On Your Toes Bolger, Ray performer Geva, Tamara performer Theatrical Performance 1936-04-11 Imperial Theater and Majestic Theater A musical in two acts, 13 scenes. Book by Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart and George Abbot. Music by Richard Rodgers. Music by Lorenz hart. Staged by Worthington Minor (and George Abbott). Choreography by George Balanchine. Opened 11 April 1936 at the Imperial Theatre, moved 9 November 1936 to the Majestic Theatre, and closed 23 January 1937 after 315 performances. Cast included: Ray Bolger (Phil Dolan III; Hoofer in "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue"), and Tamara Geva (Vera Barnova; Striptease girl in "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue"). ladies of the ballet (12), gentlemen of the ballet (8), ladies of the ensemble (13), gentlemen of the ensemble (8). "On Your Toes" (Act 2, Scene 2) combined a tap dancing chorus with a ballet corps in Balanchine's first and most challenging introduction to staging tap choreography on the Broadway stage. Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Bordman, Gerald: American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle. New York: Oxford University Press (1992). Norton Anthology of Drama: Norton Anthology of Drama: Nineteenth Century to the Present (Vol. 2). W.W. Norton & Company (2009). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html Ray Bolger (biography) loc.music.tdabio.24 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.449