High Button Shoes 2019
Ages: 8+
Opened: May 8, 2019Closing: May 12, 2019
High Button Shoes - 2019 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
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131 W. 55th St. New York, NY
The Encores! season ends with a springtime romp, the rarely seen High Button Shoes. Among the show's many treasures was Jerome Robbins' showstopping Act Two opener, choreographed in the slapstick style of Mack Sennett and set to the Jule Styne-Sammy Cahn song "On a Sunday By the Sea." Encores! will deliver its own unique take on one of Robbins' most inspired Broadway dances, and deliver the rest of the show's mayhem - from the Model "T" Ford to the Rutgers football squad - all in high style and with a complete commitment to the chaotic spirit of the original.
Robbins' work for High Button Shoes earned him his first Tony Award, just a year before he joined the New York City Ballet. Styne and Cahn's generally underrated score produced two big song hits of the period, "Papa, Won't You Dance with Me" and "I Still Get Jealous." And Stephen Longstreet's book buoys the show's cheery mayhem with a story not unlike Meredith Willson's The Music Man, concerning the adventures of a traveling con-man caught up in small-town America - in this case, rural New Jersey. Brimming with charm and silliness High Button Shoes is the perfect way to close this Encores! season honoring New York City Center's 75-year musical theater tradition.
High Button Shoes - 2019 - Off-Broadway Cast
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Review Roundup: Encores! HIGH BUTTON SHOES
by Nicole Rosky - May 10, 2019
by Nicole Rosky - May 10, 2019
This week, New York City Center presents the final Encores! production of the City Center 75th Anniversary Season, High Button Shoes. The production features Aidan Alberto (Stevie), Jennifer Allen (Shirley Simpkins), Kevin Chamberlin (Mr. Pontdue), Carla Duren (Fran), Chester Gregory (Papa Longstreet), Mylinda Hull (Nancy), Marc Koeck (Oggle), Matt Loehr (Uncle Willy), Wayne Pretlow (Elmer Simpkins), Michael Urie (Harrison Floy), and Betsy Wolfe (Sara Longstreet).
Photo Flash: First Look at Michael Urie & More in Encores! HIGH BUTTON SHOES
by Nicole Rosky - May 10, 2019
by Nicole Rosky - May 10, 2019
This week, New York City Center presents the final Encores! production of the City Center 75th Anniversary Season, High Button Shoes. The production features Aidan Alberto (Stevie), Jennifer Allen (Shirley Simpkins), Kevin Chamberlin (Mr. Pontdue), Carla Duren (Fran), Chester Gregory (Papa Longstreet), Mylinda Hull (Nancy), Marc Koeck (Oggle), Matt Loehr (Uncle Willy), Wayne Pretlow (Elmer Simpkins), Michael Urie (Harrison Floy), and Betsy Wolfe (Sara Longstreet).
BWW Review: Encores! Has Michael Urie and Kevin Chamberlin As A Pair of Clowning Con Men in HIGH BUTTON SHOES
by Michael Dale - May 10, 2019
by Michael Dale - May 10, 2019
That crazy cacophony of choreographic chaos that careens across the City Center stage shortly after the commencement of Act II is the main reason for Encores! to bring back the smash hit 1947 musical comedy High Button Shoes.
TV: Watch Highlights of Michael Urie & Company in Encores! HIGH BUTTON SHOES!
by Nicole Rosky - May 8, 2019
by Nicole Rosky - May 8, 2019
This week, New York City Center presents the final Encores! production of the City Center 75th Anniversary Season, High Button Shoes. The production will feature Aidan Alberto (Stevie), Jennifer Allen (Shirley Simpkins), Kevin Chamberlin (Mr. Pontdue), Carla Duren (Fran), Chester Gregory (Papa Longstreet), Mylinda Hull (Nancy), Marc Koeck (Oggle), Matt Loehr (Uncle Willy), Wayne Pretlow (Elmer Simpkins), Michael Urie (Harrison Floy), and Betsy Wolfe (Sara Longstreet).
