"is no point at this late date in commenting on any performance of Miss Merman's. On this occasion, as usual, her voice is as big as all outdoors, her manner confidently low-down, and her sense of comedy remarkable. I'm not so sure, though, that the book of 'Call Me Madam' is varied enough to harness all her energy."" Orval Hopkins of ""The Washington Post"" wrote: ""This is one you ought to see. There may have been better musicals, with better dancing, better books and better songs (there are a couple of Irving Berlin scores that beat this one, in my"
"concert version starring Tyne Daly, Walter Charles, and Melissa Errico was presented in February 1995. A regional production ran at the Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, New Jersey, in April–May 1996 and starred Leslie Uggams. Other major productions have starred Constance Bennett, Joanne Worley and Karen Morrow. A summer stock production for the Music Fair theatres starred Martha Raye. The Union Theatre in London produced Call Me Madam in the fall of 2012. It was staged and directed by Michael Strassen and starred Lucy Williamson, Gavin Kerr, Leo Miles and Natalie Lipin. It received five nominations at the Off West End"
"Call Me Mister Call Me Mister is a revue with sketches by Arnold Auerbach and words and music by Harold Rome. The title refers to troops who are happily returning to civilian life and no longer want to be addressed by their military ranks. The Broadway production, directed by Robert H. Gordon, opened on April 18, 1946 at the National Theatre. It transferred twice, to the Majestic and the Plymouth, before completing its run of 734 performances. The cast included Betty Garrett, George S. Irving, Maria Karnilova, Harry Clark, Jules Munshin, and Lawrence Winters. A cast recording was released by"
"Russell Nype Russell Harold Nype (April 26, 1920 – May 27, 2018) was an American actor and singer. Born in Zion, Illinois, Nype made his Broadway debut in Marc Blitzstein's opera ""Regina"" in 1949. The following year he won critical acclaim and both the Tony and Theatre World Awards for his performance opposite Ethel Merman in ""Call Me Madam"". The two were reunited in 1970 when, late in the run of the original production of ""Hello, Dolly!"", Merman joined the show in the title role and Nype was cast as Cornelius Hackl. Nype later appeared in revivals of ""Carousel"", ""Brigadoon"","
"Little Me (musical) Little Me is a musical written by Neil Simon, with music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Carolyn Leigh. The original 1962 Broadway production was memorable, with Sid Caesar in multiple roles with multiple stage accents playing all of the heroine's husbands and lovers. One of the best known songs from the musical is ""I've Got Your Number"". The musical ""Little Me"" is based on the novel by Patrick Dennis titled ""Little Me: The Intimate Memoirs of that Great Star of Stage, Screen and Television/Belle Poitrine"", an illustrated autobiography of an imaginary diva (published in 1961). In"
"since ""42nd Street"" (1933). Call Me Mister Call Me Mister is a revue with sketches by Arnold Auerbach and words and music by Harold Rome. The title refers to troops who are happily returning to civilian life and no longer want to be addressed by their military ranks. The Broadway production, directed by Robert H. Gordon, opened on April 18, 1946 at the National Theatre. It transferred twice, to the Majestic and the Plymouth, before completing its run of 734 performances. The cast included Betty Garrett, George S. Irving, Maria Karnilova, Harry Clark, Jules Munshin, and Lawrence Winters. A cast"
"for Ethel Merman in the musical ""Call Me Madam"" (1950), for Rosalind Russell in the musical ""Wonderful Town"" (1953), for Lynn Fontanne in ""The Great Sebastians"" (1956), for Katharine Cornell in ""The Prescott Papers"", for Irene Worth in the play ""Tiny Alice"" (1964), and for Lauren Bacall in the musical ""Applause"" (1970). In 1961, Mainbocher business moved to the K.L.M. Building on Fifth Avenue and continued until 1971 when Mainbocher, at the age of 81, closed the doors of his house. He spent his last years between Paris and Munich until his death in 1976. In 2002, Mainbocher was honored"
"into two films of the same name ""Enter Madame"" (1922) and the 1935 remake ""Enter Madame"" starring Cary Grant. Enter Madame (play) Enter Madame was a 1920 Broadway three-act comedy written by Gilda Varesi and Dolly Byrne, produced and directed by Brock Pemberton. Varesi also played the lead role of opera singer Madame Lisa Della Robia with Norman Trevor playing her husband Gerald Fitzgerald. It ran a total of 350 performances from August 16, 1920 to October 2, 1920 at the Garrick Theatre, from October 4, 1920 - May 21, 1921 at the Fulton Theatre, then May 23, 1921 -"
"Call Me (Blondie song) ""Call Me"" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie and the theme to the 1980 film ""American Gigolo"". Released in the US in early 1980 as a single, ""Call Me"" was number one for six consecutive weeks on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart, where it became the band's biggest single and second No. 1. It also hit No. 1 in the UK and Canada, where it became their fourth and second chart-topper, respectively. In the year-end chart of 1980, it was ""Billboard""s No. 1 single and ""RPM"" magazine's No. 3 in Canada. ""Call"
