''Hot Chocolates'' is a musical revue with music by
Fats Waller and
Harry Brooks and book by
Andy Razaf. It was originally titled ''Tan Town Topics'' in hopes it would be picked up by Broadway. Performed at the
Hudson Theater
The Hudson Theatre is a Broadway theater at 139–141 West 44th Street, between Seventh Avenue and Sixth Avenue, in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. One of the oldest surviving Broadway venues, the Hudson was bui ...
in New York City, it was directed by
Leonard Harper and ran for 219 performances from June 20, 1929, to December 14, 1929. It is also referred to as ''Connie's Hot Chocolates''. It was staged, directed and produced by
Leonard Harper. While the revue featured music and singing, including the subsequent hit "
Aint Misbehavin'," it was praised for the cast's dancing, including its male and female chorus lines.
Louis Armstrong made his Broadway debut as part of the show's pit band.
Cab Calloway later joined the cast as a replacement at Armstrong's recommendation. Calloway later adopted the song "
(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue," originally sung by
Edith Wilson
Edith Wilson ( Bolling, formerly Galt; October 15, 1872 – December 28, 1961) was the first lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921 and the second wife of President Woodrow Wilson. She married the widower Wilson in December 1915, during hi ...
, for his performances decades later.
Cast
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Louis Armstrong ''Ensemble''
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Jimmie Baskette ''Ensemble''
* Paul Bass ''Ensemble''
* Madeline Belt ''Ensemble''
* Dick Campbell ''Ensemble''
* Baby Cox ''Ensemble''
* Eddie Green (comedy sketches) ''Ensemble''
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Billy Higgins
Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936 – May 3, 2001) was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop.
Biography
Higgins was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. Higgins played on Ornette Coleman's first records, ...
''Ensemble''
* Louise Higgins ''Ensemble''
* Jubilee Singers ''Ensemble''
* Billy Marey ''Ensemble''
* Dolly McCormick ''Ensemble''
* Paul Meers ''Ensemble''
* Thelma Meers ''Ensemble''
* Jazzlips Richardson ''Ensemble''
* Margaret Simms ''Ensemble''
* Three Midnight Steppers ''Ensemble''
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Edith Wilson
Edith Wilson ( Bolling, formerly Galt; October 15, 1872 – December 28, 1961) was the first lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921 and the second wife of President Woodrow Wilson. She married the widower Wilson in December 1915, during hi ...
''Ensemble''
*
Cab Calloway ''Ensemble''
See also
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Ain't Misbehavin' (song)
References
External links
* https://www.amazon.com/Rhythm-Sale-Grant-Harper-Reid/dp/0615678289
* http://www.rhythmforsale.com/
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archive
1929 musicals
Harlem Renaissance
Off-Broadway musicals
Revues
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