Lucky Stiff
Lucky Stiff
#0Lucky Stiff
Posted: 11/18/05 at 1:47pmI'd avoided getting this recording, for some odd reason, and after listening to it yesterday, I'm kicking myself for not getting it sooner. A great early Ahrens and Flaherty score, with great work by Mary Testa, Debbie Gravitte, Judy/Judith Blazer amaong other. Favorite numbers of mine include RIta's Confession and Speaking French. I couldn't recommend it more.
CrapOnMyShoe
Swing Joined: 11/15/05
#1re: Lucky Stiff
Posted: 11/18/05 at 1:55pmRita's confession is one of my all-time favorite songs. The whole recording is just great.
#2re: Lucky Stiff
Posted: 11/18/05 at 2:12pm
i worked on the original off-b'way production. mary testa was brilliant. my favorite is the song the doctor sings in the phone booth "mary alice..." i think evan pappas was great as worthington. annie golden was the workshop girl from the universal dog home. judy is not up to the task, imo.
the production was not well directed and kind of flopped, but i think the show is GREAT.
AspectsofLoveLover
Understudy Joined: 7/30/05
#4re: Lucky Stiff
Posted: 11/18/05 at 2:24pmI love "Times like this" Christiane Noll sings it on her broadway love story cd. After I heard it I rushed out and bought the sheet music. Now I sing it at auditions...its a great song.
#5re: Lucky Stiff
Posted: 11/18/05 at 2:30pm
annie didn't do the original production for several reasons, the most obvious of which was that she was doing AH WILDERNESS at lincoln center at the time, i believe. the producers wanted ivy austin in a big way -- but she was doing THE MUSIC MAN at city opera and senora sills would not let her out of the contract. they went with julie white who is an estimable actress, but no kind of singer. (this show was done during pilot season and no one was left in town) judy blazer was deemed too ordinary aka boring for the part at the time. i don't know why annie isn't on the recording.
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