"one-act musical ""Terpsichore and Troubadour"" by Rodgers and Hart at the Palace Theatre. Later they took this act on the road. Velie was among the cast of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ""Carousel"", which opened at the Majestic Theatre on 19 April 1945 and ran for 890 performances. This may have been the greatest of the Rodgers and Hammerstein scores. Velie was cast as Senator Brockbank in the Irving Berlin musical ""Call Me Madam"", produced by Leland Hayward and directed by George Abbott. It opened at the Imperial Theatre on 12 October 1950 and ran for 644 performances. Velie played"
"RCA in 1962; a CD was released on March 9, 1993. A London Cast recording (1964 cast) was released by Drg on July 27, 1993. The New Broadway Cast Recording of the 1998 revival was released by Varèse Sarabande on March 9, 1999. Little Me (musical) Little Me is a musical written by Neil Simon, with music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Carolyn Leigh. The original 1962 Broadway production was memorable, with Sid Caesar in multiple roles with multiple stage accents playing all of the heroine's husbands and lovers. One of the best known songs from the musical is"
"skillful adaptations of plays and novels. Most notable are ""Dear Ruth"", ""Dream Girl,"" ""Mr. Music,"" ""Call Me Madam"" and ""Some Came Running"". ""Call Me Madam"" was a particular success. Under a headline, ""'Madam' Even Better on Screen,"" Alton Cook wrote, ""Scenarist Arthur Sheekman has achieved his good result with small and sly changes along the way, making the humor flow more steadily and giving some of it a sharper edge."" The Screen Writers' Guild nominated ""Call Me Madam"" as the best written Musical of 1953. In the 1950s, Sheekman wrote a third play, ""The Joker"", but it failed, too. Still"
"millions more on LP and Compact Discs. Decca soon began recording every hit musical that came along including ""Carmen Jones"", ""Carousel"", and ""Annie Get Your Gun"". Soon, all the other record companies were bidding for the rights to record Broadway shows with their original casts. Capitol recorded ""St. Louis Woman"" in 1946, and RCA Victor recorded ""Brigadoon"" in 1947. Although Decca abandoned the cast album field in the mid-1950s, Capitol and Victor actively bid for recording rights. Sometimes problems arose as when RCA Victor signed on to record the 1950 musical ""Call Me Madam"" even though the show's star, Ethel"
"Enter Madame (play) Enter Madame was a 1920 Broadway three-act comedy written by Gilda Varesi and Dolly Byrne, produced and directed by Brock Pemberton. Varesi also played the lead role of opera singer Madame Lisa Della Robia with Norman Trevor playing her husband Gerald Fitzgerald. It ran a total of 350 performances from August 16, 1920 to October 2, 1920 at the Garrick Theatre, from October 4, 1920 - May 21, 1921 at the Fulton Theatre, then May 23, 1921 - April 1922 at Theatre Republic. It was included in Burns Mantle's ""The Best Plays of 1920-1921"". It was adapted"
"Perle Mesta Perle Reid Mesta (née Skirvin) (October 12, 1889March 16, 1975) was an American socialite, political hostess, and United States Ambassador to Luxembourg (1949–53). Mesta was known as the ""hostess with the mostest"" for her lavish parties featuring the brightest stars of Washington, D.C., society, including artists, entertainers and many top-level national political figures. She was the inspiration for Irving Berlin's musical ""Call Me Madam"", which starred Ethel Merman as the character based on Mesta in both the Broadway play and the movie. She appeared on the March 14, 1949, cover of ""TIME"". Mesta has also been identified as"
"a tribute to musical theater songs about dancing. Jackman received his second prime time Emmy nomination for his performance. “I Won’t Dance” from Roberta (1935), music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Dorothy Fields “Never Gonna Dance” from Swing Time (1936), music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Dorothy Fields “You’re Just in Love” from Call Me Madam (1950), music and lyrics by Irving Berlin “Never Gonna Dance” (see above) “Broadway Melody Ballet” from Singin’ in the Rain (1952), music by Nacio Herb Brown and lyrics by Arthur Freed “I Feel Pretty” from West Side Story (1957), music by Leonard"
"Maria Callas Maria Callas, Commendatore OMRI (; ; December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano. She was one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Many critics praised her ""bel canto"" technique, wide-ranging voice and dramatic interpretations. Her repertoire ranged from classical ""opera seria"" to the ""bel canto"" operas of Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini and further, to the works of Verdi and Puccini; and, in her early career, to the music dramas of Wagner. Her musical and dramatic talents led to her being hailed as ""La Divina"". Born in New"