TV: Michael Urie, Kevin Chamberlin & More Preview Encores! HIGH BUTTON SHOES
by Nicole Rosky - May 4, 2019
by Nicole Rosky - May 4, 2019
Next week, New York City Center will present the final Encores! production of the City Center 75th Anniversary Season, High Button Shoes. The production will feature Aidan Alberto (Stevie), Jennifer Allen (Shirley Simpkins), Kevin Chamberlin (Mr. Pontdue), Carla Duren (Fran), Chester Gregory (Papa Longstreet), Mylinda Hull (Nancy), Marc Koeck (Oggle), Matt Loehr (Uncle Willy), Wayne Pretlow (Elmer Simpkins), Michael Urie (Harrison Floy), and Betsy Wolfe (Sara Longstreet).
TV: Watch Michael Urie, Kevin Chamberlin & More Preview Encores! HIGH BUTTON SHOES
by Nicole Rosky - April 29, 2019
by Nicole Rosky - April 29, 2019
New York City Center will soon present the final Encores! production of the City Center 75th Anniversary Season, High Button Shoes. The production will feature Aidan Alberto (Stevie), Jennifer Allen (Shirley Simpkins), Kevin Chamberlin (Mr. Pontdue), Carla Duren (Fran), Chester Gregory (Papa Longstreet), Mylinda Hull (Nancy), Marc Koeck (Oggle), Matt Loehr (Uncle Willy), Wayne Pretlow (Elmer Simpkins), Michael Urie (Harrison Floy), and Betsy Wolfe (Sara Longstreet).
High Button Shoes FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What are the songs in High Button Shoes and what's the order?
He Tried to Make a Dollar
Can't You Just See Yourself?
There Is Nothing Like a Model T
Next to Texas, I Love You
Security
Tango
Bird Watcher's Song
Get Away for a Day in the Country
A Summer Incident
Papa, Won't You Dance with Me?
On a Sunday by the Sea
Bathing Beauty Ballet
You're My Girl
I Still Get Jealous
You're My Boy
Nobody Ever Died for Dear Old Rutgers
The Castle Walk
Bless Our House
Gone Are the Days
I'll Give You One Guess
I'm Betwixt and Between
If Someone Should Ask You
The Innocent Stander-By
Little Pitchers Have Big Ears
Million Dollar Pier
Peanut Butter Sandwiches and Hard Boiled Eggs
She's Right
Too Soon
You're a Sweet Patootie
Know How
The Jimba
Japanese Dance
Russian Dance
That's a-Plenty
On the Banks of the Old Raritan
Can't You Just See Yourself?
There Is Nothing Like a Model T
Next to Texas, I Love You
Security
Tango
Bird Watcher's Song
Get Away for a Day in the Country
A Summer Incident
Papa, Won't You Dance with Me?
On a Sunday by the Sea
Bathing Beauty Ballet
You're My Girl
I Still Get Jealous
You're My Boy
Nobody Ever Died for Dear Old Rutgers
The Castle Walk
Bless Our House
Gone Are the Days
I'll Give You One Guess
I'm Betwixt and Between
If Someone Should Ask You
The Innocent Stander-By
Little Pitchers Have Big Ears
Million Dollar Pier
Peanut Butter Sandwiches and Hard Boiled Eggs
She's Right
Too Soon
You're a Sweet Patootie
Know How
The Jimba
Japanese Dance
Russian Dance
That's a-Plenty
On the Banks of the Old Raritan
High Button Shoes History
Other Productions of High Button Shoes
| 1947 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 1948 | West End |
London Production West End |
| 2007 | East Haddam, CT (Regional) |
Goodspeed Revival East Haddam, CT (Regional) |
| 2019 | Off-Broadway |
Encores! Concert Off-Broadway |
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