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Tag Archives: Top Hat
Today in Musical History: High Hat
The January 8, 1978, episode of The Carol Burnett Show (the 15th installment in the 11th — and final — season of the CBS variety series) featured the Emmy-winning mini-musical “High Hat,” a comic tribute to the 1930s Fred Astaire/Ginger … Continue reading
Posted in History, Reference
Tagged Carol Burnett, Hi-Hat, Ken Berry, Roddy McDowall, The Carol Burnett Show, Top Hat, Vicki Lawrence
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History of Musicals: Hollywood Beckons
Short sound films were a popular novelty in nickelodeons at the turn of the 20th century. One of the most successful systems was Cameraphone, created in 1907 by James A. Whitman. In the fourth floor studios above Daly’s Theatre, not … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged 42nd Street, Arthur Freed, Astaire & Rogers, Babes in Arms, Busby Berkeley, Irving Berlin, Jeanette MacDonald, Jerome Kern, Love Me Tonight, Rodgers & Hart, Shirley Temple, Snow White, The Broadway Melody, The Great Ziegfeld, The Jazz Singer, The Little Colonel, The Singing Fool, The Wizard of Oz, Top Hat
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Essential Film Musicals: Top Hat
“When Hollywood revived musical films three years ago, dancing was monopolized by director Busby Berkeley,” Newsweek magazine noted in its 1935 review of Top Hat. “Thanks more to Fred Astaire than any other single influence, the character of musicomedy in … Continue reading
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Tagged Astaire & Rogers, Dorothy Fields, Hermes Pan, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Pinocchio, Swing Time, Top Hat
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Top Hat: Review Roundup
The first stage adaptation of the 1935 film Top Hat opened last night in the West End. The reviews have been mixed but generally positive. The creative team is Matthew White and Howard Jacques (book), Irving Berlin (lyrics and music), … Continue reading
Posted in London, Shows
Tagged Allan Scott, British premiere, Dwight Taylor, film adaptation, Irving Berlin, Mark Sandrich, Top Hat, West End musical
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