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Michael Callan, the actor and dancer who portrayed Riff in the original Broadway production of West Side Story before starring in such films as Gidget Goes Hawaiian, The Interns and Cat Ballou, has died. He was 86.
Callan died Monday night of pneumonia at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, his daughter Rebecca Goodman told The Hollywood Reporter.
A contract player at Columbia Pictures, Callan made about a dozen movies at the studio, starting with They Came to Cordura (1959), a Western starring Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, Van Heflin and Tab Hunter.
On the 1966-67 NBC comedy Occasional Wife, Callan starred as a confirmed bachelor who sets up a woman (Patricia Harty) in an upstairs apartment so she can pose as his wife in order to help him advance at the baby food company where he works. (His boss believes...
Michael Callan, the actor and dancer who portrayed Riff in the original Broadway production of West Side Story before starring in such films as Gidget Goes Hawaiian, The Interns and Cat Ballou, has died. He was 86.
Callan died Monday night of pneumonia at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, his daughter Rebecca Goodman told The Hollywood Reporter.
A contract player at Columbia Pictures, Callan made about a dozen movies at the studio, starting with They Came to Cordura (1959), a Western starring Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, Van Heflin and Tab Hunter.
On the 1966-67 NBC comedy Occasional Wife, Callan starred as a confirmed bachelor who sets up a woman (Patricia Harty) in an upstairs apartment so she can pose as his wife in order to help him advance at the baby food company where he works. (His boss believes...
- 10/11/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bobby, bubi, we need to talk about the Tony Awards! This season’s revival of the late Stephen Sondheim’s landmark musical “Company” earned nine nominations, the highest for any musical revival of the year and the fourth largest tally of any show. It earned citations for Best Revival, three for performers Matt Doyle, Patti LuPone, and Jennifer Simard, Best Director for Marianne Elliott, and four others.
Glaringly absent from this well-deserved list, though, is star Katrina Lenk, who plays the musical’s central character Bobbie; Elliott has reimagined the piece with a woman at the fore. If this snub seems egregious, it’s one that productions of “Company” past have had to contend with before.
See the complete list of 2022 Tony Awards nominees
Just as Bobby and Bobbie are notoriously unlucky in love, the character has never been particularly lucky with Tony nominators, dating way back to 1971. The very...
Glaringly absent from this well-deserved list, though, is star Katrina Lenk, who plays the musical’s central character Bobbie; Elliott has reimagined the piece with a woman at the fore. If this snub seems egregious, it’s one that productions of “Company” past have had to contend with before.
See the complete list of 2022 Tony Awards nominees
Just as Bobby and Bobbie are notoriously unlucky in love, the character has never been particularly lucky with Tony nominators, dating way back to 1971. The very...
- 5/10/2022
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
In this year’s Tony Awards race for Best Actress in a Musical, there are three classic roles that have been nominated before, but haven’t won: Bobbie in “Company,” Caroline Thibodeaux in “Caroline, or Change,” and Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl.” Can any of them finally prevail this time?
See‘Hangmen’ could finally earn Martin McDonagh a long awaited Tony Award for Best Play
As of this writing Sharon D. Clarke is the front-runner according to the combined predictions of Gold Derby users with 9/2 odds. In “Caroline, or Change,” she played Caroline Thibodeaux, a 39-year-old African-American maid and a single mother of four working for a middle-class Jewish family in Louisiana back in 1963. For the original Broadway production back in 2004, Tonya Pinkins was the odds-on favorite to win Best Actress in a Musical for her performance as the title character. In what was considered to be a hotly contested race that year,...
See‘Hangmen’ could finally earn Martin McDonagh a long awaited Tony Award for Best Play
As of this writing Sharon D. Clarke is the front-runner according to the combined predictions of Gold Derby users with 9/2 odds. In “Caroline, or Change,” she played Caroline Thibodeaux, a 39-year-old African-American maid and a single mother of four working for a middle-class Jewish family in Louisiana back in 1963. For the original Broadway production back in 2004, Tonya Pinkins was the odds-on favorite to win Best Actress in a Musical for her performance as the title character. In what was considered to be a hotly contested race that year,...
