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| You know who has a better sense of humor about this? Leslie Uggams. | |
| Posted by: MikeR 01:13 pm EDT 06/01/18 | |
| In reply to: Let's try for a June without ridiculing Leslie Uggams - TheHarveyBoy 06:53 am EDT 06/01/18 | |
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| In addition to her tweet to Renee Fleming, quoted below, she also posted this one: "Who's up for a sing-along? Here are the lyrics. Just because it's #JuneJuneJoan https://genius.com/Richard-rodgers-june-is-bustin-out-all-over-lyrics" |
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| Link | https://twitter.com/LeslieUggams/status/1002392866738630658 |
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| re: You know who has a better sense of humor about this? Leslie Uggams. | |
| Posted by: hugoP 07:27 pm EDT 06/01/18 | |
| In reply to: You know who has a better sense of humor about this? Leslie Uggams. - MikeR 01:13 pm EDT 06/01/18 | |
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| I have to admit that I've never heard of this til I saw this thread today. Anyway, I researched it and watched the Rudetsky interview with Uggams where she told the story behind the story. It only increases my great admiration for Leslie Uggams-- she not only has an astonishing voice, she is a consummate pro with a wonderful sense of humor about herself and a sense of no-matter-what-the-show-must-go-on that is sorely missing from some other featured singers facing technical snafus (I'm looking at you Ms Carey....). Anyway, I loved seeing the clip and loved the story....and we should continue to celebrate the extraordinary Leslie Uggams in any way we can, including by celebrating this triumph of sheer showmanship. | |
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| re: You know who has a better sense of humor about this? Leslie Uggams. | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 07:47 pm EDT 06/01/18 | |
| In reply to: re: You know who has a better sense of humor about this? Leslie Uggams. - hugoP 07:27 pm EDT 06/01/18 | |
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| For those who don't already know, she has a role in the Deadpool movies, the second of which is in theaters now. She'd be a good Dolly, yes? | |
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| re: You know who has a better sense of humor about this? Leslie Uggams. | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 03:00 pm EDT 06/04/18 | |
| In reply to: re: You know who has a better sense of humor about this? Leslie Uggams. - KingSpeed 07:47 pm EDT 06/01/18 | |
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| I bet she'd be a terrific Dolly Levi...she was perfection as Muzzy in THROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE for most of the run when she replaced Sheryl Lee Ralph in the role. I actually preferred Uggams to Ralph. One of the times I went, I took my mother and Mom was thrilled to see Uggams, and told me all about watching her, billed as "Little" Leslie Uggams, on television when she was a girl. Mom very much admired one of Uggams' gowns in the show (I think her costumes were different from Ralph's) and I wrote to Martin Pakledinaz, in care of the production, to ask if there were any patterns available or anything that I could use to have something similar made for my mother as a gift. No response, of course. I wasn't really expecting one. | |
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