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Hace 1 día · I've written about it many times on this blog but this might be the longest post about it. The first Broadway show I saw in New York was on or about February 10, 1983 and it was 42nd Street at the Majestic Theater. The Majestic is kind of a fascinating theater. It opened in 1927 and has housed dozens of shows you've heard of including, for all ...
Hace 2 días · The two garage guys played by Marvin Kaplan and Arnold Stang, seem inoffensive, and are only inspired to do wrong because Phil Silvers tricks them. They’re then set upon by Jonathan Winters (they say a madman has the strength of ten) and their entire garage is pulled apart around them, while their attempts at self-defence rebound against them.
The modern day Phil Silvers If you were asked to make a modern version of Bilko, who, in 2024, would you cast as your lead? (By a modern version of Bilko, the setting wouldn’t have to be a military one, but should feature a central character in a middling position of authority, which they abuse in amusing ways for minor personal gain, sometimes receiving a comeuppance)
Hace 3 días · (1949) Phil Silvers won twice for Top Banana (1952) and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1972) Thomas Mitchell won for Hazel Flagg (1953) Rex Harrison for My Fair Lady (1957) Robert Preston won twice for The Music Man (1958) and I Do!
Hace 3 días · A very rare clip local to Burlington Vermont. From January to March 1981 Sat night at 6:30 channel 22 aired classic shows under the banner "Zenith Nostalgia...
Hace 3 días · QuoteTerry Carter, who is known for his roles as Private Sugarman on sitcom The Phil Silvers Show, Sgt. Joe Broadhurst on crime solver McCloud, and Colonel Tigh on the original Battlestar Galactica, died at his home in New York on Tuesday morning.
Hace 4 días · Tomorrow, Stage Door Records delivers perhaps the most unexpected reissue of the year - and almost certainly the campiest! Fans of kitsch (and you know who you are!) will doubtless find much to enjoy in Stage Door's CD premiere of Discolongamax from the late British entertainer Max Bygraves (1922-2012). This marks the third release in the label's Pop series, following an expanded album from ...
