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2 giorni fa · In 1954, Ethel Merman, at the age of forty-six, reprised her role as Reno in a specially adapted live television version of the musical, co-starring Frank Sinatra as the hero, now renamed Harry Dane; Merman's good friend Bert Lahr (who had co-starred with her on Broadway in DuBarry Was a Lady) as Moonface Martin; and Sheree North.
- P. G. Wodehouse, Guy Bolton
- 1934
1 giorno fa · What a freak Ethel Merman was! She was 68 when she performed that madly optimistic Anthony Newley-Leslie Bricusse song, one of my all-time favorites (Newley sang it better). Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced that it will stop requiring a diversity, inclusion, and belonging statement as part of its faculty hiring process.
2 giorni fa · Ethel Merman (who else?) originated the role on Broadway, in 1959. The redoubtable Angela Lansbury starred as Rose in the 1974 revival. Next, in 1989, came Tyne Daly, ...
1 giorno fa · Since GYPSY premiered on Broadway in 1959, starring Ethel Merman, many of the greatest performers in Broadway history have taken on the iconic role of “Rose”: Angela Lansbury in 1974, Tyne Daly in 1989, Bernadette Peters in 2003, and Patti LuPone in 2008. Now… it’s Audra’s turn. BIOGRAPHIES
1 giorno fa · At last, the most Tony Award-winning performer of all time would be tackling musical theater’s equivalent of “Hamlet” and the role that so many Broadway divas — from Angela Lansbury to Patti Lupone and Bernadette Peters — have put their stamp on since Ethel Merman originated the part in 1959.
5 giorni fa · Death Becomes…Us! Published June 3, 2024 by biggayhorrorfan. In her 2010 documentary I Am Nancy, actress Heather Langenkamp examined why the male monsters in horror, specifically Freddy Krueger, receive the lion’s share of fandom, including merchandising, while iconic heroines, such as the character she portrayed, are often given short shrift.
4 giorni fa · She tried to sound like Gene Pitney, and “it came out sounding like Ethel Merman.” After a while, “You start to feel that you’re just not good enough.”
