It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that je ne sais quoi pas!

 Rosalind Russell was 47 years old when she starred in 

Wonderful Town

as Ruth Sherwood to Edith (Edie) Adams' "Sister" Eileen.

She was one of 7 children, raised in Waterbury, Ct.

Her parents thought she was studying to be a teacher

(attending Marymount College in Tarrytown),

but she fooled 'em!

 The great "Conga" number with the "Brazilian Navy"...

for a look at her "Swing!", visit my 2 on the Aisle FaceBook page
 or YouTube.

Whatta hep cat!

 Chorines from The Boy Friend,

and below Ann Wakefield and Bob Scheerer

who got to sing Sandy Wilson's 

"Won't You Charleston With Me?"

 The Broadway version's cast included

a young Julie Andrews, above/front and center!

 The musical Swing! (2000)

featured swing-era music of 

the Duke, the Count, and other royalty,

along with new songs/lyrics by Ann Hampton Callaway and others.

Lynne Taylor-Corbett directed and choreographed. 

 And not to forget the Boswell's take on that

swing classic,

"It Don't Mean A Thing".

Above, all set for their Java number,

and below, probably tuning in Otto Bruno's Sunday Music Fest!