High Button Shoes: Musical Info & Synopsis

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Synopsis:

High Button Shoes follows the misadventures of a family that gets caught up in the schemes of con man Harrison Floy and his accomplice, Mr. Pontdue. When they target the unsuspecting family, chaos ensues as they attempt to swindle them out of their money. High Button Shoes is a whirlwind of mistaken identities, romantic entanglements, and plenty of slapstick humor.

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Musical Information

Musical Type: Golden Age (1947)

Cast Size: 15+

Genre: Comedy

Setting: 1910s / USA (New Jersey)

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Creative Team

Music: Jule Styne

Lyrics: Sammy Cahn

Book: Stephen Longstreet

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Cast Albums

Original Broadway Cast (1947)➝

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Resources

Licensing: Concord Theatricals➝

Sheet Music: Musicnotes➝

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Tags

1940s, Based on a Book, Comedic, Golden Age

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