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The Chocolate Dandies (Original, Musical, Comedy, Broadway) opened in New York City Sep 1, and played through Nov 22,...
The Chocolate Dandies
This article is about the 1924 Broadway musical.
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For jazz combos by the same name, see The Chocolate Dandies (jazz combos).
1924 Broadway musical
The Chocolate Dandies is a Broadway musical in two acts that opened September 1, 1924, at the New Colonial Theatre and ran for 96 performances – finishing November 22, 1924.[1][2]
Initial production
The 1924 debut of The Chocolate Dandies was produced by Bertram Cecil Whitney (1870–1929).
Eubie Blake composed the music; Noble Sissle wrote the lyrics and co-authored the book; Lew Payton was also co-author; Julian Mitchell staged it; Lorenzo C. Calduel (aka Lawrence Caldwell; born 1888, Mexico) scored the orchestral and vocal parts; John Newton Booth, Jr.
(1890–1949), Kiviette,[Note 1] and Hugh Willoughby (1891–1973) designed the costumes; Tony Greshoff (né Anton Greshoff; 1870–1943) did the lighting design.
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