'Jimmy' 1969 musical
'Jimmy' 1969 musical
Shamlet
Swing Joined: 2/6/21
#1'Jimmy' 1969 musical
Posted: 2/6/21 at 9:48am
Hello am new to the board but have been a watcher for a while.
I collect broadway Vinyls and have one for a musical called 'Jimmy' about the New York mayor Jimmy Walker and it is one of my favourite to listen to with lots of songs I enjoy a lot and even kazoo's!
I was just wondering if any one here knew any more details about it either maybe having seen the original production or are a fellow fan of the cast recording. It must have been a bad show to have fallen into obscurity.
Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#2'Jimmy' 1969 musical
Posted: 2/6/21 at 3:14pm
Jimmy was THE FIRST show I ever walked out of. It was a total bore, although I have to admit that I left at inter' mission; as a result, I have no idea if it got any better in Act 2.
The only performers I remember are Frank Gorshin, who to me was terrible, and Julie Wilson, who was fine and even had a good song in the first act. I do not remember who played Betty Compton. Rather than be bored through the second act, we decided to walk around Rock Center and see the Christmas lights. We were with friends, who decided to stay; they thought it was 'okay'.
I should mention that we saw the show for free in great seats...it was being papered on Christmas week. I am pretty sure that it ran 80ish performances...could be off. I remember being surprised that it ran as long as it did because it was a real stinker.
cliffordbradshaw2
Stand-by Joined: 3/2/15
#3'Jimmy' 1969 musical
Posted: 2/6/21 at 4:08pm
Julie Wilson reprising her big "Jimmy" song, "I Only Wanna Laugh," twenty years later.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd7pZNg74GU
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#4'Jimmy' 1969 musical
Posted: 2/6/21 at 5:14pmSaw it and enjoyed it. Than again I like Wildhorne so what do I know Still have the Playbill. Got him to sign it after a performance of a,1 man show he did about George. Burns .He was surprised to see it.. He did resemb!e Walker by the way. Show has backing of Jack Warner.
Poster Emeritus
#5'Jimmy' 1969 musical
Posted: 2/7/21 at 8:29am
Betty Compton was played by Anita Gillette.
Well-well-well-what-do-you-think-of-that-I-have-nothing-here-to-pay-my-train-fare-with-only-large-bills-fives-and-sevens....
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#6'Jimmy' 1969 musical
Posted: 2/11/21 at 10:04pm
Saw the show but don't remember anything about it. Got the cast album (on vinyl) for 98 cents. Played it once.
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
Updated On: 2/14/21 at 10:04 PM
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