Where the heck is LELAND PALMER? these days? — Page 2

For anyone interested, I was wondering this question lately too, and found that she has a daughter who is a performer as well. I did some digging--

At the bottom of this page there is a comment from someone claiming to be Leland's daughter, Pearl. I clicked on the website of the commenter, Pearl, and found that it is true--Leland (Linda's) daughter is a dancer as well. Her name is Pearl Marill. Her work seems pretty cool!

He’s deep in the Black Lodge.

Someone in a Tree2 said: "Shocking to see how much Fosse made her into a dead-on match for Gwen with that wig and eye makeup! By the time I finally saw the original run of Pippin it was fall of1975-- I have no idea who was dancing Fastrada by that point-- but I don't remember the red wig at all."

You probably saw pre-ACL Priscilla Lopez as Fastrada in the fall of 1975.

Patti Karr played Fastrada from 1974 to 1976.

Her daughter, Pearl Marill, is also a dancer and choreographer. Source.

TotallyEffed said: "He’s deep in the Black Lodge."

And he deserved far more than 1 scene in The Return

"Someone - what a great week of theater you had. I wonder if you realized at the time how timeless those choices would prove to be! "

Even though the "Golden Age" of Broadway musicals conventionally ends around 1964, I always thought the period from 1970 to 1975 constituted a second mini-Golden Age. Michael Bennet and Bob Fosse were already acknowledged the true geniuses of that era when the director-choreographer was king, so it took no great astuteness to want to fill my week with their latest hits. Snagging a seat to A CHORUS LINE was on everyone's wishlist precisely in the way that HAMILTON was 4 decades later. What I could never have anticipated was that revivals of PIPPIN and CHICAGO could be smash hits again 20 or 30 or 40 years after their premieres. I always look back on those 6 days in 1975 as the week that hooked my addiction for life.

Updated On: 5/31/18 at 01:55 PM

Speaking of A CHORUS LINE:

I recently saw a summer stock production of it and, although it was superficially a good production, I realized how remarkable the original cast was. None of the numbers had the same pizzazz as they did originally and one character faded into another. Diana was particularly bland.

The show itself still resonates. I'm guessing it was just underreheared and miscast.

The senior citizen audience dozed appreciatively.

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