Since the 1969 film version has been brought up I have to ask if anyone was reminded of that great Garland number from The Harvey Girls, "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" while watching the "Put on Your Sunday Clothes" number?
To pnewelljr, the board member who didn't quite understand why Bette is such a big deal. You only need to know that on the strength of her name alone this production raked in a $40 million advance in ticket sales - - - the largest of any show in Broadway history!
This production now has the luxury of not having to do press to promote the show.
That is a testament to the Divine Miss M's star power.
I just bought second hand copies of Any Wednesday and Forty Carats. I'll read them, thank you :)
Any Wednesday featured a Tony Award winning performance by Sandy Dennis. It is (now) an extremely dated swingin' sixties sex comedy. It was adapted into a film starring Jason Robards, Jane Fonda (in Dennis' role), Dean Jones and reprising her stage role, Rosemary Murphy.
@Valentina3: That New York Times review just about sums it all up for me as far as this play is concerned. Especially this observation:
What is funny about it? Nothing that I can see. The whole thing is the most unoriginal and obvious sort of stage-talk comedy.
There must be some simple explanation of why Miss Kerr's play has run for so long, but I don't get it from this movie, which is two hours of conversational fuzz.
I saw the film and it was so mundane. It was also stage bound because it all took place in Mary's apartment. It plays like a television sit-com. I was mildly amused by Diane McBain's character but other than that didn't see what the big deal was surrounding it.
A play about avoiding an IRS tax audit - - - how fun!
Brantley wrote: Ultimately, it’s Close’s return that is this revival’s reason for being, and the rapturous audience reaction makes it clear that despite the plethora of talented actresses who have starred in the musical before and since — Patti LuPone, Betty Buckley, Diahann Carroll and Elaine Page, among them — she owns the role. Now all we need is a film adaptation before she ages out of the part.
Unconfirmed ATC rumor: Isherwood gone from NYT? Feb 10
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