Show Synopsis:
Throughout the many incarnations of this musical, the general story has remained the same: Billy Crocker loves Hope Harcourt, but their romance is complicated by her mother Evangeline, who wants her to marry Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. They all end up on a boat to London, along with a group of gangsters and entertainers, particularly the singer Reno Sweeney, and highjinks ensue. By the end of the voyage, Billy and Hope have married, as have Reno and Lord Evelyn.
Character:
Bonnie, a boy crazy woman who works with Moonface Martin to con the rich and get away with it.
Fun Facts:
1) This musical is generally seen as a vehicle for Cole Porter's score, since the plot often changes, though it tends to remain centered around madcap antics on a cruise ship.
2) The character of Bonnie has never appeared on Broadway but has appeared in versions of the musical that have been performed elsewhere. The basis of this character and the songs that have been designated to her evolved into the character of Erma.
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Where the parties never stop.
All the debonaire immortals
Do a dance called the Heaven Hop.
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So before you try to enter...you better start doin' it too.
Spread your wings and start them flappin?,
Lift your feet and set them tappin?,
Start right now and do the Heaven Hop,
Hop the heaven hop.
Wag your ankles to that meter,
Let your shoulders gently teeter
If you want to please Saint Peter, take up the Heaven Hop.
When the angels play low on their harps of gold,
Kneel and pray low, then get up and shake your halo.
Let that rhythm filter through ya
Till you holler ""hallelujah!""
Start right now and do the Heaven Hop, hop the Heaven Hop!
Heaven, gonna take ya to heaven,
Gonna show you that heaven
Where all the angels
Hop, hop, the Heaven Hop.
Up in heaven?s happy portals
Where the parties never stop
All the debonaire immortals do a dance called the Heaven Hop so
Spread your wings and start them flappin'
Lift your feet and start them tappin',
Start right now and do the Heaven Hop, hop the Heaven Hop
Wag your ankles to that meter,
Let your shoulders gently teeter.
If you want to please Saint Peter
Take up the Heaven Hop.
When the angels play low
On their harps of gold,
Kneel and pray low
Then get up and shake your halo.
Let the rhythm filter through ya
Till you holler.
""Hallelujah!""
Start right now and do the Heaven Hop, hop the Heaven Hop!"