On Your Toes

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"On Your Toes" is a musical comedy that premiered on Broadway in 1936, with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, and a book by George Abbott and Lorenz Hart. The show is known for its memorable songs, including "There's a Small Hotel" and "Too Good for the Average Man," as well as its innovative mix of ballet and tap dancing. The musical tells the story of Junior, a talented but lazy dancer who is forced to shape up when he falls in love with the ballet dancer Vera. The show features a mix of classical ballet and tap dancing, and it is known for its groundbreaking use of dance as a storytelling device. "On Your Toes" was a critical and commercial success, and it helped to establish Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart as two of the most talented and popular songwriters of the American musical theatre. The show was later adapted into a film in 1939, which starred Vera Zorina and Eddie Albert. The show has been revived several times on Broadway and has been adapted into numerous productions around the world. Its enduring popularity is a testament to its timeless themes of love, ambition, and the transformative power of art.}

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Genre: Musical Comedy

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"On Your Toes" is a musical comedy that premiered on Broadway in 1936, with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, and a book by George Abbott and Lorenz Hart. The show is known for its memorable songs, including "There's a Small Hotel" and "Too Good for the Average Man," as well as its innovative mix of ballet and tap dancing. The musical tells the story of Junior, a talented but lazy dancer who is forced to shape up when he falls in love with the ballet dancer Vera. The show features a mix of classical ballet and tap dancing, and it is known for its groundbreaking use of dance as a storytelling device. "On Your Toes" was a critical and commercial success, and it helped to establish Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart as two of the most talented and popular songwriters of the American musical theatre. The show was later adapted into a film in 1939, which starred Vera Zorina and Eddie Albert. The show has been revived several times on Broadway and has been adapted into numerous productions around the world. Its enduring popularity is a testament to its timeless themes of love, ambition, and the transformative power of art.}

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Genre: Musical Comedy

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Synopsis

While teaching music at Knickerbocker University, Phil "Junior" Dolan III tries to persuade Sergei Alexandrovich, the director of the Russian Ballet, to stage the jazz ballet "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue". After becoming involved with the company's prima ballerina, Vera Baranova, Junior is forced to assume the male lead in "Slaughter". Trouble ensues when he becomes the target of two thugs hired by Vera’s lover and dance partner to kill him

Trivia & History

Originally conceived as a film for Fred Astaire. Astaire turned the film down because he felt that the role didn't suit his sophisticated image. On the other end of the spectrum, he thought that the ballet in the story was too high-brow for audiences.

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