Anyone remember the 1968 Lincoln Center production? Victoria Mallory and Kurt Peterson, (two Sondheimites) as Tony and Maria were excellent, as was Barabra Luna as Anita. Oliver Smith redid his original sets and Lee Becker Theodore recreated the direction and choreography. It was probably the closest to the original.
Yes, it was the year after I graduated from High School.
Barbara Luna was on ONE LIFE TO LIVE for several years. She was one of Emile's children in the original SOUTH PACIFIC and did a stint in A CHORUS LINE as Dina. Her last credit is a TV Star Trek episode, she was also in the original series.
Wow, CPD, I thought you were a youngster, but, instead, you're old...like me! You have a youthful exuberance, and I mean that in the most complimentary way possible.
Now, tell us more about the 1968 WSS.
"Be on your guard! Jerks on the loose!"
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I had worked with Vicky in Children's Theatre so I knew she could sing. But her Maria was luminous, and Kurt Peterson was full of youthfull good looks and passion. They had great (wink) chemistry.
Luna was a sptfire as you can see from those photos.
It was a beautiful production in that large theatre.
Thanks for the bump. I had read parts of this thread previously (your long Lenny blogs) but had missed the self-identifying phrase "assistant to the book director."
Check your PM.
Whatever your new line of work is, you are an ace researcher, and you do have a wonderful breadth and depth of specific knowledge that many of us respect and enjoy so much. If not a memoir, a blog for sure.
Or, maybe, one of us could buy you a lunch (a cheap lunch because I, for one, am po) and record it, PJ. Then, we create a smash hit Broadway musical based on your memoir and save musical theatre!!!!
Theaterkid has the right idea! One of the best ways to get something down, after you've read Alice In Wonderland Out Loud, is to talk to a friend about what you're writing about and record it. imho
The listening person often asks good questions where you need to clarify your thinking, and stuff. I'd chip in so that you could go to a really Nice Diner there with PJ.
Or you could just copy and paste all of your BWW messages from over the years and see what needs filling in. ^ [A very goofy way of saying "thanks" to PJ again.]
I suppose I should bump this. You have some amazing stories, PJ.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad