Just In: Howard Keel Has Passed- Page 3
Just In: Howard Keel Has Passed
Dolly_Levi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/8/04
#50re: Just In: Howard Keel Has Passed
Posted: 11/8/04 at 12:48amThank goodness for the preservation of his amazing perfs. in the films of "Annie Get Your Gun," "Kiss Me, Kate" and "Seven Brides." What a voice!!!
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Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#51re: Just In: Howard Keel Has Passed
Posted: 11/8/04 at 12:58am
**tear** One of the people who made me fall in love with theatre is dead... I think a small part of me is at the very least crying for all time... What a masterful and magnificent actor...
I remember the first time my mother made me sit down and watch 7 Brides for 7 Brothers... I didn't want to AT ALL!! An old movie with people I don't know in it... NO THANKS!! And last year when I left for school I stole it. :) Now I have the DVD because my mother won't share with me... or I won't share with her... either way :)
PS. One of my theatre buddies from high school told me the other day that he didn't know who Rex Harrison was... I nearly reached through the ethernet cord to strangle him... Not all of us are unaware of Broadway's magnificent history... not just Broadway but American theatre in general... how horribly fantastic was Vaudville and Minstrel acts? ah... our history is fantastic!!
bronxboundexpress
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/15/04
#53re: Just In: Howard Keel Has Passed
Posted: 11/8/04 at 1:10amHe was Fred in the KISS ME KATE movie, he was in SHOW BOAT, SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
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MaTakeALookAtMe
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/13/04
#54re: Just In: Howard Keel Has Passed
Posted: 11/8/04 at 1:10amThis is sad. He was much older than I realized. I've only seen him in Seven Brides and his appearances on Dallas...I looked and looked for a copy of Kiss Me Kate a while back as I enjoy the show, but, alas, no one in my area carried it...
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#55re: Just In: Howard Keel Has Passed
Posted: 11/8/04 at 1:10amGo discover him bronxbound... it'll do you some good... I guarantee you he's got something at Blockbuster
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#56re: Just In: Howard Keel Has Passed
Posted: 11/8/04 at 1:47am
An icon has passed, but his stage work will live on in memory, and his films will be treasured forever. Thank you for your gift, and may many more come to receive it.
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#57re: Just In: Howard Keel Has Passed
Posted: 11/8/04 at 1:53amAw, that was kind of sad!
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americasinging
Swing Joined: 11/5/04
#58re: Just In: Howard Keel Has Passed
Posted: 11/8/04 at 4:18am
I feel sick. Long story short, if it weren't for him and
"Seven Brides..." I wouldn't have the absolute love, devotion and passion about performing and musical theater that I have right now! I was just looking for "Kiss Me Kate" TODAY at the video store and they didn't have it so I rented "HAIR" again. I hope people take notice and if they don't know who he was they should educate themselves.
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#59re: Just In: Howard Keel Has Passed
Posted: 11/8/04 at 8:23am
Wasn't he also in I Do! I Do!?
I could have sworn I saw him in that at the Pantages theatre in LA in the late 70s.....
Mamie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/26/04
#60re: Just In: Howard Keel Has Passed
Posted: 11/8/04 at 9:39am
That's probably right Ken. A few years ago I sent a note to Howard Keel asking him for an autograph. He included one of his concert programs in his reply and the bio in the program shows that he appeared in "I Do, I Do" in the 70's.
The program says his first theatre experience came after his agent took him to meet Oscar Hammerstein II. Hammerstein was so impressed with the young man that he gave him a part in the Broadway production of "Carousel" as an understudy. This was his first non-concert theatrical experience. He eventually was elevated to the leading role of Billy Bigelow, replacing John Raitt in the role. Shortly after that he replaced Alfred Drake in the role of Curly in the long-running "Oklahoma". (He took this role to London where he was a smash hit).
Late in his theatrical career he appeared in "Man of La Mancha", "Camelot", "Kismet", "No Strings", "Gigi", "Showboat", "Plaza Suite", "Carousel", "The Most Happy Fella", "The Fantastics", "I Do, I Do", "Mr. Roberts", and "Paint Your Wagon". He and Jane Powell also recreated their film roles in the summer stock production of "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", as well as appearing together in "South Pacific".
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#61re: Just In: Howard Keel Has Passed
Posted: 11/8/04 at 10:01am
"I would love for a member here to compose the Broadwayworld.com entrace exam. A comprehensive exam that would show our younger (and older) members how much rich history American musical theater has."
Mr. T, what a wonderful idea! Rob D, if you've a minute, what d'ya think?
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Jess1483
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/30/04
#62re: Just In: Howard Keel Has Passed
Posted: 11/8/04 at 10:07amOkay, the entrance exam idea is entertaining, but I'd just like to say that don't you think this board is a wonderful place to get educated? Shouldn't this be a place where people can ask about legendary performers and get informed by the people who know? I've learned so much in the 3 months or so I've been on the board. Maybe what we need to do is have a "legend of the day/week" and then those people who don't know these performers could learn. Instead of excluding people, we'd be educating them! I, for one, would thoroughly enjoy reading them. Just an idea...
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Why do we run our fingers through the flame?
Why do we leave our hands on the stove, although we know we're in for some pain?
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seymour krelborn
Broadway Star Joined: 5/14/03
#63re: Just In: Howard Keel Has Passed
Posted: 11/8/04 at 10:11amHe was an immense talent and will be missed greatly.
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#64re: Just In: Howard Keel Has Passed
Posted: 11/8/04 at 10:13am
*raises hand*
I've learned a ton here, including things that are probably considered part of the "core curriculum." But maybe because I've had message board experience, I knew better than to try to contribute to every single thread with the exact same pool of knowledge.
#65re: Just In: Howard Keel Has Passed
Posted: 11/8/04 at 10:18amAs a young gay man growing up in the midwest - Howard Keel helped to solidify my feelings about men. He was the epitome of Masculinity - rugged looks, barrelchested, gorgeous bass/baritone voice and killer eyes (not to mention how he looked in tights - hubba hubba!)...there have rarely been performers to equal his leading man status in the Broadway and Musical Film genres...he will be greatly missed.
"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!"
Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!
Blanche
Stand-by Joined: 10/1/04
#66re: Just In: Howard Keel Has Passed
Posted: 11/8/04 at 10:35am
I always loved Howard Keel. I think my favorite role of his was Bill Hickok in Calamity Jane.
Such a powerful voice and commanding presence.
Another one of the greats, gone.
Updated On: 11/8/04 at 10:35 AM
ShineOn
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/03
#67re: Just In: Howard Keel Has Passed
Posted: 11/8/04 at 11:26am
I LOVE NANETTE FABRAY!
And who DOESN'T know who Alfred Drake is??? What ROCK are they living under???
LMF... SBFSB was one of my mother's all-time favorites, so I, too, grew up with it constantly on my screen. Hell, by the time I was 4 years old I could recite the entire movie.
I am actually disgusted that someone who is supposedly a fan of musical theatre actually had the gaul to ask who Howard Keel was. This is truly a sad day all around.
RIP, Mr. Keel. 
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#68re: Just In: Howard Keel Has Passed
Posted: 11/8/04 at 11:37amHe was my favorite, as some of you know (see picture). One of the first weekly quizzes on this site was one I wrote and sent to Rob on the great Howard Keel. Oh, that voice!
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