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The Third Act of Neil Simon's PLAZA SUITE is rather brilliant and you might also be interested in the last act of his play, CALIFORNIA SUITE.

I think Clay could pull it off (you should pardon the expression) and appear on film to be the necessary age to have acted as mother to Georges' son for many years. Can you imagine him singing "I am What I am?

For Georges in the film: John Travolta or perhaps: Richard Gere Robin Williams(he played this in the nonmusical The Birdcage) Matthew Broderick for Albin: Kevin Spacey or perhaps: Johnny Depp Russell Crowe Nathan Lane (he played opposite Williams in Birdcage film) Clay Aiken

Magruder, of course you are right. Thanks for the correction. The correct list of 1978 nominees for featured actress in a musical is: Nell Carter in Ain't Misbehavin' Imogene Coca in On the Twentieth Century Ann Reinking in Dancin' Charlaine Woodard in Ain't Misbehavin'

Alan has even more nudity in the film of EQUUS. In the movie he did indeed ride horses with no hanes or hose. But then, in the movie, the horses were not played by men. Hence, we certainly lost a great deal of perceived symbolism.

Pab, don't u wish Imogene had won a Tony for that performance? I sure do. She lost to Nell Carter for AIN'T MISBEHAVIN and I believe Patsy Kelly was also nominated that year for IRENE. Luckily, some of Imogene's performance, spirit and joy were actually captured on the recording. It is difficult to listen to her rendition of "Repent" without a smile on your face and the reminder of the delight she gave us in the theater.

MargoChanning, I remember the adjustments well and I totally agree with you that both women we mentioned were incredible as Cassie. When either of them did MUSIC AND THE MIRROR, it truly was time to "fasten your seatbelts."

I loved Promises, Promises with its terribly modern sounding Bacharach score (I believe it was the first Broadway show to use "pit backup singers")and its thrilling Michael Bennett choreography. Jerry Orbach's Tony was richly deserved and he led a sublime supporting cast, full of faces familiar to theater, tv and filmgoers. PROMISES, PROMISES is also one of the singular funniest Broadway musicals that ever existed. It is some of Neil Simon's best work. Interestingly, this whole musical sprang...

pab, wasn't Imogene divine in that show??????? You are lucky, I would have enjoyed seeing Betty Comden's fill in performance.:)

if there is a "lead" in A CHORUS LINE, it is the part of Cassie. Donna McKechnie won a Tony for Best Actress for the part. Cassie is a great part to play, but indeed a difficult one. Remember, alot of folks that haven't seen ACL think it is about "young people" who want to be dancers.... In Fact, ACL is more about dancers who are 30ish than 18 (there is of course the 18 yr old "wet dream boy"--but most of the focus is on the "older dancers") Cassie is a tricky part to play. She is supposed to...

someone finally mentioned Oh,Calcutta and there are many others..to name a few: LENNY YENTL ABELARD AND HELOISE ULYSSES IN NIGHTTOWN SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD BENT LET MY PEOPLE COME EQUUS ...many others.......i will list them as my memory allows:)

I loved ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. It still bothers me that it lost the best musical Tony to AIN'T MISBEHAVIN, which is really a "revue." "OUr pRIVATE world" is a gorgeous song and almost the whole score is delightful............Cullum, Coca, Kline and Kahn were simply sublime and Judy Kaye was sensational when she took over the role of Lily Garland from Madeline Kahn... I love the recording and listen to it often....Alas, you cannot see the "train smoke" billowing from the orchestra pit durin...

how about the girl who played the Streisand "mini me" in her last concert tour.........? Was her name Lauren Frost or something like that???? Remember, at the beginning of the concert they had the "young" Barbra with her mother and the piano player at the recording studio...........and later the young Barbara's voice morphed into the real current day BARBRA and the concert began???? She is probably age appropriate now, but certainly does not have any "box office draw" power. Not yet. But Redh...

SticktoPriest, your grandparents are likely not insane. It seems they agreed with the majority of theatergoers (including me) who found SITPWG dreadfully boring onstage. Those of us "very involved" with theater know that in order to truly enjoy a Sondheim show, you must be familiar with the score, prior to seeing the show. Many people fall in love with Sondheim shows via the recordings and kind of "romanticize" this love of the recording into a great respect for the actual stagework too. I do...

http://www.broadwayworld.com/l.cfm?id=43013 I am stunned and deeply saddened. This man was an angel on earth. He was warm, charming, funny, caring, he was truly a class act ........my heart aches for those closest to him....most obviously, John Kander and of course Liza Minnelli (she always called him her true lucky star) and Chita Rivera. He leaves behind a legacy of great theater music and wonderful, warmth to those who knew him. I guess his most famous songs are New York, New York, Cabaret...

this show is consistently delightful and sexy..........however.......I think it is "overbooked." It is often going along beautifully and they "go to something that was preprogrammed to do." I think he usually has too many guests...... I love the ELLEN DEGENERES show and have the same qualm about her show....I think it tends to "overbook" and it often has a brief segment with an enjoyable celebrity and then hurriedly that guest is replaced by another. ELLEN is a delight to be with, even when s...

HELLO, DOLLY! starring Pearl Baily, because it was my first and it was amazing...............there was no turning back on the world of theater after seeing Dolly on Broadway. the show that had at least equal overall impact on my life for many reasons was the original Broadway production of A CHORUS LINE.