A Party With Comden and Green

[PalJoey]

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!

 

 

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

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!

[Steve C.]

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

[Steve C.]

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

[Steve C.]

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.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 9/8/15 at 10:01am

 

Singing with Patti is Howard McGillin, Patti's co-star from Anything Goes,

 

 

[Steve C.]

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

[Steve C.]

Posted: 9/8/15 at 11:27am

Thanks PJ, I didn't recognize him with the beard.