Hot Cha! (Laid in Mexico) Powell, Eleanor performer Theatrical Performance 1932-03-05 Ziegfeld Theater A musical comedy in two acts, 11 scenes. book by Lew Brown, Ray Henderson, Mark Hellenger, H.S. Kraft. Based on the story "An Old Spanish Custom" by H.S. Kraft. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. Directed by Edgar MacGregor and Ed Lilliey. Dances staged by Bobby Connolly. Opened 8 March 1932 at the Ziegfeld Theatre and closed 18 June 1932 after 119 performances. This is Eleanor Powell's first appearance as a Broadway hoofer. She dances a matador dance in Act II. B y 11 April 1932 she was dancing to "There's Nothing the Matter With Me" sung by Marjorie White. New York Mirrror (12 March 1932): "Eleanor Powell [is] the best of the feminine tap dancers..."; Variety (15 March 1932): "Eleanor Powell on next to closing in gilded pajamas, tapped her way to a hit." Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Schultz, Margie: Eleanor Powell: A Bio-Bibliography. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood (1994). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html Eleanor Powell (biography) loc.music.tdabio.152 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.1642