Only been waiting most of a year to play "The Lusty Month Of May"!
Above, Richard Burton and Julie Andrews in a lovely (if posed) shot from Camelot.
Initially, the production ran for 4 hours. Loewe (of Lerner and...) did NOT want to collaborate on this one. Moss Hart (director) had a heart attack. Lerner (of Loewe and...) was left by his wife mid-rehearsal, and suffered a nervous breakdown. But Camelot still opened and survived on Broadway for 2 years(ish).
Great shot of Robert and Richard...Burton was given kudos for holding the cast (and production) together, amidst all the speed bumps prior to opening.
Below, Robert and Julie...mid-brush!
Interesting replacements/revival cast members included Christine Ebersole as Guinevere, Robert became King Arthur (when he grew up!), and even Laurence Harvey took a crack at the crown.
Leslie Odom, Jr. above as fashion icon, and below with Lin-Manuel Miranda, on what looks to be the N train, in Hamilton garb!
Plus he has a new album out called Mr...we'll hear from an earlier recording, entitled (guess what?) "Leslie Odom, Jr."!
A young Bobby Short, stuck to a piano even at this age.
Below, entertaining at perhaps the Carlyle Hotel, where he performed his usual gig for over 35 years.
Short Trivia: He grew up in Danville, Illinois, where 2 of his high school classmates were Dick Van Dyke and Donald O'Connor.
He left for the big berg of Chicago at the age of 11, to perform in saloons and night clubs.
Author of 2 memoirs: "Black And White Baby" and "Bobby Short: The Life And Times Of A Saloon Singer."
In our "You're A" mini theme,
we'll hear Jane Carr and Bryce Pinkham sing "You're A D'ysquith" from
A Gentleman's Guide To Love And Murder.
That's a "defrocked" Jane above with Jefferson Mays (who only played like 17 roles in the show).
Best Musical Tony Winner of 2014.
I always wondered why I never saw "Dick Tracy" when it was released back in 1990, but looking at these photos GIVES ME A CLUE!
Warren Beatty looks great, but who wouldn't in the middle of THIS crowd?
The flick did sport 2 songs by Stephen Sondheim, but even that isn't enough for me to search it out on Amazon Prime.
The cast evidently included:
Al Pacino, Dick Van Dyke, Charles Durning, Dustin Hoffman, Mandy Patinkin,
Kathy Bates, Catherine O'Hara, Paul Sorvino, and Michael J. Pollard?
Sheesh.
Sheesh.
Oh, and Madonna.
Still not renting it for $3.99.
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