- 4/14/2022
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
Over fifty years after its debut on Broadway in 1970, Stephen Sondheim’s genre-redefining musical “Company” has returned in a reimagined production by Tony Award-winning director Marianne Elliott. The classic musical is a series of vignettes that coalesce around its protagonist Bobby on the occasion of his thirty-fifth birthday, but in this revival the main character is now a female Bobbie. “Company” opened at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on Dec. 9.
Tony winner Katrina Lenk steps into the role of Bobbie, previously played on Broadway by the likes of Dean Jones, Larry Kert, Boyd Gaines, and Raúl Esparza. Her Joanne – the character known for singing the sardonic Sondheim showstopper “The Ladies Who Lunch” – is two-time Tony winner Patti LuPone. The ensemble boasts a number of Broadway staples, including Nikki Renée Daniels, Matt Doyle, Tony nominees Christopher Fitzgerald, Christopher Sieber, and Jennifer Simard, plus others. George Furth contributed the original book.
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Tony winner Katrina Lenk steps into the role of Bobbie, previously played on Broadway by the likes of Dean Jones, Larry Kert, Boyd Gaines, and Raúl Esparza. Her Joanne – the character known for singing the sardonic Sondheim showstopper “The Ladies Who Lunch” – is two-time Tony winner Patti LuPone. The ensemble boasts a number of Broadway staples, including Nikki Renée Daniels, Matt Doyle, Tony nominees Christopher Fitzgerald, Christopher Sieber, and Jennifer Simard, plus others. George Furth contributed the original book.
See 2022 Tony Awards eligibility rulings,...
- 12/11/2021
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Some of the most beloved songs of the musical theatre canon come from Bernstein's score, which includes 'Tonight,' 'America,' 'Maria,' and of course, Tony's big Act I moment, 'Something's Coming.'Today, we celebrate the show's return with that very tune, featuring original Tonys Larry Kert original Broadway cast and Richard Beymer 1961 film, Broadway leading men Matt Cavenaugh 2009 revival, Jeremy Jordan 2009 revival, Cheyenne Jackson, Gavin Creel, Colton Ryan, Santino Fontana, and Darren Criss, and even Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey and Judy Garland.
- 2/22/2020
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
“West Side Story,” one of the most beloved and enduring Broadway musicals of all time, has often been seen on the Great White Way since it premiered more than sixty years ago, but never quite like this. The revolutionary musical has been reimagined in equally revolutionary fashion this season by Tony-winning director Ivo van Hove (“A View From the Bridge”), whose production opened at the Broadway Theatre on February 20.
This modern, taut staging of the Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and Arthur Laurents musical stars Isaac Powell and Shereen Pimentel as star-crossed lovers Tony and Maria, who lead a company that boasts dozens of Broadway debuts. To distinguish his take on this iconic material, van Hove enlisted Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker to contribute new choreography––controversially replacing Jerome Robbins’ original, indelible dances––as well as designer Luke Halls to create videos that accompany the onstage action on a massive screen that...
This modern, taut staging of the Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and Arthur Laurents musical stars Isaac Powell and Shereen Pimentel as star-crossed lovers Tony and Maria, who lead a company that boasts dozens of Broadway debuts. To distinguish his take on this iconic material, van Hove enlisted Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker to contribute new choreography––controversially replacing Jerome Robbins’ original, indelible dances––as well as designer Luke Halls to create videos that accompany the onstage action on a massive screen that...
- 2/21/2020
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Don McKay, an actor, singer and dancer who portrayed Tony in three early productions of West Side Story, died Wednesday in Manhattan. He was 93.
In 1957, McKay played Tony in the backers' auditions for West Side Story on Broadway when Cheryl Crawford was the producer, then auditioned for the role after Harold Prince and Robert Griffith had taken over.
When the musical opened Sept. 26, 1957, Larry Kert had the part, but director-choreographer Jerome Robbins hired McKay to star opposite Marlys Watters as Maria and George Chakiris as Riff for the London production at Her Majesty’s Theatre. It opened in ...
In 1957, McKay played Tony in the backers' auditions for West Side Story on Broadway when Cheryl Crawford was the producer, then auditioned for the role after Harold Prince and Robert Griffith had taken over.
When the musical opened Sept. 26, 1957, Larry Kert had the part, but director-choreographer Jerome Robbins hired McKay to star opposite Marlys Watters as Maria and George Chakiris as Riff for the London production at Her Majesty’s Theatre. It opened in ...
