 2010


Based upon the Paramount Pictures film written for the screen by Norman Krasna, Norman Panama, and Melvin Frank. Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin. Book by David Ives and Paul Blake.

San Diego Theatres announce 2010-2011 season at THE BALBOA THEATRE!
by BWW News Desk - Oct 3, 2010


San Diego Theatres continues to offer a wide range of the best entertainment for their audiences with the announcement of a full 2010-2011 BALBOA THEATRE SEASON! Following the initial 2010 presentations of Video Games Live and 'An Evening with' Mary Chapin Carpenter and Craig Shoemaker will be the previously announced Bellydance Superstars' BOMBAY BELLYWOOD on Sunday, October 3; 4TROOPS on Thursday, October 7; and DRUMLINE LIVE on Wednesday, October 13.

San Diego Theatres announce 2010-2011 season at THE BALBOA THEATRE!
by Robert Lawlor - Sep 13, 2010


San Diego Theatres continues to offer a wide range of the best entertainment for their audiences with the announcement of a full 2010-2011 BALBOA THEATRE SEASON! Following the initial 2010 presentations of Video Games Live and 'An Evening with' Mary Chapin Carpenter and Craig Shoemaker will be the previously announced Bellydance Superstars' BOMBAY BELLYWOOD on Sunday, October 3; 4TROOPS on Thursday, October 7; and DRUMLINE LIVE on Wednesday, October 13.

NYMF Announces 2010 Full Slate Of Musicals, Readings, Special Events
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 27, 2010


The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced the full slate of 27 musical productions, a developmental reading series and special events for their seventh annual festival. This year's Festival will begin September 27th and continue through October 17th. A full breakdown of this year's performances follows.

Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet makes its Debut at PlayhouseSquare 12/10-13
by BWW News Desk - Dec 13, 2009


Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet will perform Nutcracker, from December 10-13 in PlayhouseSquare's Allen Theatre. Nutcracker is presented by National City, now a part of PNC.

Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet makes its Debut at PlayhouseSquare 12/10-13
by BWW News Desk - Dec 10, 2009


Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet will perform Nutcracker, from December 10-13 in PlayhouseSquare's Allen Theatre. Nutcracker is presented by National City, now a part of PNC.

Review - Cry-Baby: Deliriously Warped
by Michael Dale - May 3, 2008


Check your good taste at the door and have a blast at Cry-Baby, the deliriously warped new musical comedy based on the John Waters flick spoofing the culture clash between squares and juvies in 1950s Baltimore. While jokes about polio and sexually abusive priests and songs about tongue kissing may not be for everyone, this hilarious and spirited tuner serves up its crudeness and with extra helpings of whipped cream and sprinkles from the first notes of its revved-up overture to the final chord of the play-out music. I laughed for over two hours and when I looked down I saw my toes involuntarily tapping. It's a fun night out.

Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet makes its Debut at PlayhouseSquare 12/10-13
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 22, 2009


Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet will perform Nutcracker, from December 10-13 in PlayhouseSquare's Allen Theatre. Nutcracker is presented by National City, now a part of PNC.

The Rodgers & Hammerstein ALLEGRO CD To Be Released 2/3/09
by BWW News Desk - Feb 3, 2009


The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization is thrilled to announce that the first complete recording of Rodgers & Hammerstein's ALLEGRO will be released by Sony Masterworks Broadway on February 3, 2009. The CD is produced by David Lai, Bruce Pomahac and Ted Chapin.

The Rodgers & Hammerstein ALLEGRO CD To Be Released 2/3/09
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 8, 2008


The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization is thrilled to announce that the first complete recording of Rodgers & Hammerstein's ALLEGRO will be released by Sony Masterworks Broadway on February 3, 2009. The CD is produced by David Lai, Bruce Pomahac and Ted Chapin.

Bogardus, O'Malley, Denman and More Cast in Broadway's 'White Christmas'
by Faetra Petillo - Sep 3, 2008


The upcoming Broadway production of IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS, a new musical stage reinvention of the beloved classic film, is pleased to announce that Stephen Bogardus, Kerry O'Malley, Jeffry Denman, Meredith Patterson, Charles Dean and Susan Mansur will lead a cast of 33 in the highly anticipated holiday engagement.

NSMT Season incl. 'Bee,' 'Contact' & '42nd Street'
by BWW News Desk - Feb 15, 2008


The award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) is proud to announce its exhilarating 2008 Musical Season, including Spelling Bee, Show Boat, 42nd Street, The Producers, Bye Bye Birdie and Contact.

Broadway Legend Kitty Carlisle Hart Passes Away at 96
by BWW News Desk - Apr 18, 2007


Kitty Carlisle Hart, the elegant legend whose seventy-year career encompassed theatre, films, opera, TV game shows and cabaret, has passed away at the age of 96.

Roundabout Announces Harry Connick, Jr. to Star in The Pajama Game
by BWW News Desk - Aug 16, 2005


Performances of THE PAJAMA GAME will begin Friday, January 27th on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre with the official opening set for Thursday, March 2nd. The limited engagement is scheduled to run 20 weeks through June 18th, 2006.

Hart to Hart - Nov. 21 Celebrating Kitty Carlisle and Moss Hart
by BWW News Desk - Oct 27, 2004


Co-hosts for the evening will be Julie Andrews and Beverly Sills. Appearances and performances will be by Jane Alexander, Orson Bean, Polly Bergen, Steven Blier, Mario Cuomo, Michael Feinstein, Robert Goulet ,Denyce Graves, Rosemary Harris, Celeste Holm, Audra McDonald, Sylvia McNair, Anna Moffo, Rise Stevens and Kitty Carlisle Hart, plus many more surprise guests.

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