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| re: To Hugh, I leave my cape: Jackman once did a reading of 'On the Twentieth Century' | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 02:24 pm EDT 06/19/22 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 02:17 pm EDT 06/19/22 | |
| In reply to: re: To Hugh, I leave my cape: Jackman once did a reading of 'On the Twentieth Century' - bmc 12:15 pm EDT 06/19/22 | |
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| Yes, in the original ''On the Twentieth Century'' (1978), Oscar's big 11 o'clock number was ''The Legacy.'' In it, John Cullum played a producer (a la John Barrymore). With lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Oscar bid a wonderfully hammy goodbye to all his prized possessions. ''To you I leave my cape and my fedora. To you I leave my mustache wax. To you I leave an ostrich fan from Flora Dora. To you I leave my unpaid income tax. To you I leave my bust of Henry Irving. To you I leave my headache pills. To you, my set of Theodore Dreiser My portrait of the Kaiser And a ten foot stack of unpaid bills. ...'' For the 2015 revival, Adolph's daughter, Amanda Green, rewrote the song as ''Because of Her,'' and it became Oscar's love song to Lily Garland. No offense to Amanda, whose lyrics I love in ''HIgh Fidelity,'' but I prefer the original, with its period references and witty rhymes. By the way, I saw the 1979 national tour, starring Rock Hudson, and they cut ''The Legacy,'' I'm assuming, because Hudson couldn't sing it. Still, I loved its score (with music by Cy Coleman), and Judy Kaye and Imogene Coca did the tour. Plus, that silver Art Deco train set by Robin Wagner! Meantime, let's hope no one ever rewrites ''I'm Still Here'' from ''Follies'' because it has too many period references. ''Major Bowes?'' |
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| Link | John Cullum sings 'The Legacy' from 'On the Twentieth Century' |
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| re: To Hugh, I leave my cape: Jackman once did a reading of 'On the Twentieth Century' | |
| Posted by: showtunetrivia 07:43 pm EDT 06/19/22 | |
| In reply to: re: To Hugh, I leave my cape: Jackman once did a reading of 'On the Twentieth Century' - WaymanWong 02:17 pm EDT 06/19/22 | |
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| I hugely prefer the original. It’s so damn clever and funny. Laura in LA |
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