It's the Animal in Ethel Merman
It's the Animal in Ethel Merman
#1It's the Animal in Ethel Merman
Posted: 1/5/12 at 8:06am
Because it occurs to me that many of the youngsters of BroadwayWorld might never have seen Ethel Merman sing and dance with a kickline of elephants.
http://youtu.be/l89fWQ7_EYE
#2It's the Animal in Ethel Merman
Posted: 1/5/12 at 8:30am
Well if we're talking about television performances by merman, here is her on the muppets show. ADORABLE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlGohSLMLY8&feature=related
Also, that clip never gets old.
#2It's the Animal in Ethel Merman
Posted: 1/5/12 at 7:11pm
Slightly sad in a way, but Ms. Merman still had the pipes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29wqugxt2RQ&feature=fvwrel
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#3It's the Animal in Ethel Merman
Posted: 1/5/12 at 8:08pm
At least in your clip and the one before, Merman's hair looks great and she is well dressed, something that was not always true
in many of her other appearances...especially true when she sang a song at a charity benefit.
Merman likely thought she would remain a big star after "Gypsy," but that did not happen.
#4It's the Animal in Ethel Merman
Posted: 1/5/12 at 9:46pm
She DID remain a big star after Gypsy.
It was the WORLD that became small.
http://youtu.be/DaJexzMJURo
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#5It's the Animal in Ethel Merman
Posted: 1/5/12 at 10:29pm
Loved her on The Muppet Show, especially her very moving serenade to Fozzi of "There's No Business Like Show Business."
"Merman likely thought she would remain a big star after "Gypsy," but that did not happen."
Really? Because she remains one of the biggest names in Broadway history almost 30 years after her death. In fact I'd bet you "$10,000" that more everyday Americans would recognize her name before they'd have any idea who Sutton Foster is (and that's no knock on Ms. Foster, it's just the truth). Her cameo in Airplane remains legendary.
LOVE THE MERM NOW AND FOREVER. What I'd give to take a time-trip back to May 21, 1959 or March 1961.
#6It's the Animal in Ethel Merman
Posted: 1/6/12 at 11:43am
I agree that Merman is arguable Broadway's greatest musical star, with only Martin as a viable other choice.
I was in high school when Merman toured with "Gypsy" after Broadway in 1961. I was lucky enough to see "Gypsy" in Boston, where the musical set a new financial record at the Colonial.
A year or two later, Merman played a week at a summer theater in the town where I lived doing her night club act. Few people came, except on the weekend. The Town was about 15 miles west of Boston.
Everyone knew who Merman was after she left Broadway. People were not as interested in seeing her perform in anything other than a Broadway show. That surprised Merman.
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