Red, Hot and Blue

Red, Hot and Blue Summary

Red, Hot and Blue has music and lyrics by Cole Porter. It originally starred Ethel Merman, Jimmy Durante and Bob Hope. It’s about a former manicurist, an ex-con, and a square boyfriend; and their misadventures. This pairing of Cole Porter and Ethel Merman followed Anything Goes by one year. Songs include “It’s De-Lovely”, “Down in the Depths on the 90th Floor”, “A Little Skipper from Heaven Above”, “How’m I Ridin’?”.