"Call Me Mister (film) Call Me Mister is a 1951 American Technicolor musical film released by Twentieth Century-Fox. The feature was directed by Lloyd Bacon and re-written from the 1946 Broadway play version by Albert E. Lewin and Burt Styler with music by Harold Rome that featured cast members from the US armed forces. ""Call Me Mister"" was filmed in Technicolor, and starred Betty Grable and Dan Dailey and co-starred Danny Thomas with supporting players Dale Robertson, Benay Venuta, and Richard Boone. Only a couple Harold Rome numbers were kept in the film. The film was a film version of"
"She Loves Me She Loves Me is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and music by Jerry Bock. The musical is the third adaptation of the 1937 play ""Parfumerie"" by Hungarian playwright Miklós László, following the 1940 James Stewart-Margaret Sullavan film ""The Shop Around the Corner"" and the 1949 Judy Garland-Van Johnson musical version ""In the Good Old Summertime"". It surfaced again in 1998 as the Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan feature ""You've Got Mail"". The plot revolves around Budapest shop employees Georg Nowack and Amalia Balash who, despite being consistently at odds with each other"
"thirty-eight different residences in his life. Mr. Herman reportedly listed his West Hollywood condominium apartment for sale early in 2013. Herman was diagnosed HIV-positive in 1985. Herman's memoir, ""Showtune"", was published in 1996. Herman resides in Miami Beach, Florida. Source: Playbill Source: TCM Source: Playbill Jerry Herman Jerry Herman (born July 10, 1931) is an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway musical theater. He composed the scores for the hit Broadway musicals ""Hello, Dolly!"", ""Mame"", and ""La Cage aux Folles"". He has been nominated for the Tony Award five times, and won twice, for ""Hello, Dolly!"""
"Mame (musical) Mame is a musical with the book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. Originally titled ""My Best Girl"", it is based on the 1955 novel ""Auntie Mame"" by Patrick Dennis and a 1956 Broadway play, by Lawrence and Lee, that starred Rosalind Russell. Set in New York City and spanning the Great Depression and World War II, it focuses on eccentric bohemian Mame Dennis, whose famous motto is ""Life is a banquet and most poor sons of bitches are starving to death."" Her fabulous life with her wealthy friends is"
"Charles Repole Charles Repole is an American actor, theatre director, and college professor. Repole made his Broadway debut in ""Very Good Eddie"" in 1975, earning a Tony Award nomination and a Theatre World Award for his performance. Additional Broadway credits include the 1979 revival of ""Whoopee!"", which garnered him a Drama Desk Award nomination, ""Doubles"" (1985), and ""Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"" (1995), which he directed. Repole's directing experience ranges from Broadway to the Kennedy Center to Carnegie Hall to regional theatre. He has helmed concert versions of ""DuBarry Was a Lady"" with Faith Prince and Robert Morse and ""Call Me Madam"""
"Call Me (Aretha Franklin song) ""Call Me"" is a song written and recorded by American Soul singer Aretha Franklin. The song was co-produced by Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin. Franklin came up with the idea for the song after she saw a young couple engaged in deep conversation on New York's Park Avenue. Before they parted, Franklin heard them say to each other: ""I love you... call me."" With the exception of Franklin on piano, musical backing for ""Call Me"" was handled by members of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. ""Call Me"" was released as a single in"
"that Herman evidently liked the title of the song ""You I Like"" so much that he used it again for an entirely new song (i.e. with new lyrics and music) in his 1979 Broadway show, ""The Grand Tour"". Madame Aphrodite (musical) Madame Aphrodite was a short-lived off-Broadway musical by playwright Tad Mosel and composer/lyricist Jerry Herman, which ran for 13 performances in 1961. It is notable as the only stage musical in the entire Jerry Herman canon (which includes smash hits such as ""Hello Dolly!"", ""Mame"" and ""La Cage aux Folles"" as well as less successful but highly respected flops"
"Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia! (promoted as Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus' Mamma Mia!) is a jukebox musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on the songs of ABBA composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, former members of the band. The title of the musical is taken from the group's 1975 chart-topper ""Mamma Mia"". Ulvaeus and Andersson, who composed the original music for ABBA, were involved in the development of the show from the beginning. Singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad has been involved financially in the production and she has also been present at many of the premieres around the world."
