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 | | The show has had a long history starting with the publication, in 1928, of Vicky Baum's book under the title of "Menchen Im Hotel." It was retitled "Grand Hotel" when it made its transition to the Broadway stage, then an MGM movie and, finally, the musical in the form we're now seeing. |
 | | Mixed into this stew, the hotel personnel, bellmen, concierge, phone operators and maids permit the characters to intermingle in a plot which is focused on a society in transition. |
 | | The music, by Robert Wright and George Forrest with additions by Murray Yeston, evokes the sense of Kurt Weill and his "Three Penny Opera." Even the choreography by Tammy Mader bursts with the dances of the period — Charleston, Black Bottom, tango, and bolero are all performed during the course of the show. |
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