As Thousands Cheer is a
revue with a book by
Moss Hart and music and lyrics by
Irving Berlin, first performed in 1933. The revue contained satirical sketches and witty or poignant musical numbers, several of which became standards, including "
Heat Wave", "
Easter Parade" and "Harlem on my Mind". The sketches were loosely based on the news and the lives and affairs of the rich and famous, and other people of the day, such as
Joan Crawford,
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
Noël Coward,
Josephine Baker, and
Aimee Semple McPherson.