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Showtune Saturday: “What A Waste”

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: I suspect many of us can relate far, far too well to the lyrics of this song, from Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green’s Wonderful Town (1953). Performed by Richard Muenz, Dawn Upshaw, and Donna Murphy, … Continue reading →

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Showtune Saturday: “Well, Did You Ever?”

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: The combined nonchalant swingin’ coolness of Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Cole Porter may cause swooning fits of “why can’t I be that awesome?” nostalgia. From High Society (1956), the Charles Walters-directed musical adaptation of The Philadelphia … Continue reading →

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Showtune Saturday: “Sweet Transvestite”

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: I can see you all shivering with antici….   ….pation, so here you are. The great Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). Optional but handy prop shopping list here, annotated script with talk-back lines … Continue reading →

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Showtune Saturday: “I’ll Know”

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: I’ve started a few arguments in my day (and given people cause to question my sanity) by stating that Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls (1955) is my favorite Marlon Brando screen performance. It makes more sense … Continue reading →

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Showtune Saturday: “Moses Supposes”

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Not really a showtune, you protest. In fact, “Moses Supposes” was the only song from Singin’ In The Rain that hadn’t been previously used in other MGM musicals. The lyrics, such as they are, are by musical … Continue reading →

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Showtune Saturday: “A Little Priest”

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: 25 years after they created the roles of Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett, Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury reunite for a Sondheim tribute concert at the Hollywood Bowl. It goes without saying that they are of a … Continue reading →

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Showtune Saturday: “Doin’ What Comes Naturally”

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: An outtake from Annie Get Your Gun (1950), with Judy Garland, before she was fired by MGM and replaced by Betty Hutton. Garland had clashed with original director Busby Berkeley, and retaliated against his perfectionism by showing … Continue reading →

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Showtune Saturday: “So In Love”

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Hermann Prey, the great Austrian baritone known best for his German lieder interpretations, gives a heartfelt rendition of the standard from Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate. Yes, perhaps his English could be better, but can you doubt … Continue reading →

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Showtune Saturday: “Dentist”

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Certainly the best song sung by Steve Martin playing a sadistic biker-dentist in a musical horror movie about a cannibalistic plant based on a stage musical derived from a Roger Corman film, ever. From Frank Oz’s Little Shop … Continue reading →

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Showtune Saturday: “Whatever Lola Wants”

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Your hot leggy redhead of the day. Gwen Verdon in “Damn Yankees”. Pretty damn sexy for 1958, or anytime, to be honest. Bob Fosse choreographed, of course.

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