- 12/31/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Don McKay, an actor, singer and dancer who portrayed Tony in three early productions of West Side Story, died Wednesday in Manhattan. He was 93.
In 1957, McKay played Tony in the backers' auditions for West Side Story on Broadway when Cheryl Crawford was the producer, then auditioned for the role after Harold Prince and Robert Griffith had taken over.
When the musical opened Sept. 26, 1957, Larry Kert had the part, but director-choreographer Jerome Robbins hired McKay to star opposite Marlys Watters as Maria and George Chakiris as Riff for the London production at Her Majesty’s Theatre. It opened in ...
In 1957, McKay played Tony in the backers' auditions for West Side Story on Broadway when Cheryl Crawford was the producer, then auditioned for the role after Harold Prince and Robert Griffith had taken over.
When the musical opened Sept. 26, 1957, Larry Kert had the part, but director-choreographer Jerome Robbins hired McKay to star opposite Marlys Watters as Maria and George Chakiris as Riff for the London production at Her Majesty’s Theatre. It opened in ...
- 12/31/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Jets and the Sharks are about to dance their way into the 21st century!
Steven Spielberg hasn’t begun filming for his remake of West Side Story but the prolific director has already made some major casting choices for the upcoming film.
With a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner (Angels in America), this latest take on the iconic 1957 Broadway musical, which was adapted into a movie in 1961, is set to bring the classic to a whole new generation.
Centering on two teenagers from opposing street gangs who fall in love, the story is based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
Steven Spielberg hasn’t begun filming for his remake of West Side Story but the prolific director has already made some major casting choices for the upcoming film.
With a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner (Angels in America), this latest take on the iconic 1957 Broadway musical, which was adapted into a movie in 1961, is set to bring the classic to a whole new generation.
Centering on two teenagers from opposing street gangs who fall in love, the story is based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
- 11/28/2018
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
West Side Story has found its leading man. Ansel Elgort has reportedly been cast to portray Tony in Steven Spielberg's forthcoming adaptation of the classic musical set in Manhattan. The 24-year-old actor previously receive critical acclaim for his role in 2017's Baby Driver, but this will be Elgort's biggest role to date by far.
Tony and Maria are the protagonists of the tragic love story modeled after Romeo and Juliet. Tony is a former member of American gang the Jets, which rivals Puerto Rican gang the Sharks. Maria's older brother is the leader of the Sharks, and thus enters the story's central dilemma. Tony was first portrayed by Larry Kert in the original 1957 musical and later by Richard Beymer in the 1961 film.
The remake's Maria has yet to be announced. Though Natalie Wood is famous for her impassioned portrayal of the star-crossed lover in the screen adaptation, the casting...
Tony and Maria are the protagonists of the tragic love story modeled after Romeo and Juliet. Tony is a former member of American gang the Jets, which rivals Puerto Rican gang the Sharks. Maria's older brother is the leader of the Sharks, and thus enters the story's central dilemma. Tony was first portrayed by Larry Kert in the original 1957 musical and later by Richard Beymer in the 1961 film.
The remake's Maria has yet to be announced. Though Natalie Wood is famous for her impassioned portrayal of the star-crossed lover in the screen adaptation, the casting...
- 10/6/2018
- by Kelsey Garcia
- Popsugar.com
Before Ansel Elgort nabbed the leading role in Steven Spielberg’s remake of West Side Story, he was gaining some early experience for the role.
Elgort, 24, starred in a stage production of the musical in 2007 for the Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center when he was just 13, according to a photograph shared by Broadway.com.
The budding actor portrayed hot-tempered Action, one of the Jets, in the stage production. Earlier this month, multiple outlets confirmed Elgort was set to play Tony, the founder of the Jets.
The Baby Driver star is taking over the role from Larry Kert in the original...
Elgort, 24, starred in a stage production of the musical in 2007 for the Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center when he was just 13, according to a photograph shared by Broadway.com.
The budding actor portrayed hot-tempered Action, one of the Jets, in the stage production. Earlier this month, multiple outlets confirmed Elgort was set to play Tony, the founder of the Jets.
The Baby Driver star is taking over the role from Larry Kert in the original...
