Posted: 9/6/15 at 11:05pm
Let's not mourn the closing of the grand revival of Lenny and Betty and Adolph's On the Town.
Let's have A PARTY WITH COMDEN AND GREEN!
Posted: 9/7/15 at 9:11pm
Betty Comden is an inspiration to female theatre writers everywhere. She's penned some of my favorite stuff on stage. I included an Easter egg nod to her (along with Jeanine Tesori and Dorothy Fields) in one of my own pieces.
Lord rest both their souls!
Posted: 9/7/15 at 11:15pm
Here's a nice compilation...see if you can name everyone?? Who is singing with Patti Lupone?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLo1Kin2tcw
The closing night of OTT makes you realize again, how great C&G, Styne,....unbelievable catalog of songs.
(Nancy Walker in Do-Re-Mi! ) lots of little gems to re-discover. I didn't even know that was Donna Murphy in Wonderful Town. She looks and sounds great in that role..
Updated On: 9/7/15 at 11:15 PM
Posted: 9/8/15 at 6:22am
Here are two incredibly entertaining and original numbers from The Will Rogers Follies, Coleman, Comden and Green.
Ensemble, Ziegfeld girls, Cady Huffman and Keith Carradine. I love the tambourine hats! and the huge rainbow set too.
Willamania and Our Favorite Son...someone should have done an updated revival of this for election year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M01Kqa-JEXM
Updated On: 9/8/15 at 06:22 AM
Posted: 9/8/15 at 9:40am
Here's a really cute performance of "I Can Cook Too" with Lea DeLaria and a young Jesse Tyler Ferguson.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu62QxZSFiw
You could really spend hours watching these archived performances.
Posted: 9/8/15 at 10:01am
Singing with Patti is Howard McGillin, Patti's co-star from Anything Goes,
Posted: 9/8/15 at 11:18am
This is a real treat too. Leslie Uggams on the Ed Sullivan show. Being Good and Hallelujah Baby; another landmark production
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC8b-dEsa_s
She won the Tony for this performance.
(I'll try to stop these soon)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc3DDaERtRc
This is from the 1968 Tony Awards.
Updated On: 9/8/15 at 11:18 AM
Posted: 9/8/15 at 11:27am
Thanks PJ, I didn't recognize him with the beard.
