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| Posted by: Chromolume 08:07 pm EDT 08/01/22 | |
| In reply to: And Lanie Kazan from two shows. - Delvino 07:51 pm EDT 08/01/22 | |
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| This NYT article (linked below) on the whole story of saving Seesaw is a great read. Methinks Kazan tended to bring trouble with a capital T with her wherever she went. That happens. |
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| Link | The Fight To Save Seesaw |
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| a great read! | |
| Last Edit: Chazwaza 06:21 pm EDT 08/02/22 | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 06:20 pm EDT 08/02/22 | |
| In reply to: re: And Lanie Kazan from two shows. - Chromolume 08:07 pm EDT 08/01/22 | |
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| Thanks for posting, a fascinating show/history. I could read a whole (short) book about the creative journey and production journey of this particular show (and not because I think it's SO great, I don't) | |
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| re: And Lanie Kazan from two shows. | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 11:26 am EDT 08/02/22 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 11:23 am EDT 08/02/22 | |
| In reply to: re: And Lanie Kazan from two shows. - Chromolume 08:07 pm EDT 08/01/22 | |
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| Fascinating. I saw it on B'way, and the much better streamlined iteration that toured and revealed Lucie Arnaz as a triple threat. She reminted the show for me. And others. This jumped out, as something unlikely to be said today, at least not by the Times: "Seesaw,” starring zaftig nightclub singer Lainie Kazan as bohemian dancer Gittel Mosca and Ken Howard as Wasp Nebraska lawyer Jerry Ryan, began rehearsals under Edwin Sherin's direction on November 20, 1972." Zaftig. But even this: "The consensus of opinion was that she didn't look like a dancer or move like a dancer. She was also some 40 pounds overweight. “When we cast Lainie, she promised she'd lose those 40 pounds,” Coleman recalled. “She said she'd have it written into her contract that if she didn't lose the weight, we could fire her. Unfortunately we never checked to see if that stipulation was in the contract.” |
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