On Your Toes has two possible meanings. The first possible is as a slang term meaning "to stay alert." The second, and most probable reason this entry was refered to, is that it is the title of a collaborative Broadway show 1939 written by Richard_Rodgers and Lorenz_Hart. Slang is the non-standard use of words in a language of a particular social group, and sometimes the creation of new words or importation of words from another language. ... This article is about the street in New York City. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... (For work done with Oscar Hammerstein II, see Rodgers and Hammerstein) Richard Rodgers (June 18, 1902 - December 30, 1979) was one of the great composers of musical theater, best known for his song writing partnerships with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. He received countless awards including Pulitzers, Tonys, Oscars... Lorenz Hart (May 2, 1895 - November 22, 1943) was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. ...

This landmark musical was directed by George_Abbott and choreographed by George_Balanchine, whose use of ballet in the show marked the first time in musical comedy that dance was a direct proponent of the plot. The art of singing and dancing in a prepared fictional play has been a time-honored tradition ranging to the early days of civilization. ... George Abbott (June 25, 1887 - January 31, 1995) was among the greatest of Broadway showmen. ... George Balanchine (January 9 (O.S.) = January 22 (N.S.), 1904–April 30, 1983) was one of the 20th centurys foremost choreographers, and one of the founders of American ballet. ... A performance of The Nutcracker ballet Ballet is the name given to a specific dance form and technique. ... A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ... Plot in literature, theater, movies According to Aristotles Poetics, a plot in literature is the arrangement of incidents that (ideally) each follow plausibly from the other. ...

Plot

Junior Donal, the hero of the story, is child vaudeville star who becomes a music teacher. He is enlisted by Sidney, a composer, and Frankie, a coed who wants to be his girlfriend, to help sell a musical called, "Slaughter On Tenth Avenue" to a Russian Ballet company. There he encounters the prima ballerina, Vera Barnova and her jealous boyfriend. Then the mafia becomes involved, because of a case of mistaken identity, and hijinks ensue. Vaudeville is a style of theater, also known as variety, which flourished in North America from the 1880s through the 1920s. ...

Score

• 1. Overture
• 2. Two a Day for Keith
• 3. Questions and Answers (The Three Bs)
• 4. It's Got to Be Love
• 5. Too Good for the Avarage Man
• 6. There's a Small Hotel
• 7. La Princesse Zenobia Ballet
• 8. The Heart Is Quicker Than the Eye
• 9. Glad to Be Unhappy Lyrics (http://www.nodanw.com/shows_o/on_your_toes.htm)
• 10. Quiet Night Lyrics (http://www.lorenzhart.org/quietsng.htm)
• 11. On Your Toes Lyrics (http://www.nodanw.com/shows_o/on_your_toes.htm)
• 12. Quiet Night Reprise
• 13. Slaughter on Tenth Avenue

External Link

• History of the musical (http://www3.rnh.com/Theatre/showslevel3/yourtoes/slaughter.html)
• IMDB entry (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031756/)
• Amazon.com entry with some reviews (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000067ASW/102-2801641-5179326?v=glance)
• Guide to On Your Toes (http://www.nodanw.com/shows_o/on_your_toes.htm)
• midis collected at musicdinner.com (http://musicdinner.com/cat423.html)