Neil Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 I uncovered a better print of the Angela Lansbury 1983 revival version and decided to take another whack at this. The soundtrack combines all three arrangements---although the movie is the least represented: only Preston's solo and the "whoo"'s at the end of the twirls when Mame conducts the dancers later. The last Angela version I worked with was grainier than this one (which is pretty bad) and had a greenish tint to it. Apparently the rumor is that Showtime taped it but never finished because the show had such a short run: a shockingly paltry 41 performances. https://youtu.be/MKaSUju8L9c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 Blocked in my country. I guess YouTube is feeling its oats on Independence Day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted July 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 Here's a link to the file in my dropbox account. Best to download to your hard-drive and view that way rather than playing directly from the link. https://www.dropbox.com/s/q0vi1wwx31phjiq/05-My%20Three%20Mames-New%20Version.mp4?dl=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leenorman Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE - MAY IT BE YOUR BEST DAY . . . E V E R ! ! ! ! JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie2 Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 I had heard the thing about the Showtime taping as well. Do we know how close this was to the original production? I'm sure Angela did it exactly as well as in the 60s. And also, how much of the original cast reunited? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Morenzi Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Oh boy, Claude'll love this... Brilliant work, BTW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Oh boy, Claude'll love this... Brilliant work, BTW! Where is "The Courval of Kurfuffle"? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 I had heard the thing about the Showtime taping as well. Do we know how close this was to the original production? I'm sure Angela did it exactly as well as in the 60s. And also, how much of the original cast reunited? The Mame revival was in 1983. Repeating their roles from the original cast were Angela Lansbury (Mame), Jane Connell (Gooch - having a Yours, Mine and Ours pregnancy at age 57), Willard Waterman (Mr. Babcock), and Sab Shimono (Ito). Anne Francine, who replaced Bea in the original production, played Vera. This production had been a stock tour and I think one of the engagements was cancelled, so the producers brought the show to New York with no advance publicity. It was in Broadway's largest theater, The Gershwin, and playing to nearly empty houses. I think the critics liked the production, but thought it looked cheap. Jerry Herman's La Cage Aux Folles opened during the short run and took even more attention from Mame. Mame closed after 41 performances Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Willard Waterman (Mr. Babcock)... Interesting! I had no idea Waterman was involved in so many of the Mame incarnations. Is he the only one to play opposite Roz and Dame Ange in their respective portrayals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Interesting! I had no idea Waterman was involved in so many of the Mame incarnations. Is he the only one to play opposite Roz and Dame Ange in their respective portrayals? I think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie2 Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 The Mame revival was in 1983. Repeating their roles from the original cast were Angela Lansbury (Mame), Jane Connell (Gooch - having a Yours, Mine and Ours pregnancy at age 57), Willard Waterman (Mr. Babcock), and Sab Shimono (Ito). Anne Francine, who replaced Bea in the original production, played Vera. This production had been a stock tour and I think one of the engagements was cancelled, so the producers brought the show to New York with no advance publicity. It was in Broadway's largest theater, The Gershwin, and playing to nearly empty houses. I think the critics liked the production, but thought it looked cheap. Jerry Herman's La Cage Aux Folles opened during the short run and took even more attention from Mame. Mame closed after 41 performancesThat really is a shame. Was its failure just due to lack of publicity or did La Cage Aux Folles really take away that much of an audience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 That really is a shame. Was its failure just due to lack of publicity or did La Cage Aux Folles really take away that much of an audience? It was probably mostly opening with a lack of publicity in the middle of summer, but I think the new Jerry Herman musical made the Mame revival seem like less of an event. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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