Well, thanks to surgery and a shiny new hip, I have lots of new toys. A stick with a hook on it, for one thing. Ever need a stick with a hook? Me neither, til now. Can't function without a stick with a hook. Or a 4 foot long kitty litter scooper. Or a "grabber" with a smile like a Tyrannosaurus. When you can't bend down to tie your birkenstocks or pick up the errant olive that's fallen from your martini, you gotta have options. Options with teeth.
So I've spent the last 2 weeks mastering new talents. (And people ask me, "What DO you DO with yourself all day, Mrs. Fowler?")
Today was my first outing. To the doctors, not a GALA, but OUT. As in (a 15 degree) breeze on my face, ice/snow/slush under foot/cane, but it was inspiring nonetheless. So we're ready to GO BROADWAY once again! Hence:
a.) Carol Channing. We are late to honor her on 2 on the Aisle, so selections from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Hello Dolly, and MORE (Like "Cecilia Sisson!") are definitely hitting the playlist.
b.) My wacky themes...this time 'round: Ohs, Ahs, Oohs, and even an Uh-Oh. Desperate yet, Kim? No, just the sounds a recuperating patient makes in PT.
c.) City of Angels, a Best Musical Tony winner not enough people know about.
d.) High Spirits. A dud. No wonder nobody knows about it. Like Blithe Spirit but with mediums, bicycles, Tammy Grimes and Beatrice Lillie.
Hello, Dolly! was one of the first albums I ever bought. That, and a Glen Miller "best hits" LP for my dad. I memorized the lyrics, osmosed the liner notes, and remember all the photos of Carol and Charles Nelson Reilly, Eileen Brennan, David Burns. Carol once said that she wanted to "go" like David did, onstage (in Kander and Ebb's 70 Girls, 70), hearing the laughter and the applause. But by the age of 97, I bet Carol heard it still ringing in her ears from so many incredible performances. :)
A Little Girl From Little Rock (Carol Channing, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
The Cecelia Sisson Story (Carol Channing, Show Girl)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Carol Channing, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
Jazz Baby (Carol Channing, Thoroughly Modern Millie)
Oh, What A Beautiful Morning! (Gordon MacRae, Oklahoma!)
Oh Me, Oh My, Oh You (Doris Day, Gene Nelson, Tea For Two)
Oh, Happy We (Barbara Cook, Robert Rounseville, Candide)
Calypso Pete (Carol Channing, Show Girl)
Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend (Carol Channing, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
If You Hadn't But You Did (Carol Channing, Perry Como)
Bye Bye Baby (Carol Channing, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
Oh, My Mysterious Lady (Cyril Ritchard, Mary Martin, Peter Pan
Oh, To Be A Movie Star (Barbara Harris, The Apple Tree)
Oh, My Goodness (Shirley Temple, Poor Little Rich Girl)
Prologue (James Naughton, City Of Angels)
Double Talk Walk (Instrumental, City Of Angels)
You're Nothing Without Me (Gregg Edelman, James Naughton, City Of Angels)
It Needs Work (Kay McClelland, City Of Angels)
Uh-Oh! (Margery Gray, Byron Mitchell, Tovarich)
Ooh, Do You Love You! (Linda Lavin, It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Superman)
Ooh! My Feet! (Susan Johnson, The Most Happy Fella)
Oh, Do It Again (Carol Channing, Thoroughly Modern Millie)
You'd Better Love Me (Tammy Grimes, High Society)
The Bicycle Song (Beatrice Lillie, High Society)
Home Sweet Heaven (Tammy Grimes, High Society)
Ah, But Underneath! (Diana Rigg, Follies)
Ah, Miss (Victor Garber, Sweeney Todd)
Ah! Sweet Mystery Of Life/I'm Falling Love With Someone (Marc
Kudisch, Angela Christian, Thoroughly Modern Millie)
I Put My Hand In (Carol Channing, Hello, Dolly!)
Dancing (Charles Nelson Reilly, Carol Channing, Eileen Brennan, Jerry Dodge,
Sondra Lee, Hello, Dolly!)
So Long Dearie (Carol Channing, Hello, Dolly!)
Hello, Dolly! (Carol Channing, Ensemble, Hello, Dolly!)
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