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| re: Broadway and Off-Broadway Musicals That Were Filmed With Virtually Their Entire Casts | |
| Posted by: stevemr 02:37 pm EDT 06/25/19 | |
| In reply to: Broadway and Off-Broadway Musicals That Were Filmed With Virtually Their Entire Casts - Dawson 01:52 pm EDT 06/25/19 | |
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| Bells Are RInging | |
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| re: Broadway and Off-Broadway Musicals That Were Filmed With Virtually Their Entire Casts | |
| Posted by: scoot1er 09:26 pm EDT 06/25/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Broadway and Off-Broadway Musicals That Were Filmed With Virtually Their Entire Casts - stevemr 02:37 pm EDT 06/25/19 | |
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| Li’l Abner | |
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| re: Broadway and Off-Broadway Musicals That Were Filmed With Virtually Their Entire Casts | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 11:01 pm EDT 06/25/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Broadway and Off-Broadway Musicals That Were Filmed With Virtually Their Entire Casts - scoot1er 09:26 pm EDT 06/25/19 | |
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| The film of "Li'l Abner" didn't have Edith (Edie) Adams, but instead substituted Leslie Parrish as Daisy Mae, and instead of Charlotte Rae, it had Billie Hayes who I think later took over the role, as Mammy Yokum. I don't know if Stella Stevens played Appassionata on stage at some point, but it was originally Tina Louise. But they did use a lot of the original cast and the highly lauded Michael Kidd choreography was recreated for the film. | |
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| re: Broadway and Off-Broadway Musicals That Were Filmed With Virtually Their Entire Casts | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 11:15 pm EDT 06/25/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Broadway and Off-Broadway Musicals That Were Filmed With Virtually Their Entire Casts - PlayWiz 11:01 pm EDT 06/25/19 | |
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| Billie Hayes did indeed take over the role a bit more than a year into the Broadway run. It does seem that they wanted her for the role originally, but she couldn't get out of her New Faces of 1956 contract. I've read a number of times over the years that Hayes took over shortly into the Broadway run, but that is not correct. I don't think Stella Stevens ever played Appassionata onstage. |
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| I've Heard... | |
| Posted by: Dawson 11:49 pm EDT 06/25/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Broadway and Off-Broadway Musicals That Were Filmed With Virtually Their Entire Casts - AlanScott 11:15 pm EDT 06/25/19 | |
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| that Billie Hayes later became available to go into Li'l Abner at the start of the Broadway run, and they tried to buy out Charlotte Rae's contract, but Miss Rae refused. True? | |
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| Posted by: AlanScott 12:24 am EDT 06/26/19 | |
| In reply to: I've Heard... - Dawson 11:49 pm EDT 06/25/19 | |
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| If that happened, I would think it would have been a few weeks after Li'l Abner opened on Broadway as New Faces continued to run for five weeks or so after Abner opened, unless Leonard Sillman decided to let Hayes out of her contract earlier. I think that I've heard a story like that, but I don't know if it's true. | |
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| re: Broadway and Off-Broadway Musicals That Were Filmed With Virtually Their Entire Casts | |
| Posted by: Snowysdad 06:27 pm EDT 06/25/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Broadway and Off-Broadway Musicals That Were Filmed With Virtually Their Entire Casts - stevemr 02:37 pm EDT 06/25/19 | |
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| Also with Jean Stapleton (see Damn Yankees post above) as did Funny Girl. | |
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