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Hot Chocolates
Broadway
Original
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Hot Chocolates Playbill - June 1929
Hot Chocolates
Broadway
Original
Hudson Theatre
141 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
book:
Andy Razaf
music:
Harry Brooks
,
Thomas "Fats" Waller
People (23)
Louis Armstrong
Ensemble
(Original)
Jimmie Baskette
Ensemble
(Original)
Diana Anitra
Ensemble
(Original)
Paul Bass
Ensemble
(Original)
Madeline Belt
Ensemble
(Original)
Dick Campbell
Ensemble
(Original)
Gertrude "Baby" Cox
Ensemble
(Original)
Eddie Green
Ensemble
(Original)
Billy Higgins
Ensemble
(Original)
Louise Higgins
Ensemble
(Original)
Jubilee Singers
Ensemble
(Original)
Billy Marey
Ensemble
(Original)
Dolly McCormick
Ensemble
(Original)
Paul Meers
Ensemble
(Original)
Thelma Meers
Ensemble
(Original)
Jazzlips Richardson, Jr.
Ensemble
(Original)
Margaret Simms
Ensemble
(Original)
Three Midnight Steppers
Ensemble
(Original)
Edith Wilson
Ensemble
(Original)
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Louis Armstrong
Ensemble
(Original)
Jimmie Baskette
Ensemble
(Original)
Diana Anitra
Ensemble
(Original)
Paul Bass
Ensemble
(Original)
Madeline Belt
Ensemble
(Original)
Dick Campbell
Ensemble
(Original)
Gertrude "Baby" Cox
Ensemble
(Original)
Eddie Green
Ensemble
(Original)
Billy Higgins
Ensemble
(Original)
Louise Higgins
Ensemble
(Original)
Jubilee Singers
Ensemble
(Original)
Billy Marey
Ensemble
(Original)
Dolly McCormick
Ensemble
(Original)
Paul Meers
Ensemble
(Original)
Thelma Meers
Ensemble
(Original)
Jazzlips Richardson, Jr.
Ensemble
(Original)
Margaret Simms
Ensemble
(Original)
Three Midnight Steppers
Ensemble
(Original)
Edith Wilson
Ensemble
(Original)
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Andy Razaf
Book
Thomas "Fats" Waller
Music
Harry Brooks
Music
Leonard Harper
Director
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jun
20
1929
Closing Date
Dec
14
1929
Performances
219
as of Jan 07, 2026
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