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re: So if Sally Bowles isn't supposed to be a good singer....

Posted by:	scoot1er 03:38 pm EDT 03/31/14
In reply to:	re: So if Sally Bowles isn't supposed to be a good singer.... - perfectlyfrank 12:37 pm EDT 03/31/14

"It's simply an excuse to cast a "name" without regard to vocal talent." You may recall that the original production cast Jill Haworth who was not a name, nor were her replacements. So, the fact that it is an excuse to cast name actors doesn't really hold water. Of course, those were the days when producers relied less on names than today. But, the original concept had nothing to do with "name" actors and much to do with Sally who was a second-rate talent in a crummy club.

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