Merriam Theater
By George Abbott, Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
Directed by Dr. Patricia Raine
3/24/2010 - 3/28/2010

Composer and former "hoofer" Junior Dolan makes his way from vaudeville to the Russian Ballet by way of the gangster underworld in this groundbreaking 1936 musical. Its jazz ballet finale, "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue," remains a repertory staple of ballet companies worldwide. The sparkling score by Rodgers and Hart includes standards like "Glad to Be Unhappy" and "There’s a Small Hotel.”"A joint production of the Brind School and the University of the Arts School of Dance.