- 10/3/2018
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
As BroadwayWorld reported yesterday, film star Ansel Elgort Baby Driver, The Fault In Our Stars has been cast in the leading role of Tony in Steven Spielberg's upcoming remake of the movie musical West Side Story. Elgort will be stepping into the iconic role originated by Larry Kert on Broadway and embodied by Richard Beymer in the classic film.
- 10/2/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Ansel Elgort just landed his next major role! Young Hollywood's most in-demand talent was cast in the lead role of Steven Spielberg's film adaptation of West Side Story, multiple outlets report. Elgort will reportedly star as Tony in the 21st century remake of the classic Broadway musical. Originally inspired by "Romeo and Juliet," West Side Story follows the rivalry between New York City street gangs, the Jets and the Sharks. Conflict arises when Tony, a former member of the Jets, falls for Maria, the sister of a leader of the Sharks. Larry Kert played Tony in the 1957 stage production, which earned six Tony nominations. Richard Beymer went on to reprise the role in the 1961 big...
- 10/2/2018
- E! Online
“Baby Driver” star Ansel Elgort has been cast in the lead role of Tony in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story.” The script is written by Tony Kushner and based on the famous Broadway musical of the same name. Kushner has written the scripts for Spielberg’s “Lincoln” and “Munich,” both of which earned the playwright Oscar nominations.
“West Side Story” was written for Broadway by Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim and featured music by Leonard Bernstein and choreography by Jerome Robbins. The Broadway musical opened in 1957 and was first adapted on the big screen in 1961 by directors Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. Larry Kert originated the role of Tony on Broadway, while Richard Beymer played the lead in the 1961 movie, which was nominated for 11 Oscars and won best picture.
Elgort is the first actor to be cast in Spielberg’s “West Side Story.” The actor earned some of the...
“West Side Story” was written for Broadway by Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim and featured music by Leonard Bernstein and choreography by Jerome Robbins. The Broadway musical opened in 1957 and was first adapted on the big screen in 1961 by directors Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. Larry Kert originated the role of Tony on Broadway, while Richard Beymer played the lead in the 1961 movie, which was nominated for 11 Oscars and won best picture.
Elgort is the first actor to be cast in Spielberg’s “West Side Story.” The actor earned some of the...
- 10/1/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Director Steven Spielberg has cast Baby Driver star Ansel Elgort in his upcoming adaptation of West Side Story. He will take on the role of Tony in the movie and I think he’s a perfect choice for the part!
The part of Tony was first portrayed by Larry Kert in the original 1957 Broadway musical and Richard Beymer played the role in the classic 1961 movie.
The latest West Side Story adaptation was written by Oscar nominated screenwriter and Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner. The story was originally written by Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim with music by Leonard Bernstein.
Spielberg has spent the about a year looking for actors to fill the role in this movie. It’s taking so long because he needs good actors that are able to sing and dance. These are two qualities that Elgort has and I’m looking forward to seeing him in the role of Tony.
The part of Tony was first portrayed by Larry Kert in the original 1957 Broadway musical and Richard Beymer played the role in the classic 1961 movie.
The latest West Side Story adaptation was written by Oscar nominated screenwriter and Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner. The story was originally written by Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim with music by Leonard Bernstein.
Spielberg has spent the about a year looking for actors to fill the role in this movie. It’s taking so long because he needs good actors that are able to sing and dance. These are two qualities that Elgort has and I’m looking forward to seeing him in the role of Tony.
- 10/1/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Ansel Elgort has been cast as Tony in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” remake, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
Tony Kushner wrote the adaptation of the 1957 musical, originally written by Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim with music by Leonard Bernstein. Larry Kert played the role in the musical, while Richard Beymer took on the role in the 1961 film. “West Wide Story” explores forbidden love as well as the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds in New York.
Spielberg’s upcoming film will be produced by Spielberg, Kevin McCollum and Kristie Macosko Krieger.
Also Read: Hillary Clinton, Steven Spielberg Adapting Voting Drama 'Woman's Hour' for TV
Most recently, Elgort starred in “Baby Driver” for which he received a Golden Globe nomination in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy. His...
Tony Kushner wrote the adaptation of the 1957 musical, originally written by Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim with music by Leonard Bernstein. Larry Kert played the role in the musical, while Richard Beymer took on the role in the 1961 film. “West Wide Story” explores forbidden love as well as the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds in New York.
