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| Burt Reynolds has died. | |
| Posted by: bwaynut 03:35 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
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| ibdb.com mentions one Broadway credit, the 5-performance play "Look, We've Come Through," with book by Hugh Wheeler and direction by Jose Quintero. He also had a long, well-publicized relationship with Sally Field ("Glass Menagerie" and "The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?") and another with Dinah Shore (who made a famous studio cast recording of "Call Me Madam." | |
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| re: Burt Reynolds has died. | |
| Posted by: Pokernight 05:31 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
| In reply to: Burt Reynolds has died. - bwaynut 03:35 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
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| I was one of the fortunate few who saw him portray a sailor in Look We've Come Through, and he cut quite a dashing figure on stage. He definitely had powerful charisma. | |
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| re: Burt Reynolds has died. | |
| Last Edit: AlanScott 08:11 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 08:01 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Burt Reynolds has died. - Pokernight 05:31 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
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| I'm linking some Look: We've Come Through photos. There's one of Reynolds in costume and in character onstage, and several of him with other cast members on the street and other places. A lot of other photos will also come up, and you may have to scroll up, not down, to see them all, but if it works properly, they should all be together at the top of the page. The play was highly regarded by some critics, and Marilyn Stasio included it in her collection Broadway's Beautiful Losers, but I can't say that I like it a lot. Rex Reed included it among shows he felt deserved better in a Playbill article he wrote called "Dear Audience, Have You Had Too Much of a Good Thing?" Did you like it, Pokernight? |
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| Link | Look: We've Come Through |
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| re: Burt Reynolds has died. | |
| Posted by: Pokernight 08:02 am EDT 09/07/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Burt Reynolds has died. - AlanScott 08:01 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
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| I recall liking it very much, especially the wacky performance of Zohra Lampert. I even talked a friend of mine into doing a workshop production at the Melrose Theatre in L.A. in the early 70s. | |
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| re: Burt Reynolds has died. | |
| Posted by: seeseveryshow 04:12 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
| In reply to: Burt Reynolds has died. - bwaynut 03:35 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
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| 1961 - At age 25, Burt made his broadway debut. See Playbill cover at link. The play closed after 5 performances. Sorry I missed it. |
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| Link | Playbill cover for Look, We've Come Through |
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| re: Burt Reynolds has died. | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 05:13 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Burt Reynolds has died. - seeseveryshow 04:12 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
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| But you see every show, seeseveryshow! | |
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| And don't forget the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 04:20 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 04:07 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
| In reply to: Burt Reynolds has died. - bwaynut 03:35 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
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| Burt Reynolds was world-famous as a movie star, but said: ''You aren't really an actor till you've been on the stage.'' So in May 1978, he broke ground for his $2 million Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre in Jupiter, Fla. He said his dream was ''a theater for people who haven't seen theater, at prices they can pay. I also want to have a place where actors, friends of mine who most producers don't have access to, can work... . I've made friends who grew up in theater. They just don't want to get clobbered by the New York critics. They want to have fun. They can do the show they want to. I can't pay much, but they'll get a condo, a car, the royal treatment.'' For the next decade, it did 116 productions. And his theater attracted the likes of Carol Burnett, Charles Nelson Reilly, Farrah Fawcett, Eartha Kitt, Ned Beatty, Vincent Gardenia, Elliott Gould, Kirstie Alley, Robert Hays, Marilu Henner, Robert Urich, Marsha Mason, Parker Stevenson, Ossie Davis and Dom DeLuise. And he directed them. Plus, he starred with Sally Field in ''The Rainmaker'' and with Burnett in ''Same Time, Next Year.'' The theater was seldom profitable, but Reynolds kept it going. It won various awards and helped provide Equity cards for dozens of actors. And musical fans might recall Reynolds for co-starring with Dolly Parton in the movie of ''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'' (1982). |
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| Link | Washington Post: The curtain falls on Burt Reynolds' Florida theater |
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| And Julie Harris | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 11:24 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
| In reply to: And don't forget the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre - WaymanWong 04:07 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
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| In May 1981, Vincent Gardenia and Julie Harris starred in Death of a Salesman at the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre, directed by Charles Nelson Reilly. | |
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| re: And Julie Harris | |
| Posted by: Deirdre 12:25 pm EDT 09/07/18 | |
| In reply to: And Julie Harris - AlanScott 11:24 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
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| Wow. Anyone know anything about that production? I loved Vincent Gardenia - I wonder how it was. | |
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| re: And Julie Harris | |
| Last Edit: AlanScott 06:14 pm EDT 09/07/18 | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 06:14 pm EDT 09/07/18 | |
| In reply to: re: And Julie Harris - Deirdre 12:25 pm EDT 09/07/18 | |
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| I can't find any reviews of it, I am linking a page that perhaps you have already come across — a tribute to Julie Harris from the guy who played Biff in the production. There is a production photo if you just scroll down a bit. Gardenia and Harris certainly seem like excellent casting. |
