Profile for Carlos Danger

henrikegerman said: "Thanks for the update, Carlos.

On a not all that related note, kind of cool that June Havoc was the original Gladys, and that Melba's song, "Zip," is about an interview with Havoc's real life sister, Gypsy Rose Lee.  

In researching and re-acquainting myself with the show I came across that bit info and got a chuckle out of it. Very cool indeed.

 

 

This one's for the grown-ups:

I just got wind of an updated all-black version of "Pal Joey" re-titled "Pal Joey '78" which starred Lena Horne as "Vera", Clifton Davis as "Joey" and Josephine Premice as "Melba".

From what I've read this production was a mess from start to finish. The show's original director Gower Champion quit - or was fired, depending on the source. Lena was in full scale "Diva" mode - having the show specifically tailored to her and having Premice's songs cut in fear that she would be upstaged. Clifton Davis was in full blown "coke" mode at this point in his career, a fact he has admitted to.

The show's book and dialogue were heavily "jived up" in an effort to give it some "soul" which in the end came out not only forced but inauthentic.

The musical arrangements by Motown veteran Gil Askey were also given a do-over.

It got mercilessly panned and never made it to New York.

Did anyone here get to see it? Was it as misguided as the accounts I have read have made it out to be?

LOL. The title states If you could go back in time and see ONLY ONE SHOW and yet we get lists.

Anyhoo, here is the ONE SHOW I would want to see if I could go back in time:

PROMISES, PROMISES - Original Broadway Cast

A Hamilton ticket scammer has just been convicted and was sentenced to 3 years in jail on Tuesday.

Anthony Huger was indicted in April for selling and attempting to sell forged tickets to the show.

He advertised the tickets on Craigs List.

He sold 3 forged tickets for $450 to a couple in Westchester.

A month later the wife of another victim suspected a pair of $300 tickets were forged and contacted authorities.

Working with the cops, the woman met with Huger to buy four more tickets, at which time he was busted with those fake tickets and two additional ones.

SOURCE

The clutching of pearls and the ruffling of feathers is all for naught. Get a grip girls. 

Sad news. He was a favorite, especially in "1776". He co-starred with Gwyneth Paltrow frequently and her husband Bruce created "The White Shadow". Aside from "1776" he co-starred with Paltrow in the short lived ABC situation comedy, "Adam's Rib".

May he R.I.P.

I love that fan created Playbill for Fun Home....it's really nice! 

It's obviously something that just came up and concessions had to be made. What a bunch of drama queens.

I guess we really don't have a choice in the matter. I mean it is what it is. She needs Wednesday off for whatever the reason may be. It looks like this was not the original plan, she may have a sudden personal commitment she has to honor and that's why this announcement is just now being made.

The show premiered at The Playhouse Theater and then transferred to The Edison Theater where it remained until it closed.