
Life Begins at 8:40 (1935) - repro
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Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin, E.Y. Harburg, and David Freedman’s 'Life Begins at 8:40' brought a grand-scale, tap-dancing musical revue extravaganza to the commercial touring circuit in 1935, running for an accomplished multi-city engagement following its hit Broadway run under the banner of the Shubert Brothers. Completely discarding traditional linear narratives, the fast-paced performance features a rapid-fire parade of sophisticated comedic sketches and torch songs satirizing mid-century high-society vanities and Great Depression hardships. Directed by John Murray Anderson, the historic original touring cast achieved permanent immortality starring Bert Lahr and Ray Bolger.

