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A dance musical featuring the big band hits of the 1940, Hot Shoe Shuffle tells the tale of the seven Tap bothers, Spring, Slap, Buck, Wing, Tip, Tap and Slide who learn that their long-absent father has died and left them a fortune. To receive their inheritance all they have to do perform his legendary act the Hot Shoe Shuffle with a sister they never knew existed. The problem is that April has two left feet! Coached by a friend of their fathers, Max Renfield, the brothers eventually overcome their resentment and suspicion of April, and she becomes part of the family and the show. A twist in the plot reveals that the inheritance tale is a ruse to bring the family back together again, and the Hot Shoe Shuffle is finally performed triumphantly, in the tradition of the best Broadway musicals.
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Created in 1992 Hot Shoe Shuffle became the first Australian musical to succeed both at home and internationally. It is now one of the longest running musicals ever to be produced out of Australia. Since its first production the show has won numerous awards, broken box office records, played to millions of people and been produced in 6 different countries.
In London, the production won the prestigious Lawrence Olivier Award for Choreography. It has also won an ARIA Award for it's soundtrack album, four Mo Awards, two Green Room Awards, and an Advance Australia Award for services to the Arts. To date there have been 3 television specials made on the production - one in Australia, one in London and one in Japan.
Production Details
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1992: Hills Centre, Castle Hill (NSW); 2 October - [world premiere]
- Director/Producer: David Atkins; Choreography David Atkins and Dein Perry.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Shuffle Comes of Age
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Monthly , May no. 89 2013; (p. 53)
— Review of Hot Shoe Shuffle 1992 single work musical theatre -
Sole Kind of Feeling
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 6 May 2013; (p. 10) -
The Showman
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27-28 April 2013; (p. 5) -
Fresh Faces Give Zesty Revival a Lot to Relish
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 July 2013; (p. 13)
— Review of Hot Shoe Shuffle 1992 single work musical theatre -
Bid to Get Kids to Hot Foot it to Theatre
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17 May 2013; (p. 18)
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Shuffle Comes of Age
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Monthly , May no. 89 2013; (p. 53)
— Review of Hot Shoe Shuffle 1992 single work musical theatre -
Fresh Faces Give Zesty Revival a Lot to Relish
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 July 2013; (p. 13)
— Review of Hot Shoe Shuffle 1992 single work musical theatre -
The Showman
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27-28 April 2013; (p. 5) -
Sole Kind of Feeling
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 6 May 2013; (p. 10) -
Bid to Get Kids to Hot Foot it to Theatre
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17 May 2013; (p. 18)
Last amended 14 May 2013 11:44:00
