The Red Shoes 1993

Ages: 8+
Opened: December 16, 1993
Closing: December 19, 1993

The Red Shoes - 1993 - Broadway History , Info & More

Gershwin Theatre (Broadway)
222 West 51st St. New York, NY

Based on the film The Red Shoes

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The Red Shoes FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is the songs are in The Red Shoes and what's the order?
Swan Lake
I Make the Rules
The Audition
Corp de Ballet
When It Happens to You
Top of the Sky
Ballet Montage
It's a Fairy Tale
Be Somewhere
The Rag
Am I to Wish Her Love
Do Svedanya
Come Home
When You Dance for a King
The Ballet of the Red Shoes
Impresario
Miss Page
Alone in the Light
Who Knows Where It Goes
The Story of the Red Shoes
One and One Are Two
It's Always Like This the First Time
I'm Home
I'll Never Know
What productions of The Red Shoes have there been?
The Red Shoes has had 4 productions including Broadway which opened in 1993, Broadway which opened in 1993, US Tour which opened in 2017 and West End which opened in 2019.
What are the songs in The Red Shoes and what's the order?
Swan Lake
I Make the Rules
The Audition
Corp de Ballet
When It Happens to You
Top of the Sky
Ballet Montage
It's a Fairy Tale
Be Somewhere
The Rag
Am I to Wish Her Love
Do Svedanya
Come Home
When You Dance for a King
The Ballet of the Red Shoes
Impresario
Miss Page
Alone in the Light
Who Knows Where It Goes
The Story of the Red Shoes
One and One Are Two
It's Always Like This the First Time
I'm Home
I'll Never Know

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