Actress/Philanthropist Isabel Bigley Dead at 80

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 10/1/06 at 11:10pm

http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061001/UPDATE02/61001001

Not sure which this belongs on, but if I'm wrong, just switch it.

[allofmylife]

Posted: 10/1/06 at 11:28pm

Her life sounds as wonderful and rich as her voice.

[jewishboy]

Posted: 10/1/06 at 11:36pm

She sings the only version of "If I Were a Bell" that I like (well, I actually LOVE the way she sings it), and it is my favorite song in the show.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 10/1/06 at 11:46pm

RIP, Miss Bigley. Hopefully when you see Frank Loesser up there in the big house, he won't slap you this time!

[best12bars]

Posted: 10/2/06 at 8:59pm

So sad... my heart just ached a little.

When I was a kid, the "Guys & Dolls" cast album was one of my first exposures to the real glamour of Broadway. I played it non-stop in my room as a child. I acted out all the numbers. I dreamed, I pretended... and I got hooked, forever.

And Miss Bigley was a great part of this magic introduction to the joys of cast recordings, and the infinite possibilities of the "theatre of the mind."

In a way, she was the leading lady of my "Drowsy Chaperone."

You will be missed... and you will be remembered.

[Marquise]

Posted: 10/2/06 at 10:48pm

best12 that was a beautiful post!

[best12bars]

Posted: 10/3/06 at 10:57am

Thanks, Marquise!



This is a "bump" for a lady who deserves a little more love and attention.

Updated On: 10/3/06 at 10:57 AM

[best12bars]

Posted: 10/3/06 at 11:33am

"Me & Juliet"

Updated On: 10/3/06 at 11:33 AM