Profile for Philomena

I remember reading in the newspaper back in the early 1980's that Ann Reinking had the lead role in the Broadway version of Cats. I'm not sure if they were talking about Grizabella. And speaking of Cats, how can we forget that Dame Judi Dench was the original Grizabella in the London version until she broke her foot or ankle (?). I also remember reading that in the mid-1980's a rock musical movie version of Oliver Twist was being planned with Tina Turner as Fagin and Madonna as the Artful Dod...

Marian Mercer was the best thing about "It's a Living".

I can't remember a year that so many previous winners have been nominated in the same year: Brian Bedford Al Pacino Mark Rylance Vanessa Redgrave Billy Crudup Norbert Leo Butz Sutton Foster Beth Leavel Donna Murphy Laura Benanti Victoria Clark Patti LuPone Edited to add Joel Grey (for Best Director)

I always found it very strange that she shared a name with the killer from Twin Peaks.

Oh no! This is so sad - I love this store. Are we coming now to a time where we are going to say, "Remember going to a bookstore? Remember going to a record store?"

Right after I graduated from college, I did telemarketing for the Roundabout Theatre Company while I was job hunting. Through the job, I received free tickets for "Privates on Parade". This would have been in the Fall of 1989. I took my sister. Well, much to my surprise, there was a full-frontal nude shower scene with four or five men. I was a big fan of the late Olympic gold medalist in skating, John Curry. I really did not want to see him naked. Neither did my sister. I was very uncomfortab...

The Great Gottschalk Booth is Back in Town The Honeymooners All of the above were mentioned as coming to Broadway at one time or another.

Alec Baldwin walking down the street Andrea MacArdle walking down the street Maureen O'Hara at Saint Patrick's Cathedral Tom Selleck as he was leaving the theatre (when he was in "A Thousand Clowns") Beverly Sills sat two rows in front of me at the Met Stephanie Zimbalist in the lobby of a building

Jim Dale took over for Robert Lindsay in "Me and My Girl". Richard Burton took over for Anthony Hopkins in "Equus".

Could someone please post details about the production at NYU? I can't find anything on the NYU Website. Thanks!

Sorry - here is one revival NOT worth buying. I recently purchased the 1991 London Palladium Revival Cast of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" with Jason Donovan and Linzi Hatley. After listening to it straight through, my first reaction was - "This recording has completely destroyed every note of the show!" Hatley's version of the Narrator is an abomination compared to Laurie Beechman in the 1982 Broadway Cast with Bill Hutton. And the orchestrations in this 1991 version (which ...

Donna McKechnie

Back in 1985, I saw an off-Broadway musical called "Surf City: The Beach Boys Musical" which was horrible. It closed during previews - I was not surprised!

I thought I read somewhere that Elaine Page might be Glinda, or is she too old?

Is Julia Roberts still the highest paid actress in Hollywood?