''The New Red, Hot and Blue'' at Paper Mill Playhouse starring Debbie Gravitte, Bruce Adler, Michael Gruber and Felicia Finley

Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse,
revised book by Michael Leeds

Paper Mill Playhouse
Oct. 24 - Dec. 2, 2001

Director: Michael Leeds
Choreographer: Andy Blankenbuehler
Musical Director: Tom Helm


Michael Gruber and Felicia Finley star in ''Red, Hot and Blue'' at Paper Mill Playhouse
all photos © Broadway.com

Felicia Finley and Michael Gruber stand out as a debutante named Grace and an ex-con named Fingers. These two, who are linked in the plot, have two of the show's outstanding production numbers, including a stunning song-and-dance performance of "I've Got You Under My Skin."--Home News Tribune



The Cast
The Cast of ''Red Hot and Blue'' at Paper Mill Playhouse



Bio:
MICHAEL GRUBER (Fingers) is delighted to return to Paper Mill after wonderfully fun experiences with Follies, Singin' in the Rain, and My One and Only. Broadway credits include Kiss Me Kate, Swing, Cats, Miss Saigon, Wizard of Oz, My Favorite Year, and A Chorus Line.



Michael Gruber and Felicia Finley star in ''Red, Hot and Blue'' at Paper Mill Playhouse
Felicia and Michael

"Gruber and Finley's rendering of "I've Got You Under My Skin" sets temperatures spiking."
--Millburn and Short Hills


A Brief Synopsis:
Former manicurist "Nails" Duquesne is now a wealthy widow determined to fill her time with philanthropic ventures. She holds a national lottery to help her lawyer, Bob Hale, find the love of his life, whom he lost at age six when he shoved her into a waffle iron and branded her on the rear. To assist in the search, Nails and her perennial debutantes arrange for the parole of several prison inmates; the leader, Policy Pinkle, is a sentimental jailbird who resents his release from luxurious prison life. The Senate Finance Committee, hoping to use the lottery money to balance the national budget, eventually gets involved, complicating an already outrageously comical situation.



Michael Gruber and Felicia Finley star in ''Red, Hot and Blue'' at Paper Mill Playhouse
Michael and Felicia

"In duet on a starlit veranda or on the ballroom floor, Felicia Finley and Michael Gruber are an airborne romantic pair."--New York Times



Brief history of the show.

Musical Numbers



Opening night bows


Cast announcement from Playbill Online

Preview from Playbill Online

Preview from Broadway Online


"Michael Gruber turns on the lounge-lizard charm as an ex-con named Fingers." --Bergen Record


Press Release from Paper Mill Playhouse

Review from The Newark Star-Ledger

Review from Broadway.com


Michael Gruber, Angelo Del Rossi, Debbie Gravitte, Bruce Adler, and Jim Walton at opening night party for ''Red Hot and Blue'' at Paper Mill Playhouse
Opening Night Celebration
The cast with Angelo Del Rossi (next to Michael)


Preview from The Bergen Record

Review from Musicals 101

Review from American Theater Web

Review from The Home News Tribune


"Special applause to Felicia Finley and Michael Gruber – talented, sexy performers..."--Musicals 101


Review from The Bergen Record

Review from The New York Times

Snippets from other reviews


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