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Fantod
#1Turkey Lurkey Time!
Posted: 11/27/14 at 12:52am

Happy Thanksgiving to everybody!

Even though it's not actually related to Thanksgiving, here is Turkey Lurkey time from the original cast of Promises, Promises on the Tony's. I'm sure you all seen it, but it's great to watch again, and certainly lifts my spirits!

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CarlosAlberto
#2Turkey Lurkey Time!
Posted: 11/27/14 at 1:11am

And here is the fabulous Julane Stites, Baayork Lee and Barbara Alston performing the number on the Ed Sullivan Show which aired on February 8, 1970.

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HorseTears
#2Turkey Lurkey Time!
Posted: 11/27/14 at 4:47am

That Tonys performance never gets old. Such a silly song and such an amazing performance. Hadn't seen the Ed Sullivan version before - Thanks, Carlos! - but no one will ever dance that number like Donna Mckechnie. I don't even understand how her neck withstood that craziness.

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PalJoey
#3Turkey Lurkey Time!
Posted: 11/27/14 at 9:52am



And here is the almost-as-classic version by the boys of the Act III Theatre Ensemble:





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EricMontreal22
#4Turkey Lurkey Time!
Posted: 11/27/14 at 2:40pm

Ha I was just gonna post that!

"I don't even understand how her neck withstood that craziness. "

Apparently some of the dancers would run into the wings immediately after and vomit into strategically placed buckets. (Seriously.)

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PalJoey
#5Turkey Lurkey Time!
Posted: 11/27/14 at 3:08pm

In honor of Thanksgiving, Playbill.com revisits an interview with Tony winner Donna McKechnie about her now-legendary performance of "Turkey Lurkey Time" in the original Broadway cast of Promises, Promises...
PLAYBILL: It's Turkey Lurkey Time! Donna McKechnie Shares the Story Behind the Dance