Cheyenne Jackson, Joey Heatherton and Michael Bennett Have Got YOUR Number

[PalJoey]

Posted: 4/30/09 at 12:33am

Joey Heatherton sings and dances Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh's "I've Got Your Number," from a 1965 television special, choreographed by Michael Bennett

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p6swrw-4Ew


40 years later, the same song sung by Cheyenne Jackson at Broadway Under the Stars

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymtqyCstS64

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 4/30/09 at 1:35am

Heatherton delivered utterly pedestrian choreography, as if it were worthy of her efforts. Jackson's performance was just plain creepy. Good vocal, though.

[mauriposa]

Posted: 4/30/09 at 1:36am

Cheyenne Jackson can definitely have my number.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 4/30/09 at 1:48am

Cheyenne Jackson can have whatever he wants from me. Sorry but he just needs to stand there and I'm a little wet.
In all seriousness though, his delivery of the song was pretty fantastic. He didn't just sing the song, he performed it, it was great.
I looooved the first clip with Joey Heatherton (whom I have never heard of before, but I'm a fan of now). The Bennett choreography is so great, you can see his Jerome Robbins' influences and during a few points it reminds me of Fosse's choreography for LIZA WITH A Z (which of course was 7-8 years after that clip), at its greatest it is quite reminiscent of "Turkey Lurkey Time" and I love it! And Heatherton, those kicks at the end! No words. Simply spectacular. Thanks for the late night treat, PJ

[Scripps2]

Posted: 4/30/09 at 4:24am

Not an expert on choreography here but the 1965 version reminds me of Rich Man's Frug, which also came later.

And Cheyenne Jackson's version adds up to a hell of a lot more than the sum of its parts (no pun intended).

[PalJoey]

Posted: 4/30/09 at 8:15am

JohnBoy--you are so predictable. We get it: Anything after 1967 stinks.

I love watching this early Michael Bennett choreography.

What I love about Cheyenne is that he goes out there with the concept. I wish he had an imaginative Michael Bennett-type to stage things for him.

Updated On: 4/30/09 at 08:15 AM

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 4/30/09 at 1:29pm

No one speaks of Joey Heatherton anymore and that saddens me.

[danmag]

Posted: 4/30/09 at 1:38pm

I so wanted the Joey Heatherton shag when I was a kid.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 4/30/09 at 3:20pm

I prefer Lola Heatherton

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 4/30/09 at 3:56pm

Actually, it's most things after 1970 stink. SEESAW and RAGTIME, excepted!

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 4/30/09 at 4:19pm

namo, once you marry lance rentzel no one speaks of you again. they just nod knowingly and sigh.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 4/30/09 at 4:25pm

I adore wide receivers.

Posted: 4/30/09 at 4:41pm

Was that really Cheyenne Jackson? It seemed like the Shadows were off.