| "Oh, Elaine, will you for Chrissake go to New Haven and sing the fuckin' song!" |
| Last Edit: PlayWiz 01:56 pm EDT 07/03/22 |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 01:55 pm EDT 07/03/22 |
| In reply to: Does a standby have to attend each peformance? - bobby2 02:49 pm EDT 07/02/22 |
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| said Ethel Merman long ago as related by Elaine Stritch, as Stritch would knock on Ethel's dressing room door before each performance, as required back then, as her standby in "Call Me Madam" before rushing off to do her big song in New Haven in "Pal Joey" ("Zip"). Not a direct answer to your question, but it's what comes to mind! :) |
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