NYT: When Sammy Davis Jr. Knocked Out Broadway

[MezzA101]

Posted: 12/30/25 at 9:20am

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/theater/sammy-davis-jr-golden-boy-musical.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AlA.-ZRL._SLgjW-22GiM&smid=nytcore-android-share

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 12/30/25 at 9:54am

I heard about Golden Boy on the Dean Martin/Sammy Davis, Jr season of You Must Remember This. After listening to the cast album, I thought about how much of a shame it was that the show wasn't filmed in some mainstream capacity, as it seems no other work perfectly suited Davis's talents and persona.

I suppose being so closely related to an icon like Sammy Davis, Jr. is also a reason why the show is so rarely produced/revived.

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 12/30/25 at 10:10am

I always liked "Summer Song" and especially Nina Simone's cover of it. 

 

Some interesting stuff about this in Chita's memoir. 

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 12/30/25 at 11:07am