Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? Lyrics: Song List
- Act 1
- Prologue/Get Ready, Eddie
- The Greatest Gift
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Little Fat Girls
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It's the Nuns
- Cookie Cutters
- Queen of the May
- Patron Saints
- Private Parts
-
How Far Is Too Far?
- Act 2
- Entr'acte
-
Doo-Waa, Doo-Wee
- I Must Be in Love
- Friends, The Best Of
- Greatest Gift (Reprise)
- Mad Bomber/We're Saving Ourselves for Marriage
-
Late Bloomer & Prom Montage
- Friends, The Best Of (Reprise)
- Thank God
About the "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?" Stage Show
This musical, due to the inclusion of classical issues in the plot, has become very popular for amateur and school productions. For example, in Chicago, when it started in 1979, it lasted until 1983, over 4.5 years, putting a record of duration among musical shows in this city. A story tells, starting from the 1950s, of very young heroes, who at first were in elementary school, and until they grew older and passed lots of various stages, including love. Histrionics is based on a 1975’s book written by John R. Powers. K. Kwapis was the director, who in the adaptation of the script and preparing of the performance was helped by M. Matzdorff and T. A. Dyer.
The preliminary exhibition was in Philadelphia, where the musical brought large audiences and received extremely positive feedbacks. On Broadway, it opened in Alvin Theatre, under the direction of Mike Nussbaum, choreography staged by T. Walsh. The actors were as follows: D. Stitt, J. Graae, R. Thacker, V. Lewis & M. Moore. Recording with this musical was released by Bay Cities Records. The total number of histrionics in North America, including tours in cities, was more than 250.
Release date: 1982