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#76

re: BROADWAY: The American Musical - Part II

Posted: 10/20/04 at 10:33pm

GUYS AND DOLLS was revived on Broadway with an all-Black cast in 1976.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
#78

re: BROADWAY: The American Musical - Part II

Posted: 10/20/04 at 10:35pm

Vivian Blaine was a VERY well known performer on stage and film in the 1940s and 1950s.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
#80

re: BROADWAY: The American Musical - Part II

Posted: 10/20/04 at 10:37pm

Miss Adelaide (the character Blaine played in GUYS AND DOLLS) was changed from a stripper to a "showgirl" to make her more sympathetic.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
#81

re: BROADWAY: The American Musical - Part II

Posted: 10/20/04 at 10:38pm

Gertrude Lawrence, the original Anna of THE KING AND I, had marvelous stage presence but also hit a flat note when she sang fairly regularly.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
#82

re: BROADWAY: The American Musical - Part II

Posted: 10/20/04 at 10:41pm

A musical version of PYGMALION was turned down by EVERY major composer and lyricist--thought that George Bernard Shaw's play was a classic on its own and didn't need music.

Even Lerner & Loewe (who eventualy wrote MY FAIR LADY) initially felt that way and only reconsidered when they realized all they had to do was add the plot that initially happened "off-stage."
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
#83

re: BROADWAY: The American Musical - Part II

Posted: 10/20/04 at 10:43pm

Moss Hart (MY FAIR LADY Director) felt at first that Julie Andrews could not handle role of Eliza Doolittle and came very close to asking her to "step down" from role. It was only after five straight days of working with her one-on-one that he saw she COULD perform role.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
#84

re: BROADWAY: The American Musical - Part II

Posted: 10/20/04 at 10:45pm

Rex Harrison was a fanatical devotee of George Bernard Shaw and his work. (Shaw wrote PYGMALION, source for MY FAIR LADY.)
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
#85

re: BROADWAY: The American Musical - Part II

Posted: 10/20/04 at 10:47pm

Hammerstein was so ill he never saw an official performance of THE SOUND OF MUSIC.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
#86

re: BROADWAY: The American Musical - Part II

Posted: 10/20/04 at 10:49pm

I personally think The SOund of Music is the best film musical, not Singing in the Rain like everyone else seems to.
Julie Andrews makes we weep she's so perfect in it.
Word. Word, indeed.
#87

re: BROADWAY: The American Musical - Part II

Posted: 10/20/04 at 10:49pm

THE SOUND OF MUSIC had an longer original stage run in London that it did in New York.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
#90

re: BROADWAY: The American Musical - Part II

Posted: 10/20/04 at 10:52pm

That's Gertrude Lawrence as Anna in THE KING AND I under the credits--she passed away due to cancer while she was playing role.

"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
#91

re: BROADWAY: The American Musical - Part II

Posted: 10/20/04 at 10:53pm

Great episode tonight. Gotta set my vcr tomorrow since I'm going to miss the broadcast for Macbeth.
#92

re: BROADWAY: The American Musical - Part II

Posted: 10/20/04 at 10:53pm

STRIKE UP THE BAND contains a lot of 1930s topical humor and might seem dated today.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
#93

re: BROADWAY: The American Musical - Part II

Posted: 10/20/04 at 10:55pm

B.B.,

I don't remember at what point in the show we were at when you wrote this--what show did you think Cagney was the star of?
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
#94

re: BROADWAY: The American Musical - Part II

Posted: 10/20/04 at 10:55pm

I hate it when they update classic musicals, too. So maybe no revival re: BROADWAY: The American Musical - Part II
I just love the title song of the show.
Word. Word, indeed.
#95

re: BROADWAY: The American Musical - Part II

Posted: 10/20/04 at 10:56pm

It was Of Thee I Sing. Was there a movie version? Or was I just smokin crack on him being in the show?
Word. Word, indeed.
#96

re: BROADWAY: The American Musical - Part II

Posted: 10/20/04 at 10:59pm

You are CORRECT, B.B., Gene Kelley did star in the original production of PAL JOEY.

David Selznick saw his performance and signed him to a film contract.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
#97

re: BROADWAY: The American Musical - Part II

Posted: 10/20/04 at 11:01pm

after seeing those clips of julie andrews, I wish she was cast as eliza in the movie version. Why wasnt she?

Updated On: 10/20/04 at 11:01 PM

#98

re: BROADWAY: The American Musical - Part II

Posted: 10/20/04 at 11:03pm

Motown recorded it B.B.--I'm not sure if its still in print or not. (I saw production and it was SUPER-GREAT!) :)
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
#99

re: BROADWAY: The American Musical - Part II

Posted: 10/20/04 at 11:08pm

Well, no Cagney in OFF THEE I SING.

But Carroll O'Connor once starred in a TV Version during the 1970s! :)
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
#100

re: BROADWAY: The American Musical - Part II

Posted: 10/20/04 at 11:10pm

Hm. Well, thanks Mary, I'll have to look into why I thought that. Maybe I should put this pipe down...
Word. Word, indeed.

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