Tip-Toes
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This article is about the musical. For the British silent film adaptation, see Tip Toes. For the unrelated American film, see Tiptoes. For other uses, see Tiptoe (disambiguation).
Tip-Toes is a musical with a book by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and music by George Gershwin. It centers on a vaudeville act composed of Tip-Toes, her brother and her uncle, who try to pass her off as an aristocrat to snare a millionaire husband. Farcical complications ensue involving Tip-Toes' temporary amnesia and a marital infidelity subplot.
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Tip-Toes | |
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Music | George Gershwin |
Lyrics | Ira Gershwin |
Book | Guy Bolton Fred Thompson |
Productions | 1925 Broadway 2007 Sherman Oaks, California |
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The musical was modestly successful on Broadway in 1925 and in London in 1926. It was quickly adapted as a silent film starring Dorothy Gish and Will Rogers.