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Red, Hot and Blue
Broadway
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Alvin Theatre
250 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Cole Porter
music:
Cole Porter
book:
Russel Crouse
,
Howard Lindsay
People (71)
Jimmy Durante
"Policy" Pinkle
(Original)
Ethel Merman
"Nails" O'Reilly Duquesne
(Original)
Bob Hope
Bob Hale
(Original)
May Abbey
Mrs. Peabody
(Original)
Betty Allen
Betty
(Original)
Frank Archer
First Marine
(Original)
Bill Benner
"Ratface" Dugan
(Original)
Cecile Carey
Cecile
(Original)
Bruce Covert
Second Marine
(Original)
Thurston Crane
Sonny Hadley
(Original)
Prentiss Davis
"Sure-Thing" Simpson
(Original)
Geoffrey Errett
First Expressman
(Original)
Reporter
(Original)
Paul Hartman
"Fingers"
(Original)
Grace Hartman
Grace
(Original)
Ethelyne Holt
Irene
(Original)
Bernard Jannsen
"Louie the Louse"
(Original)
Lucille Johnson
Lucille
(Original)
Karl Kohrs
Second Expressman
(Original)
Reporter
(Original)
Robert Leonard
Senator Malvinsky
(Original)
Norman Lind
Sergeant-at-Arms
(Original)
Reporter
(Original)
Forrest Orr
Senator O'Shaughnessy
(Original)
Warden of Larks Nest Prison
(Original)
Jeanette Owens
Louella
(Original)
Lew Parker
Deputy Warden Mulligan
(Original)
Senator Musilovitch
(Original)
Kay Picture
Kay
(Original)
Houston Richards
Senator Del Grasso
(Original)
Decorator
(Original)
Leo Schippers
"Flap-Ears" Metelli
(Original)
Vivian Vance
Vivian
(Original)
Dorothy Vernon
Anne Westcott
(Original)
Polly Walters
Peaches La Fleur
(Original)
Anne Wolf
Tiny
(Original)
Joanne Allen
Guest
(Original)
Stella Bailey
Guest
(Original)
Ruth Bond
Guest
(Original)
Jeanette Bradley
Guest
(Original)
Gloria Clare
Girl
(Original)
Guest
(Original)
Muriel Downey
Guest
(Original)
Althea Elder
Guest
(Original)
Ruth Ernst
Debutante
(Original)
Grace Gillern
Guest
(Original)
Ruth Gormley
Guest
(Original)
Prudence Hayes
Guest
(Original)
Beverly Hosier
Guest
(Original)
Bill Houston
Reporter
(Original)
Helen Hudson
Debutante
(Original)
Dorothy Jackson
Guest
(Original)
Marguerite James
Guest
(Original)
Evelyn Kelly
Debutante
(Original)
June Le Roy
Guest
(Original)
Nancy Lee
Guest
(Original)
Mary Joan Martin
Guest
(Original)
Hazel Nevin
Guest
(Original)
Marquita Nicolai
Debutante
(Original)
Annette Nine
Debutante
(Original)
Peggy Oden
Guest
(Original)
Jessica Pepper
Debutante
(Original)
Dorothy Schwank
Guest
(Original)
Jean Scott
Guest
(Original)
Eve Sorel
Debutante
(Original)
Frances Stewart
Guest
(Original)
Charlene Tucker
Guest
(Original)
Eleanor Wallace
Reporter
(Original)
Arnita Wallace
Reporter
(Original)
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Jimmy Durante
"Policy" Pinkle
(Original)
Ethel Merman
"Nails" O'Reilly Duquesne
(Original)
Bob Hope
Bob Hale
(Original)
May Abbey
Mrs. Peabody
(Original)
Betty Allen
Betty
(Original)
Frank Archer
First Marine
(Original)
Bill Benner
"Ratface" Dugan
(Original)
Cecile Carey
Cecile
(Original)
Bruce Covert
Second Marine
(Original)
Thurston Crane
Sonny Hadley
(Original)
Prentiss Davis
"Sure-Thing" Simpson
(Original)
Geoffrey Errett
First Expressman
(Original)
Reporter
(Original)
Paul Hartman
"Fingers"
(Original)
Grace Hartman
Grace
(Original)
Ethelyne Holt
Irene
(Original)
Bernard Jannsen
"Louie the Louse"
(Original)
Lucille Johnson
Lucille
(Original)
Karl Kohrs
Second Expressman
(Original)
Reporter
(Original)
Robert Leonard
Senator Malvinsky
(Original)
Norman Lind
Sergeant-at-Arms
(Original)
Reporter
(Original)
Forrest Orr
Senator O'Shaughnessy
(Original)
Warden of Larks Nest Prison
(Original)
Jeanette Owens
Louella
(Original)
Lew Parker
Deputy Warden Mulligan
(Original)
Senator Musilovitch
(Original)
Kay Picture
Kay
(Original)
Houston Richards
Senator Del Grasso
(Original)
Decorator
(Original)
Leo Schippers
"Flap-Ears" Metelli
(Original)
Vivian Vance
Vivian
(Original)
Dorothy Vernon
Anne Westcott
(Original)
Polly Walters
Peaches La Fleur
(Original)
Anne Wolf
Tiny
(Original)
Joanne Allen
Guest
(Original)
Stella Bailey
Guest
(Original)
Ruth Bond
Guest
(Original)
Jeanette Bradley
Guest
(Original)
Gloria Clare
Girl
(Original)
Guest
(Original)
Muriel Downey
Guest
(Original)
Althea Elder
Guest
(Original)
Ruth Ernst
Debutante
(Original)
Grace Gillern
Guest
(Original)
Ruth Gormley
Guest
(Original)
Prudence Hayes
Guest
(Original)
Beverly Hosier
Guest
(Original)
Bill Houston
Reporter
(Original)
Helen Hudson
Debutante
(Original)
Dorothy Jackson
Guest
(Original)
Marguerite James
Guest
(Original)
Evelyn Kelly
Debutante
(Original)
June Le Roy
Guest
(Original)
Nancy Lee
Guest
(Original)
Mary Joan Martin
Guest
(Original)
Hazel Nevin
Guest
(Original)
Marquita Nicolai
Debutante
(Original)
Annette Nine
Debutante
(Original)
Peggy Oden
Guest
(Original)
Jessica Pepper
Debutante
(Original)
Dorothy Schwank
Guest
(Original)
Jean Scott
Guest
(Original)
Eve Sorel
Debutante
(Original)
Frances Stewart
Guest
(Original)
Charlene Tucker
Guest
(Original)
Eleanor Wallace
Reporter
(Original)
Arnita Wallace
Reporter
(Original)
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Russel Crouse
Book
Howard Lindsay
Book
Staging
Cole Porter
Music
Lyrics
Robert Russell Bennett
Musical Arrangements
George Hale
Choreographer
Donald Oenslager
Scenic Design
Constance Ripley
Costume Design
Vinton Freedley
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
29
1936
Closing Date
Apr
10
1937
Performances
183
as of Dec 04, 2025
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