High Button Shoes: Musical Info & Synopsis
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 the family is unexpectedly targeted by the con men, chaos ensues as they attempt to swindle them out of their money. High Button Shoes is a whirlwind of mistaken identities, romantic entanglements, and slapstick humor.
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Musical Information
Musical Type: Golden Age (1947)
Cast Size: 15+
Genre: Comedy
Setting: 1910s / USA (New Jersey)
Creative Team
Music: Jule Styne
Lyrics: Sammy Cahn
Book: Stephen Longstreet
Cast Albums
Original Broadway Cast (1947)➝
Resources
Licensing: Concord Theatricals➝
Sheet Music: Musicnotes➝
Tags
1940s, Based on a Book, Comedic, Golden Age
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