tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474063659930978111.post2582268872972077111..comments2024-03-19T09:27:59.841-04:00Comments on D R E W • F R I E D M A N: Some Funny Re-Casting On The Way To The Forum...Drew Friedmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09486841995725378000noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474063659930978111.post-22474073385019685732021-05-31T19:08:25.083-04:002021-05-31T19:08:25.083-04:00She was my aunt, and you’ve picked the perfect wor...She was my aunt, and you’ve picked the perfect word to describe her!Judy Vallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090302951470614304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474063659930978111.post-28897980016739382682021-05-31T19:08:20.608-04:002021-05-31T19:08:20.608-04:00She was my aunt, and you’ve picked the perfect wor...She was my aunt, and you’ve picked the perfect word to describe her!Judy Vallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090302951470614304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474063659930978111.post-90054710511090398592021-05-31T19:05:04.245-04:002021-05-31T19:05:04.245-04:00She was my aunt, and you’ve picked the perfect wor...She was my aunt, and you’ve picked the perfect word to describe her!Judy Vallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090302951470614304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474063659930978111.post-53305651024099990992019-03-13T14:29:33.934-04:002019-03-13T14:29:33.934-04:00I absolutely love this post. My father was in For...I absolutely love this post. My father was in Forum and played the role of Pseudolus. He always spoke of the respect and admiration he had for Zero Mostel. AMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17112052002058399529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474063659930978111.post-80754638767928268852019-03-13T14:25:55.125-04:002019-03-13T14:25:55.125-04:00Thanks, for the info. We named our family dog Pse...Thanks, for the info. We named our family dog Pseudolus after my dad's role in Forum. He was a little grey poodle. AMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17112052002058399529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474063659930978111.post-61206045838788240262018-08-05T17:58:30.580-04:002018-08-05T17:58:30.580-04:00NYT theater critic Clive Barnes’ glowing review of...NYT theater critic Clive Barnes’ glowing review of the Phil Silvers 1972 Broadway revival of AFTHOTWTTF. <br />Carl Ballantine must have been a scream as Marcus Lycus. (I’m surprised he never took a crack at Pseudolus, a seeming glove fit for that glorious trickster The Great Ballantine.)<br />https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/98/07/19/specials/sondheim-funny.html<br /><br />Neal Rosendorf<br />nealrose@nmsu.edu<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15810229109929196116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474063659930978111.post-73225996755109376282018-04-20T07:43:25.691-04:002018-04-20T07:43:25.691-04:00For those who don't know...as the MC of BROADW...For those who don't know...as the MC of BROADWAY OPEN HOUSE in 1950, Jerry Lester was TV's first late night show host.tomservo56954https://www.blogger.com/profile/16574973421722288825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474063659930978111.post-21181641403213101692018-04-20T07:41:35.419-04:002018-04-20T07:41:35.419-04:00Ray Raymer was a legendary Chicago children't ...Ray Raymer was a legendary Chicago children't TV personality,<br /><br />Paul Ducatomservo56954https://www.blogger.com/profile/16574973421722288825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474063659930978111.post-4487338429445661262018-04-20T07:39:40.773-04:002018-04-20T07:39:40.773-04:00Mr. Ryan is best known for his cartoons in MAD mag...Mr. Ryan is best known for his cartoons in MAD magazine.<br /><br />Paul Ducatomservo56954https://www.blogger.com/profile/16574973421722288825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474063659930978111.post-38243712361652428402018-04-10T19:56:31.691-04:002018-04-10T19:56:31.691-04:00Dick Shawn comments about his time in the play on ...Dick Shawn comments about his time in the play on this episode of PASSWORD posted on YT just today! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_e1OPpIzhgBookstevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797445163866512849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474063659930978111.post-37266841324351978052018-04-10T02:24:58.086-04:002018-04-10T02:24:58.086-04:00Mickey Rooney -- the personification of the liveli...Mickey Rooney -- the personification of the liveliest corpse you've ever seen.Robert Fiorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06357467040644448167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474063659930978111.post-38020210512820663492018-04-09T19:21:38.222-04:002018-04-09T19:21:38.222-04:00I notice Avery Schreiber (presumably as Hysterium)...I notice Avery Schreiber (presumably as Hysterium) in a production with Arte Johnson. Unless they top-billed Hysterium over Pseudolus. I saw Schreiber as Pseudolus the previous year at Marriott's Lincolnshire Theatre in Illinois.Craig Gustafsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503925766039307551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474063659930978111.post-2251456359518108612018-04-09T19:00:18.129-04:002018-04-09T19:00:18.129-04:00I saw several of these. The Phil Silvers version ...I saw several of these. The Phil Silvers version also featured (when it was in Los Angeles) Nancy Walker, Lew Parker, Carl Ballantine, Larry Blyden and the lovely actress Charlene Ryan, who is now married to some guy named Sergio Aragones. Absolutely wonderful production.<br /><br />Danny Dayton starred in and/or directed this show more than anyone else. I saw him do it was he was pretty damn good.<br /><br />Weirdest casting I've seen: Alan Young as Pseudolus in a Las Vegas production with Irv Benson as Erroneous.<br /><br />And Frank Ferrante was terrific in it. Hope he does it again and again and again and I'll tell him that to his face tomorrow when we have lunch.Mark Evanierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08294096494779171404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474063659930978111.post-87313292254444919632018-04-09T13:30:06.407-04:002018-04-09T13:30:06.407-04:00Having just done the show...I particularly love th...Having just done the show...I particularly love this, Drew. I see that Justine Johnston billed in the Jerry Lester production you cite played the role of Domina. She was Mrs. Rittenhouse opposite my Capt. Spalding in Animal Crackers in '88. There was a 40 year age difference between us but she was indomitable. Frank Ferrantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10153280386950228693noreply@blogger.com