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Disclaimer: It has been brought to my attention that
some of the links below no longer work due to the video being pulled from YouTube under copyright infringement. (The only
infringement I know about is a suede leather jacket I had in the 80's.) So if you find a link that doesn't work, I'm
sorry and if you can let me know which one it is that no one else will have to be sorry. (See how that works?)
Email me and let me know if you find a dead link at scott@somelikeitscott.com |
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AVENUE JEW
If you haven't seen this before
(like me), its a sort of special one time event, a combination/parody/whatever of "Avenue Q" and "Fiddler on
The Roof"
Go Jews! |
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids' 19th
Annual Gypsy of the Year competition, one of Broadway's most celebrated Fund Raising events, decided to make tribute to
50 years of West Side Story. They flew from all over the country 22 cast members of the Original 1957 Production and put together
with young Broadway Gypsies a historical Opening Number.
This is the rehearsal at AEA audition auditorium on 12/16/2007 where the Young Broadway generation performs snipits of the legendary Jerrome Robins Choreography, and the original cast members join to creat one of the most moving and thrilling opening numbers of BC/EFA. You will see Ken LeRoy (original Bernardo), Mickey Calin (original Riff) along with all original Jets performing the "Jet Song", Carol Lawrence (original Maria) performing "I am Prety", followed by Chita Rivera for their "A Boy like that" duet. Chita Dancers from "A Dancer's Life" do "the Dance at the Gym" with Chita and moving finale with all of us singing the "quintette" Other original 1957 cast members are Jamie Sanchez (Chino) and Reri Grist (Consuelo). Genii Charnin, Harvey Evans, Marilyn D'Honau, Alan Johnson, Gene Gavin, Ronnie Lee, George Marcy, Liane Plane, Martin Charnin, Grover Dale, Bill Guske, Ed Kressley, Sandy Leeds, Tony Mordente, Carole D'Andrea, Frances Davis, Lowell Harris, Julie Oser-McLeod, Noel Schwartz and Gina Tricones. I am Francis Toumbakaris (AKA Francis the Greek) the guy with the green army shirt and I am honored to be part of such a great event! Enjoy!!! Watch a performance clip of the above by clicking below...
http://www.broadwayworld.com/videoplay.cfm?colid=23802 |
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"Make 'Em
Laugh" from Singing In The Rain
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"Two Little Girls From Little Rock" from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
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But here's me in 1973, sleeping by my record player, no doubt listening to a Broadway soundtrack!
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