Wolf Entertainment Guide's Review of BBTY 1962

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Posted: 6/15/05 at 11:52am

"The latest in the ‘Broadway by the Year” series was already a hit by the time it had barely begun, thanks to the coup of getting the surprise special guest star Robert Goulet. Highlighting “The Broadway Musicals of 1962” production (June 13, 2005), Goulet was received with thunderous applause and rewarded the audience by charmingly telling anecdotes about his appearance in “Camelot,” then delivering, off-mike, as he did in the Broadway run of the musical, a rousing rendition of “If Ever I Would Leave You.” The date connection was somewhat tenuous, as the show opened earlier, but Goulet was still performing it in 1962. Who could care about dates? Goulet, starring in “La Cage Aux Folles,” still carries the aura of talent and fame and he made the evening right off the bat.

But creator and host Scott Siegel didn’t leave it at that. A terrific cast of six—Liz Callaway, Scott Coulter, Felicia Finley, Danny Gurwin, Brad Oscar and Christine Pedi—made the songs of 1962 shows come alive with a sense of fun as well as nostalgia. There was also a welcome featured assist from Will Taylor and Eric Stretch of the Cagelles, the dance troupe enlivening the Broadway revival of “La Cage Aux Folles.” More about that later. "

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Milla
BBTY 1962