Produced by
a pair of Vaudeville comedians just as the Vaudville era was era was coming to a close, the musical revue
Hellzapoppin' became a runaway smash hit, and for a time, was the longest running show on Broadway.
It was a crazy quilt of frequently updated comedy and musical bits stitched together, featuring risque humor, fourth-wall breaking audience participation, skits abandoned halfway through, dwarfs, pigeons, clowns and Adolph Hitler with a Yiddish accent.
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posted by empath
on May 15, 2011 -
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