As Thousands Cheer

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As Thousands Cheer is a 1933 Broadway musical revue with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, notable for its satirical sketches based on contemporary newspaper headlines.

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instanceOf Broadway musical revue
musical revue
addressedIssue lynching in the song "Suppertime"
bookBy Moss Hart NERFINISHED
composer Irving Berlin NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Moss Hart NERFINISHED
featuredPerformer Ethel Waters NERFINISHED
format sketch-based musical revue
genre revue
satire
hasRevival yes
historicalSignificance one of the first Broadway shows to feature a Black star in a non-stereotyped role
language English
lyricist Irving Berlin NERFINISHED
lyricsBy Irving Berlin NERFINISHED
musicBy Irving Berlin NERFINISHED
musicStyle jazz-influenced show tunes
popular song
notableFor satirical sketches based on contemporary newspaper headlines
notableSketch sketch about President Herbert Hoover
sketch about the wedding of Joan Crawford and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
openedDuring Great Depression NERFINISHED
openedOnBroadway 1933-09-30
originalBroadwayRunLength over 400 performances
originalCastMember Clifton Webb NERFINISHED
Ethel Waters NERFINISHED
Helen Broderick NERFINISHED
Marilyn Miller NERFINISHED
Victor Moore NERFINISHED
premiereDate 1933-09-30
premiereLocation New York City NERFINISHED
premiereTheatre Music Box Theatre NERFINISHED
premiereYear 1933
producedOnBroadway true
producer Sam H. Harris NERFINISHED
revivalLocation London NERFINISHED
Off-Broadway NERFINISHED
setIn contemporary 1930s America
songIncluded Easter Parade NERFINISHED
Harlem on My Mind NERFINISHED
Heat Wave NERFINISHED
How’s Chances? NERFINISHED
Not for All the Rice in China NERFINISHED
Suppertime NERFINISHED
structure series of sketches based on newspaper headlines
subjectMatter celebrity culture
current events
politics
race relations
usesDevice sketches introduced as newspaper headlines

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Israel Baline wroteForStage As Thousands Cheer