I've noticed that Call the Midwife is available on Netflix streaming, which we have. I'll have to check it out!

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In the stage version, Adelaide and the Hot Box Girls sing "A Bushel and a Peck" in Act One at the Hot Box Club. At the end of the number, she has a brief scene with Nathan Detroit and then sings "Adelaide's Lament". In Act Two, Adelaide and the girls sing "Take Back Your Min...

Guys and Dolls is a great show for character men. You should audition! I played Adelaide many years ago. One of my favorite roles. The only drawback is that I didn't get to be in the best number in the show--Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat!

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I have to respectfully disagree about Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly! I absolutely love Streisand, and I do enjoy the film version of Dolly, but she was a bit too young for the role and had zero chemistry with Walter Matthau. I saw Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly on tour in the 1990's stage revival a...

My understanding that Debbie Reynolds was only dubbed for one song in Singin' in the Rain--the aforementioned "Would You". If you listen to "Good Morning" it's very clear that is Debbie's voice. The role of Maria in West Side Story is made for a legit soprano. It goes up to a hig...

I'm intrigued by the Dane Clark and Anita Louise films, too. The problem is that my dvr is filling up with Joan Crawford films this month!

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Wendy--great post! So many thoughts have I. Scrooge--my sister took me to see this film when I was 5 years old. Big mistake. The horrible, hellish Christmas yet to come sequence scared the pants off of me. The 2 images that are burned into my brain are Scrooge FALLING INTO HIS OWN GRAVE and the bare...

Ooh, thanks for the reminder about Blonde Venus! I've never seen this. Gonna set the dvr!

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When I was a teenager, the Great Lakes Theatre Festival here in Cleveland did a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in SPACE. I just remember the men being dressed as astronauts and a vague Star Trek look. So dumb. This was in the early 80's. All I can think is that the director was inspired by ...

Ha! Masha, it took me a second to get it. Noel to you, too!

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I was shocked to read of Walker's passing this morning, too.

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I absolutely love Something's Gotta Give with Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson. A really good romantic comedy with a wonderful soundtrack, too.

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I have a cookbook called Square Meals by Jane and Michael Stern which is a collection of vintage recipes from the 1940's-60's. Are you looking for a main dish, side dish, dessert? There is a tuna casserole recipe in there that I've made quite a bit. Sandy k ETA: I replied to Jezebel before going to ...

I love the pic of Dean Jagger! He has such a twinkle in his eye. I've never seen a pic of him in his younger days.

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I'm going to lose the cigarette and put that outfit on when I go to the Zodiac Club. Actually, my hair is about that long, I just need to cut some bangs!


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