Spielberg’s upcoming film will be produced by Spielberg, Kevin McCollum and Kristie Macosko Krieger.
Also Read: Hillary Clinton, Steven Spielberg Adapting Voting Drama 'Woman's Hour' for TV
Most recently, Elgort starred in “Baby Driver” for which he received a Golden Globe nomination in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy. His...
- 10/1/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
When you’re a Jet, you’re a Jet all the way — and now we know who’ll play Tony in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story. Baby Driver star Ansel Elgort has danced into the role originated by Larry Kert on Broadway and played by Richard Beymer in the Oscar-winning 1961 movie.
Inspired by William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Filming is set to begin in summer 2019.
Tony Kushner wrote the adaptation of the 1957 musical originally written by Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim with music by Leonard Bernstein, and concept, direction, and choreography by Jerome Robbins. Spielberg, Kevin McCollum and Kristie Macosko Krieger will produce the film musical.
Elgort earned a Golden Globe nom for his lead role in last year’s Baby Driver and also starred...
Inspired by William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Filming is set to begin in summer 2019.
Tony Kushner wrote the adaptation of the 1957 musical originally written by Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim with music by Leonard Bernstein, and concept, direction, and choreography by Jerome Robbins. Spielberg, Kevin McCollum and Kristie Macosko Krieger will produce the film musical.
Elgort earned a Golden Globe nom for his lead role in last year’s Baby Driver and also starred...
- 10/1/2018
- by Erik Pedersen and Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Ansel Elgort has been cast in the lead role of Tony in Steven Spielberg’s film version of the Broadway musical, “West Side Story.”
Spielberg is directing from Tony Kushner’s adaptation of the 1957 musical, which was originally written by Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim with music by Leonard Bernstein, and concept, direction, and choreography by Jerome Robbins. Spielberg, Kevin McCollum and Kristie Macosko Krieger will produce the film.
Tony was first played by Larry Kert in the original 1957 Broadway musical, which was inspired by William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” and centered on the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs.
Elgort starred in “Baby Driver” for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and “The Fault in Our Stars.” The actor is the lead in the upcoming film adaptation “The Goldfinch,...
Spielberg is directing from Tony Kushner’s adaptation of the 1957 musical, which was originally written by Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim with music by Leonard Bernstein, and concept, direction, and choreography by Jerome Robbins. Spielberg, Kevin McCollum and Kristie Macosko Krieger will produce the film.
Tony was first played by Larry Kert in the original 1957 Broadway musical, which was inspired by William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” and centered on the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs.
Elgort starred in “Baby Driver” for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and “The Fault in Our Stars.” The actor is the lead in the upcoming film adaptation “The Goldfinch,...
- 10/1/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Baby Driver star Ansel Elgort has nabbed the male lead in Steven Spielberg's upcoming take on West Side Story.
The actor will play Tony, a role first portrayed by Larry Kert in the original 1957 Broadway musical. Richard Beymer played the part in the classic 1961 movie.
Oscar-nominated screenwriter and Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner has written the adaptation of the musical originally penned by Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim with music by Leonard Bernstein.
Spielberg has spent the better part of the year looking for stars for his movie, with actors needing to be able to sing, dance and, of ...
The actor will play Tony, a role first portrayed by Larry Kert in the original 1957 Broadway musical. Richard Beymer played the part in the classic 1961 movie.
Oscar-nominated screenwriter and Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner has written the adaptation of the musical originally penned by Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim with music by Leonard Bernstein.
Spielberg has spent the better part of the year looking for stars for his movie, with actors needing to be able to sing, dance and, of ...
- 10/1/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Baby Driver star Ansel Elgort has nabbed the male lead in Steven Spielberg's upcoming take on West Side Story.
The actor will play Tony, a role first portrayed by Larry Kert in the original 1957 Broadway musical. Richard Beymer played the part in the classic 1961 movie.
Oscar-nominated screenwriter and Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner has written the adaptation of the musical originally penned by Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim with music by Leonard Bernstein.
Spielberg has spent the better part of the year looking for stars for his movie, with actors needing to be able to sing, dance and, of ...
The actor will play Tony, a role first portrayed by Larry Kert in the original 1957 Broadway musical. Richard Beymer played the part in the classic 1961 movie.
