London Musicals 1995-1999.pub - Over The Footlights
London Musicals 1995-1999.pub - Over The Footlights
London Musicals 1995-1999.pub - Over The Footlights
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1998<br />
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (1 st Revival)<br />
<strong>London</strong> run: Regent’s Park Open Air <strong>The</strong>atre, July 23 rd – September 1st<br />
Music: Jule Styne<br />
Lyrics: Leo Robin<br />
Book: Anita Loos & Joseph Fields<br />
Director: Ian Talbot<br />
Choreographer: Lisa Kent<br />
Musical Director: Catherine Jayes<br />
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Photo by Alastair Muir<br />
Debby Bishop, Audrey Palmer, Sara Crowe, Clive Rowe,<br />
Harry Burton & Martin Turner<br />
Cast: Sara Crowe (Lorelei Lee),<br />
Debby Bishop (Dorothy),<br />
Clive Rowe (Gus),<br />
Harry Burton (Henry),<br />
Audrey Palmer (Ella),<br />
John Griffiths (Sir Francis<br />
Beekman), Gary Raymond,<br />
Jeffrey Dench, Joanne Redman,<br />
Nova Skipp<br />
Following its season in the Park, this<br />
production did a UK tour.<br />
Notes: Original <strong>London</strong> run:<br />
Princes <strong>The</strong>atre, August 1962<br />
NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY<br />
<strong>London</strong> run: Arts <strong>The</strong>atre, August 3 rd (25 performances)<br />
Music, Book & Lyrics: Douglas J. Cohen<br />
Director: Neil Marcus<br />
Choreographer: Donna McKechnie<br />
Musical Director:<br />
Cast: Paul Brown (Morris Brummell), Joan Savage (Flora Brummell), Tim Flavin (Christopher Gill),<br />
Donna McKechnie (Alexandra Gill, Mrs Sullivan, Carmella, Sadie), Joanna Riding (Sarah Stone),<br />
Bruce Alexander, Kate Graham, Clare Rimmer, James Spilling.<br />
Songs: One of the Beautiful People, I’ve Been a Bad Boy<br />
Story: <strong>The</strong> two mother-fixated men at the heart of this musical murder<br />
show are the Jewish Police Detective Morris Brummell, pursued by his<br />
suffocating mother, Flora; and Christopher “Kit” Gill, a failed actor<br />
haunted by the ghost of his successful actress mother. <strong>The</strong>re is a<br />
mother-fixated woman, too, Sarah Stone – her mother is a rich<br />
socialite only interested in glamorous charities. Kit decides the only<br />
way to out-do his mother’s fame is to become a serial killer, carrying<br />
out his crimes in various disguises including a priest, a flamenco<br />
dancer, and a stiletto heeled woman. Morris can earn respect from his<br />
mother if he manages to find the killer. Sarah is a potential witness,<br />
and, after questioning, falls in love with Morris.<br />
Notes: Based on the novel by William Goldman and the 1967 film<br />
starring Lee Remick and Rod Steiger, this had a top-class star cast<br />
appearing in what was generally regarded as <strong>London</strong>’s tackiest theatre<br />
and a very cheap production. Donna McKechnie playing all the<br />
murder victims and Kit’s mother, Joan Savage as a superbly funny<br />
Jewish mother, Tim Flavin, top-quality dancer and singer – all were<br />
highly praised, but the show itself received very mixed notices and ran<br />
just three weeks.<br />
Donna McKechnie & Tim Flavin<br />
Photo by Ash Scott Lockyer
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