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re: Prince vetoed casting Minnelli in the original production

Posted by:	larry13 05:03 am EDT 04/02/14
In reply to:	re: Prince vetoed casting Minnelli in the original production - AlanScott 04:54 pm EDT 04/01/14

Thanks Alan. And, on the subject of Stritch--and a part I'm positive she never did--it was mentioned at the seminar preceding the MOST HAPPY FELLA dress rehearsal last night that Stritch very much wanted to do a part--presumably Cleo--for the opening of the original production. Not so surprising, she would not sing the high C that Loesser had written and asked for it to be transposed down slightly. Not so surprising, he refused and the rest is history. Never knew about this. Jo Sullivan Loesser was present but I believe it was Laurence Maslon, interviewing her, who basically told this story. Do you know anything about it?

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