Oscar-nominated screenwriter and Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner has written the adaptation of the musical originally penned by Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim with music by Leonard Bernstein.
Spielberg has spent the better part of the year looking for stars for his movie, with actors needing to be able to sing, dance and, of ...
- 10/1/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
I grew up on Broadway musicals. Once upon a time when going to see a show on Broadway didn’t cost you your mortgage plus the life of your first-born, my mom and dad were avid theatergoers. They saw the original production of South Pacific with Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza, the original production of Camelot with Richard Burton and Julie Andrews and Robert Goulet, and the original production of The King and I with Gertrude Lawrence and a then little-known Yul Brynner.
When they were still dating they went into town to see Oklahoma! Over the years they saw Carousel, and Brigadoon, and Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews in My Fair Lady, and Zero Mostel in Fiddler on the Roof, and Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly!, and the original West Side Story with Carol Lawrence and Larry Kert. My father fell asleep at Cats and my mother said she...
When they were still dating they went into town to see Oklahoma! Over the years they saw Carousel, and Brigadoon, and Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews in My Fair Lady, and Zero Mostel in Fiddler on the Roof, and Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly!, and the original West Side Story with Carol Lawrence and Larry Kert. My father fell asleep at Cats and my mother said she...
- 3/27/2017
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
Update Thursday morning: Larry Kert was Tony-nominated, but didn’t win for Company. Dean Jones, the affable actor best known for leading roles in several family Disney films of the 1960s and ’70s including The Love Bug and That Darn Cat! — as well as creating one of Stephen Sondheim’s iconic leading roles on Broadway in Company — died Tuesday from complications related to Parkinson’s disease. He was 84. Born on January 25, 1931, in Decatur, Al, Jones began singing and…...
- 9/2/2015
- Deadline
Dean Jones: Actor in Disney movies. Dean Jones dead at 84: Actor in Disney movies 'The Love Bug,' 'That Darn Cat!' Dean Jones, best known for playing befuddled heroes in 1960s Walt Disney movies such as That Darn Cat! and The Love Bug, died of complications from Parkinson's disease on Tue., Sept. 1, '15, in Los Angeles. Jones (born on Jan. 25, 1931, in Decatur, Alabama) was 84. Dean Jones movies Dean Jones began his Hollywood career in the mid-'50s, when he was featured in bit parts – at times uncredited – in a handful of films at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer In 2009 interview for Christianity Today, Jones recalled playing his first scene (in These Wilder Years) with veteran James Cagney, who told him “Walk to your mark and remember your lines” – supposedly a lesson he would take to heart. At MGM, bit player Jones would also be featured in Robert Wise's...
- 9/2/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
"Gypsy." "A Little Night Music." "Sweeney Todd." "Follies." "Company."
Stephen Sondheim's credits -- and that's a sampling -- are staggering. He's won eight Tony Awards, more than any other composer and lyricist. And though he has been an incredible force since he burst on the scene with his first Broadway project, "West Side Story," Sondheim, 83, is reserved about himself.
HBO's "Six by Sondheim" on Monday, Dec. 9, though, manages to paint an intimate portrait of the man, examining his career through six signature songs.
In one of very few interviews granted for this project, Sondheim tells Zap2it that though he had seen a few edits of this film, he doesn't like to watch himself.
"I am embarrassed to see myself," Sondheim says. "I have seen myself on-screen quite a lot."
This features wonderful footage of Sondheim, including photos from his youth, being mentored by family friend Oscar Hammerstein, and...
Stephen Sondheim's credits -- and that's a sampling -- are staggering. He's won eight Tony Awards, more than any other composer and lyricist. And though he has been an incredible force since he burst on the scene with his first Broadway project, "West Side Story," Sondheim, 83, is reserved about himself.
HBO's "Six by Sondheim" on Monday, Dec. 9, though, manages to paint an intimate portrait of the man, examining his career through six signature songs.
In one of very few interviews granted for this project, Sondheim tells Zap2it that though he had seen a few edits of this film, he doesn't like to watch himself.
"I am embarrassed to see myself," Sondheim says. "I have seen myself on-screen quite a lot."
This features wonderful footage of Sondheim, including photos from his youth, being mentored by family friend Oscar Hammerstein, and...
- 12/9/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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