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Red, Hot and Blue

Red, Hot, and Blue

Shows · Red, Hot, and Blue

Anxious to repeat the success of Anything Goes, producer Vinton Freedley signed its three stars and its three writers for his next musical, Red, Hot and Blue! But after overhearing Freedley promise Ethel Merman that hers would be the most prominent role, william Gaxton and Victor Moore bowed out and were replaced by Bob Hope and Jimmy Durante. The show, which seemed to be aiming for Of Thee I Sing-type political sati…

Opened
1936
Performances
183
Type
Musical
Era
Early
Music: Cole PorterLyrics: Cole PorterBook: Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse

Productions1 on Broadway

1936 Alvin Theatre Original. October 29, 1936 · Howard Lindsay 183 performances

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In the literature1 passages

Red, Hot, and Blue is perhaps best remembered for its billing dispute. Both Merman and Durante wanted above-title, left-side billing, because that position would ensure the name would be the first one seen by the reader. book:the-complete-book-of-1930s-broadway-musicals-dietz-dan-rowman-littlefield-publis#p447

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