The Hot Mikado
The Hot Mikado
KirbyCat
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/23/08
#1The Hot Mikado
Posted: 12/6/08 at 12:26amJust saw this done by a local company and thought it was incredible! Does anybody know how I can get a copy of the Original Cast Recording? If anybody has it, please PM me- I'd be willing to trade! =]
#2re: The Hot Mikado
Posted: 12/6/08 at 2:41am
It doesn't exist. The show was produced by Mike Todd to run at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Then it played Broadway for a short period. It starred Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, the great African American song-and-dance man, now sadly mainly remembered as the courtly adult in Shirley Temple movies. During the 20s and 30s he was a beloved star. The show was actually only one of two musical versions of The Mikado to play that summer. Another troop of black performers did a ripoff called "The Swing Mikado" on Broadway for the WPA. Both shows ran 85 performances.
Obviously, this was before the time of original cast albums.
#2re: The Hot Mikado
Posted: 12/6/08 at 2:51am
There's a London cast recording available on Amazon.
here.
mijofly19
Broadway Star Joined: 6/14/05
#3re: The Hot Mikado
Posted: 12/6/08 at 7:58amKirbyCat did you see the production at the Elmwood Playhouse in Nyack? I did about a month ago and thought it was fantastic. Great performances from the cast and a fun night overall.
KirbyCat
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/23/08
#4re: The Hot Mikado
Posted: 12/6/08 at 9:40am
Thank you CatsNYrevival!
And mijofly19- Yes, I did see it there... We have a friend in the cast who made us promise to go see it. To be honest, I really didn't want to go, but this show totally blew me away! I was in tears, I was laughing so hard!
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