#Jerry Herman

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Angela Lansbury, the original Broadway production of Mame. New York, 1966.

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BROADWAY DIVAS SUPERLATIVES: Sing, Sing, Sing

And no, Babs does not count. That was the movie, and she was too damn young for it anyway.

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"My life and my creativity is all about learning how to get out of the way." — Bernadette Peters

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From The Wonderful Music and Lyrics of Jerry Herman concert

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Yesterday we has Angela Lansbury singing a Christmas song in a Jerry Herman musical. Today we have... Angela Lansbury singing a Christmas song in a different Jerry Herman musical. You're welcome. :D

A Hallmark Christmas movie from back when that meant something very different than it does today, Mrs. Santa Claus is about, well, Mrs. Santa Claus. She accidentally gets stranded in New York while testing out a new sleigh route and ends up marching for women's suffrage, unionizing a toy workshop, and, as this is a Jerry Herman musical, wearing a stunning red gown while the cast toasts her for being an impeccable woman.

I've loved this movie since my family first taped it off the TV, so I'm thrilled it's been uploaded to youtube so I can share it with all of you.

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“I Am What I Am”

i have been absolutely obsessed with the song “I Am What I Am” ever since seeing that it’s the last song on the Ted Lasso season 3 playlist last week. i’m a super, but very recent, fan of Broadway — i was raised on old movie musicals and so there’s a lot of Broadway standards i’ve never heard before. it’s fun to keep “discovering” music all the time. i’ve watched a ton of versions of this in the past week. there’s George Hearn from the original cast (x), there’s Harvey Fierstein (x) in a revival (he also wrote the libretto of the original show!), and even Shirley Bassey (x) who does a really wonderful soaring version that i could totally see Hannah doing.

but here’s my favorite so far, a video of Walter Charles performing the whole last scene of Act 1. he replaced Hearn in the original cast. Like this is fucking powerful™️

i don’t know how the Ted Lasso creators are going to eventually use it, and the speculation in my head is a whole other ted x trent fandom situation on its own — but i’m really glad i got to experience this song so completely this week. it’s really beautiful and resonant right now in this fucked up world as i’m sure it was in the early 80s when it first appeared. ♥️✌️

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Paige O'Hara's Jerry Herman album is so good, she's so charming and there are a lot of really clever arrangements of classics.

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Donna Murphy sings I Don’t Want To Know from Dear World

Encores! March 19th, 2023

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Mrs. Santa Claus | FULL MOVIE | 1996 | Comedy, Christmas, Musical | Angela Lansbury

A musical adventure in which Mrs. Claus leaves the North Pole and finds herself in 1890s New York. She explores this new world by getting a job in a sweat shop and befriending a young suffragette, only to become empowered by urban life. 

Starring Angela Lansbury, Charles Durning, Michael Jeter, Terrence Mann, Lynsey Bartilson, Bryan Murray, David Norona 1996

Directed by Terry Hughes

Music by Jerry Herman, who had previously worked with Angela Lansbury in her Broadway breakthrough as the lead in Mame.

Costumes by Bob Mackie

Nominated for five Emmy Awards

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Bosom Buddies, Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur in Mame.

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Imelda Staunton and Company sing Hello, Dolly! at the London Palladium, July 11th 2024

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From The Wonderful Music and Lyrics of Jerry Herman concert

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1978: Sondheim, Jule Styne, Phyllis Newman, Jerry Herman, Adolph Green.