| Other stage credits: Wonderful Town, The Visit, Sweet Bird of Youth |
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AlanScott 02:53 pm EDT 08/13/14 |
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re: BROADWAY TO DIM ITS LIGHTS TONIGHT, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13TH AT 7:45 PM IN MEMORY OF BELOVED ACTOR ... - larry13 10:50 am EDT 08/13/14 |
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In addition to her Broadway credits, Bacall did a tour of Wonderful Town in 1977 that played the Music Fair Circuit as well as proscenium theatres in Miami and Dallas (and perhaps elsewhere, too). Arvin Brown directed, and George Hearn played Bob Baker.
In 1985, she played Alexandra del Lago in Sweet Bird of Youth in London (after a pre-London tour), direced by Harold Pinter. In 1986 she did it at the Ahmanson, with a different cast, directed by Michael Blakemore.
And in 1995, she played Claire Zachanassian in The Visit at Chichester, directed by Terry Hands, with Joss Ackland as Alfred Ill. (Interestingly in light of one of our recent discussions, that is the character's original name and his name in the Patrick Bowles translation. Is it possible that they did not use the Valency adaptation?)
Is it just a coincidence that four of her leading men were also Sondheim leading men? Of course, the show with Hearn preceded his association with Sondheim.
Something that may not show up in her obituaries: she was known for not missing performances. She probably missed a few later in life, but she was a trouper.
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