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Posted: 10/5/21 at 6:13pm
Ms. Heatherton turned 77 this year. At her best her voice sounded clear and trumpet-esque, and her high kicks had better extension than Reinking. Unfortunately, by the end of the 70s she seemed worn down and prematurely aged. The trials and tribulations of her life had taken their toll. Some of the major events that I'd imagine hit her the hardest were her divorce from Lance Rentzel, the fact that her movie career never really gelled, and probably a lot of mistreatment by men in the 1960s before second wave feminism entered the public conciousness. I'm not sure if her drug use started post 1972 or earlier on, but in her late 70s and early 80s MDA telethon appearances she seems obviously under the influence of coke. (Like Liza was in certain performances around the same time.) She comes off like a wind up toy who's dancing as fast as she can, and looks near anorexic. Maybe with better mentorship like Ann-Margret had with George Burns she could've navigated it all better. She would have been a good replacement (in either role) in the original Broadway production of Chicago if she had been more in control of her life and career around that time. Regardless, she's still with us, so she must be doing something right. It's just unfortunate that she wasn't able to parlay such a promising start on Broadway and television into a more impressive body of work.
Ain't We Got Fun w/ Frank Sinatra Jr.
Tea for Two
Joey on The Dean Martin Show
Joey & Paul Lynde
Posted: 10/6/21 at 7:51am
My dad was a BIIIG fan back in the day.