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| re: And don't forget the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre | |
| Posted by: Circlevet 10:50 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
| In reply to: And don't forget the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre - WaymanWong 04:07 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
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| It's still there as the Maltz Jupiter Theater. | |
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| re: And don't forget the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre | |
| Last Edit: keywslt 05:24 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
| Posted by: keywslt 05:20 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
| In reply to: And don't forget the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre - WaymanWong 04:07 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
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| Burt Reynolds memoir (and the clip below) refers to himself appearing in a 1957 Broadway Revival of "Mister Roberts" starring Charlton Heston, and Orson Bean, directed by John Forsythe. I can't find any links to confirm this. Anyway.... here is a lovely clip of the late Charles Nelson Reilly telling a story about his good friend Burt (Buddy) Reynolds. |
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| Link | The Life of Reilly |
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| re: And don't forget the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre | |
| Posted by: Snowgrace 09:07 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
| In reply to: re: And don't forget the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre - keywslt 05:20 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
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| God bless him. | |
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| 1956 City Center revival of Mister Roberts | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 07:45 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
| In reply to: re: And don't forget the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre - keywslt 05:20 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
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| Under the name Buddy Reynolds, he played Reber. The production opened at City Center on December 5, 1956, after a preview the night before, and ran through December 16. In addition to Heston in the title, and Bean as Pulver, the cast included WIlliam Harrigan, who had created the role, as the Captain, and Fred Clark as Doc. | |
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| re: 1956 City Center revival of Mister Roberts | |
| Posted by: comedywest 11:45 am EDT 09/07/18 | |
| In reply to: 1956 City Center revival of Mister Roberts - AlanScott 07:45 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
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| If anyone knows you do: Is there a site that lists non–Tony eligible shows at City Center? |
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| re: 1956 City Center revival of Mister Roberts | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 05:56 pm EDT 09/07/18 | |
| In reply to: re: 1956 City Center revival of Mister Roberts - comedywest 11:45 am EDT 09/07/18 | |
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| Musicals should be listed on ovrtur.com. I can't guarantee every single one is listed there, but most should be, even if there may be problems and inconsistencies in the specific info on particular productions. Are you going on the idea that ibdb lists all City Center productions that were Tony-eligibile? I don't think that's true. I rather think that ibdb just doesn't really know what it's doing with City Center, although they do seem to have made sure to include all City Center productions that were actually nominated for Tonys. I'd try to go into more detail about the inconsistencies inherent in ibdb's City Center listings, but it would take me more work to try to summarize it than I feel like doing right now. Suffice it to say that there is no reason I can see for a whole bunch of City Center productions not to be listed there. |
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| re: 1956 City Center revival of Mister Roberts | |
| Posted by: comedywest 07:48 pm EDT 09/08/18 | |
| In reply to: re: 1956 City Center revival of Mister Roberts - AlanScott 05:56 pm EDT 09/07/18 | |
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| thank you very much and yes about "tony eligible". This is from the IBDB City Center listing: "The former Mecca Temple had a brief tenure as a legit venue, but it is not technically a Broadway theatre. The only City Center shows that are included in IBDB were Tony-eligible shows." I have a friend who was in "King and I" there, but I never saw her name or the show. And I hear about shows at city center and can never find a listing for it. I will check out ovrtur. com though. at least it will be fun. |
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| re: 1956 City Center revival of Mister Roberts | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 11:10 pm EDT 09/09/18 | |
| In reply to: re: 1956 City Center revival of Mister Roberts - comedywest 07:48 pm EDT 09/08/18 | |
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| Thanks, comedywest, for the quote from ibdb. Perhaps I have read that before and had forgotten because I've certainly read the claim that the only City Center shows on ibdb were those that were Tony-eligible. That is incorrect, as should be clear by simply scrolling down the list of City Center productions listed there, and I have questions beyond that. Perhaps one day I will write about this, but today is not that day. | |
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| re: And don't forget the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 05:12 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
| In reply to: And don't forget the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre - WaymanWong 04:07 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
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| Sounds like working at that theater was fun. | |
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| re: Burt Reynolds has died. | |
| Posted by: bwaynut 03:56 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
| In reply to: Burt Reynolds has died. - bwaynut 03:35 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
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| In citing two of his famous relationships, I failed to mention his two actual marriages: the first (1963-1965) to Judy Carne of "Laugh-In" and Broadway's "The Boyfriend" (revival) fame; the second to WKRP's Loni Anderson (1988-1993). It's hard to believe that son, Quinton, just turned 30 on August 31st !! | |
| Link | Burt Reynolds' son Quinton |
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| I didn’t realize he was 82 | |
| Posted by: dramedy 03:41 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
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