"in San Francisco in 1974. Renée Fladen-Kamm Renée A. Fladen (born 3 August 1948, New York City) — known as Renée Fladen-Kamm — is an American singer and vocal coach. Among her recordings are those of medieval music as vocal director of the San Francisco based Sherwood Consort. She also worked on musical direction of theatrical works directed by Mary Devlin, another member of the Sherwood Consort. Fladen is recorded as the inspiration of the Left Banke songs ""Walk Away Renée"" (1966), ""Pretty Ballerina"" (1966) and ""She May Call You Up Tonight"" (1967). Fladen married Howard I. Kamm (born 1946)"
"clothing for the smaller actor. The film's musical score was composed by Giorgio Moroder, who was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score. The main theme song of the film is ""Call Me"" performed by Blondie. The song was written by Moroder and Blondie vocalist Debbie Harry, and became a huge worldwide success in 1980. It peaked at number one in several countries including the US and the UK, and became the highest-selling single of 1980 in the United States. In 1981, the song was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a"
"to Broadway at the behest of her third husband, Continental Airlines executive Robert Six, who was upset she had chosen to become a Colorado housewife following their wedding in 1953. He expected her public appearances to engender publicity for the airline, and her decision to forgo the limelight did not sit well with him. He urged her to accept the lead in ""Happy Hunting"", with a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse (who had written ""Call Me Madam"") and a score by the unknown team of Harold Karr and Matt Dubey. Merman acquiesced to her husband's demands, although she"
"The Academy Award-Winning ""Call Me Irresponsible"" and Other Hit Songs from the Movies The Academy Award-Winning ""Call Me Irresponsible"" and Other Hit Songs from the Movies is the fourteenth studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams and was released in the spring of 1964 by Columbia Records. Williams had already had great success with his albums named after Henry Mancini's Oscar winners from 1961 and 1962, ""Moon River"" and ""Days of Wine and Roses"", and was asked to sing Mancini and Johnny Mercer's title song collaboration from the 1963 film ""Charade"" at the Academy Awards on April 13, 1964,"
"Ethel Merman Ethel Merman (born Ethel Agnes Zimmermann, January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American actress and singer. Known primarily for her distinctive, powerful voice and leading roles in musical theatre, she has been called ""the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage"". Among the many standards introduced by Merman in Broadway musicals are ""I Got Rhythm"" (from ""Girl Crazy""); ""Everything's Coming Up Roses"", ""Some People"", and ""Rose's Turn"" (from ""Gypsy""—Merman starred as Rose in the original 1959 Broadway production); and the Cole Porter songs ""It's De-Lovely"" (from ""Red, Hot and Blue""), ""Friendship"" (from ""DuBarry Was"
"Lady) as Sir Lucius McTrigger, Emma Stratton (Prince of Broadway) as Lucy, Joe Veale as Thomas, and Jim Weitzer (Phantom of the Opera) as Faulkland. Peter Kellogg (writer) Peter Kellogg is a musical theater book writer and lyricist. He wrote the lyrics and the book for the 1992 production of the Broadway musical ""Anna Karenina"", for which he received two 1993 Tony Award nominations, one for Best Book of a musical and one for the Best Original Score. He also wrote the lyrics and book for the musicals ""Chasing Nicolette"" (originally titled ""Nicolette and Aucassin""), ""Desperate Measures"", ""Lincoln In Love"","
"Calling Me Home to You ""Calling Me Home To You"" is an American song written by Edward Teschemacher and composed by Francis Dorel. The song was first recorded on May 31, 1916, by Alfred De Manby, a baritone vocalist, for Columbia Records. The score was mentioned in the ""New Music --Vocal and Instrumental"" section of ""Musical America"" in November 1916 as a new ballad by Boosey & Co. In 1917, the sheet music for Dorel's ""Calling Me Home to You"" was described by ""Billboard"" as being ""still one of the most appealing ballads"". ""Calling Me Home to You"" was recorded"
"Me"" was presented via BroadwayHD live stream, marking the first time a Broadway show had ever been broadcast live. The historic broadcast was screened in cinemas on December 1, 2016. The characters and original cast: She Loves Me She Loves Me is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and music by Jerry Bock. The musical is the third adaptation of the 1937 play ""Parfumerie"" by Hungarian playwright Miklós László, following the 1940 James Stewart-Margaret Sullavan film ""The Shop Around the Corner"" and the 1949 Judy Garland-Van Johnson musical version ""In the Good Old Summertime""."