Hellzapoppin (Colonial Theater) - repro

Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson’s anarchic slapstick musical revue 'Hellzapoppin' launched its legendary, record-shattering theatrical run during a historic pre-Broadway out-of-town tryout engagement at Boston’s historic Colonial Theatre in 1938. Completely discarding traditional narrative structures and book templates, the high-octane production turns the stage into an immersive, chaotic circus of physical humor, tracking a breathless parade of vaudeville sketches, midget acrobats, trick scenery, and audience crowd work routines. Directed by Edward F. Cline, this early staging tracks the development of a property that would run for 1,408 performances on Broadway.