As Thousands Cheer is a Broadway revue that opened September 30, 1933, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and book by Moss Hart. It ran for 400 performances at the Music Box Theatre. Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... A revue is a type of theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance and sketches that satirize contemporary figures, news, or literature. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... Moss Hart (October 24, 1904 – December 20, 1961) was an American playwright and director of plays and musical theater. ... The Music Box Theatre is a Broadway theatre. ...

The show starred Helen Broderick, Marilyn Miller and Clifton Webb and included Ethel Waters and was loosely based on the news and the people of the day, such as Joan Crawford, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Noel Coward, Josephine Baker, Aimee Semple McPherson. Helen Broderick (August 11, 1891 – September 25, 1959) was an American film and stage actress known for her comic roles. ... Marilyn Miller born Mary Ellen Reynolds September 1, 1898 Evansville, Indiana died April 7, 1936 New York, New York. ... Mark Stevens and Clifton Webb in The Dark Corner Clifton Webb (November 19, 1889 – October 13, 1966) was an American actor. ... Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an Oscar-nominated American blues vocalist and actress. ... Joan Crawford (March 23, 1905 – May 10, 1977) was an acclaimed, iconic, Academy Award winning American actress. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Noel Coward Sir Noel Peirce Coward (December 16, 1899 – March 26, 1973) was an English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music. ... Josephine Baker, c. ... Aimee Semple McPherson (October 9, 1890 – September 27, 1944), also known as Sister Aimee or simply Sister, was an evangelist and media sensation in the 1920s and 1930s; she was also the founder of the Foursquare Church. ...

Some of the songs from the show are:

• “How’s Chances”
• “The Funnies”
• “Easter Parade”
• “Harlem on my Mind”
• “Heat Wave”
• “Lonely Heart”
• “Not for All the Rice in China”
• “Supper Time”

External Links

As Thousands Cheer at the Internet Broadway Database Internet Broadway Database The Internet Broadway Database (IBDb) is an online database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel. ...