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Dance and Grow Thin

Opened 1917

56 performances

Revue, Early

Pretty birdie
["Merrill, Blanche composer"]

A lighthearted cabaret revue featuring Irving Berlin songs, comic sketches, and dance numbers performed in the intimate Cocoanut Grove atop the Century Theatre. The show capitalized on the era's dance craze, promising audiences that dancing was not only fun but also a path to physical fitness.

"Dance and Grow Thin.": the show's own period marketing line.

Music
Irving Berlin
Lyrics
Irving Berlin

Productions1 on Broadway

1917
Cocoanut GroveBroadway Original, opened June 18, 1917, directed by Unknown
56 performances

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