As Thousands Cheer

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As Thousands Cheer is a 1933 Broadway musical revue with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, notable for its satirical sketches based on contemporary newspaper headlines.

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instanceOf Broadway musical revue
musical revue
addressedIssue lynching in the song "Suppertime"
bookBy Moss Hart
composer Irving Berlin
countryOfOrigin United States
director Moss Hart
featuredPerformer Ethel Waters
format sketch-based musical revue
genre revue
satire
hasRevival yes
historicalSignificance one of the first Broadway shows to feature a Black star in a non-stereotyped role
language English
lyricist Irving Berlin
lyricsBy Irving Berlin
musicBy Irving Berlin
musicStyle jazz-influenced show tunes
popular song
notableFor satirical sketches based on contemporary newspaper headlines
notableSketch sketch about President Herbert Hoover
sketch about the wedding of Joan Crawford and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
openedDuring Great Depression
openedOnBroadway 1933-09-30
originalBroadwayRunLength over 400 performances
originalCastMember Clifton Webb
Ethel Waters
Helen Broderick
Marilyn Miller
Victor Moore
premiereDate 1933-09-30
premiereLocation New York City
premiereTheatre Music Box Theatre
premiereYear 1933
producedOnBroadway true
producer Sam H. Harris
revivalLocation London
linked to: London, England

Off-Broadway
setIn contemporary 1930s America
songIncluded Easter Parade
Harlem on My Mind
Heat Wave
How’s Chances?
Not for All the Rice in China
Suppertime
linked to: Supper Time
structure series of sketches based on newspaper headlines
subjectMatter celebrity culture
current events
politics
race relations
usesDevice sketches introduced as newspaper headlines

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Israel Baline wroteForStage As Thousands Cheer
Supper Time writtenFor As Thousands Cheer
Supper Time partOf As Thousands Cheer