The Straw Hat Revue

The Straw Hat Revue is a musical comedy revue with sketches mostly by Max Liebman and Samuel Locke, and music and lyrics by Sylvia Fine and James Shelton.

[1] The Straw Hat Revue premiered on Broadway at the Ambassador Theatre on September 29, 1939, and closed on December 2, 1939, after 75 performances.

[2] It was conceived and staged by Max Liebman with choreography by Jerome Andrews, and settings by Edward Gilbert.

[3] The cast included Imogene Coca, Danny Kaye, Alfred Drake, Jerome Robbins, Mata & Hari, and James Shelton[4] Brooks Atkinson of The New York Times said, “.

a cheerful lark very much worth holding over into the felt hat season.