Dames at Sea
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Dames at Sea is a 1966 Off-Broadway musical parodying 1930s Hollywood movie musicals, known for its small cast, tap-heavy score, and launching Bernadette Peters’ career.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Off-Broadway musical
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musical parody ⓘ stage musical ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| firstPerformanceDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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musical theatre ⓘ parody ⓘ |
| hasCastSize | six performers ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
naive chorus girl
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sailor ⓘ temperamental star ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasDanceStyle |
musical comedy choreography
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tap ⓘ |
| hasMusicalNumberType | tap dance ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
1930s Hollywood musicals
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Busby Berkeley musicals ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableCastMember | Bernadette Peters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
parody of 1930s film musicals
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small cast ⓘ spoof of Busby Berkeley-style musicals ⓘ tap-heavy score ⓘ |
| notableFor | launching Bernadette Peters’ career ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| performanceType | book musical ⓘ |
| periodParodied | 1930s ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Off-Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionScale | small-scale musical ⓘ |
| setting | Broadway theatre world ⓘ |
| style | pastiche of Golden Age musicals ⓘ |
| subject | 1930s Hollywood movie musicals ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPremiere | 1960s American theatre ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
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light-hearted ⓘ |
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