Red, Hot and Blue

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Red, Hot and Blue is a 1936 Broadway musical comedy with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, known for its witty songs and star-studded original cast.

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Red, Hot and Blue canonical 7
Red, Hot and Blue! (book) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway musical
musical comedy
basedOn original story for the stage
bookBy Howard Lindsay
Russel Crouse
broadwayTheatre Alvin Theatre
choreographer Robert Alton
composer Cole Porter
costumeDesigner Raoul Pène Du Bois
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Howard Lindsay
firstPerformanceDate 1936-10-29
genre Broadway musical
musical comedy
hasSubject lottery winners
prison reform
romantic entanglements
hasType stage musical
knownFor star-studded original cast
witty Cole Porter songs
language English
lyricist Cole Porter
lyricsBy Cole Porter
mediumOfPerformance orchestra
voices
musicBy Cole Porter
notableSong Down in the Depths
surface form: Down in the Depths (On the Ninetieth Floor)

It’s De-Lovely
Red, Hot and Blue self-link
Ridin’ High
openedAt Alvin Theatre
orchestrator Hans Spialek
originalBroadwayClosingDate 1937-04-10
originalBroadwayOpeningDate 1936-10-29
originalBroadwayRunLength 183 performances
originalCastMember Bob Hope
Ethel Merman
Jimmy Durante
originalCastStar Bob Hope
Ethel Merman
Jimmy Durante
originalLanguage English
partOf Cole Porter stage works
premiereLocation New York City
premiereYear 1936
producer Vinton Freedley
setDesigner Donald Oenslager
setting United States of America
surface form: United States
workPeriodOfComposer 1930s

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Cole Porter notableWork Red, Hot and Blue
Red, Hot and Blue notableSong Red, Hot and Blue self-link
It’s De-Lovely partOf Red, Hot and Blue
subject surface form: It's De-Lovely
It’s De-Lovely originalProduction Red, Hot and Blue
subject surface form: It's De-Lovely
It’s De-Lovely originalBroadwayProduction Red, Hot and Blue
subject surface form: It's De-Lovely
It’s De-Lovely originallyIntroducedIn Red, Hot and Blue
subject surface form: It's De-Lovely
Betty Hutton notableWork Red, Hot and Blue
Russel Crouse notableWork Red, Hot and Blue
this entity surface form: Red, Hot and Blue! (book)