Who saw the original THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG? — Page 2

I was 7 years old when I saw the National Tour at the Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia. Dick Latessa and Anita Gillette were the stars. My mom saw the original production in NYC and brought home the record album, which she played a lot. So when the tour came, she bought us tickets. I think I still have the stub, and it might have been $12.50(??) for a mezzanine seat? I know I still have the Playbill. I didn't get the souvenir book because we already had one in the house from the NYC production.

I saw it a few times. One of my favorites. I actually have the Demo Album that was sent to record companies before the Original Cast Album came out, and the full Johnny Mathis cut is on it! Great show.!

It was positively Robert Klein who sat behind me at Lucie's final performance. I spoke with him at intermission and witnessed him bantering with the orchestra.

Updated On: 10/8/15 at 04:29 AM

I too saw it in Philadelphia with Anita Gillette and Dick Latessa, loved it and played the album all the time. Years later got to do it in dinner theater twice. Special place in my heart for this show. "LEON!"

Every show will always have suporters and detractors. I saw it a few weeks after it opened, and found it modestly entertaining at best. The story was very thin, the score only okay (as I recall, there really were not very many songs, but that is probably wrong), the performances enjoyable, the evening totally forgettable. It was Summer stock on Broadway. It would be totally dated today...hell, it was dated then. Let's face it, most Neil Simon has not aged well...it was 'of its time' and this was later inconsequential Simon (as opposed to some of his more substantial later plays, e.g., Lost in Yonkers'-).

Whoever suggested it should have won best musical over Sweeney Todd should have his account revoked.

Updated On: 10/18/15 at 11:22 AM

I remember that amazing set. Sparkling. So New York. So Broadway. I saw the original cast and can still close my eyes and see it.

Saw the original production. actually I may have seen it several times. (I was organizing lots of theater parties in those days). Enjoyed it very much. Still play the obc every once in a while. No specific recollections of the show, though.

I saw the show in SF. I have no clue who was in it then but i did get the record (and the 8 Track) and then the cassette and then the cd. And when Hamlish had a birthday celebration at the Kennedy Center he reunited the cast for a one off at the Opera House. I got to meet all three and get autographs. That was super swell.