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The music, dance and songs of Harlem's hottest club from 1920s New York City. The music and dance routines will be recreated by jazz dance company The Jiving Lindy Hoppers and Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra who honour the exuberance and sounds of The Cotton Club. Performances by Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Lena Horne and Fats Waller were staples of the club, while dancers such as Bojangles Robinson and the Nicholas Brothers lit-up the stage with their breathtaking routines. The first Cotton Club Revue was created in 1923 and there were two new revues produced each year for over 16 years. Some of the songwriters who contributed material to the Cotton Club Revues were Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh, Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler. The Duke Ellington Orchestra was the house orchestra for a number of years and each revue featured glamorous dancing girls, tap-dancers and vaudeville acts.

Creatives/Company

Company(s): The Jiving Lindy Hoppers, Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra

Swinging at the Cotton Club

Swinging at the Cotton Club (Concert) production archive for QTIX code T679669194. Details of all Swinging at the Cotton Club archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S452731789

Archive Listings

26 Mar 15	Playhouse Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive
16 Nov 14	Theatre Royal Winchester, Hampshire Performance Details => Venue archive
1 Oct 14	New Vic Theatre Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire Performance Details => Venue archive
27 Jun 14	Broadway Theatre Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
10 May 14	Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford, Surrey Performance Details => Venue archive
2 Mar 14	Theatre Royal Bath, Bath & North East Somerset Performance Details => Venue archive
1 Mar 14	Millfield Theatre Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
23 May 13	Pavilion Theatre Worthing, West Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive
14 May 13	Buxton Opera House Buxton, Derbyshire Performance Details => Venue archive
7 May 13	The Theatre By The Lake Keswick, Cumbria Performance Details => Venue archive
3 Mar 13	Gulbenkian Arts Centre Canterbury, Kent Performance Details => Venue archive
9 Feb 13	Belgrade Theatre Coventry, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive
1 Nov 12	Theatre Royal Winchester, Hampshire Performance Details => Venue archive
16 Mar 12	Millfield Theatre Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
11 Nov 11	Pavilion Theatre Worthing, West Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive
14 Oct 11	Darlington Hippodrome (formerly Civic Theatre) Darlington, County Durham Performance Details => Venue archive

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