Hit the Deck


 

Hit the Deck is a musical theater production first staged at the Belasco Theatre on Broadway on April 25, 1927. It has music by Vincent Youmans, lyrics by Clifford Grey and book by Herbert Fields. It is based on the play Shore Leave by Hubert Osborne. It ran for 352 performances. The title refers to a nautical slang term that means to prepare for action (general) or to drop to a prone position on the ground (as a defensive response to hostile fire).

Related Topics:
Musical theater - Belasco Theatre - Broadway - April 25 - 1927 - Vincent Youmans - Clifford Grey - Herbert Fields - Shore Leave - Hubert Osborne - Nautical - Slang

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Introduction
The songs
London production
1930 RKO Musical film
1955 MGM Musical film

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