A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the sad passing of actress Rebecca Luker and noted that among her many roles she starred on Broadway in a 1998 revival of The Sound of Music. Also last month, I posted a parody video here of "The Man with a Plan," performed by Laura Benanti, which she collaborated with Randy Rainbow. I mentioned that she might be best-known the public for playing 'Melania Trump' on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. What I also wrote was that "She recently starred in the revival of My Fair Lady (though as the replacement 'Eliza Doolittle'), as well as the revival of She Loves Me (from which I just posted a Holiday Music Fest song yesterday), and revivals of Gypsy (as 'Gypsy,' not 'Mama Rose') and The Sound of Music (as a replacement 'Maria' in her Broadway debut). What I didn't mention was that when she made her starring debut on Broadway as "Maria' in The Sound of Music, the person she replaced was...Rebecca Luker! (This came near the start of her career, and she had initially played a postulant in the production and was also in the ensemble, later being promoted during the show's run to the lead role.) I tracked down a few videos of her in that production and will post several videos -- including a couple of duets with the actor who also joined the cast at the same time and was a replacement for 'Baron Von Trapp'...Richard Chamberlain. But for starters, here is Laura Benanti solo in her Broadway starring debut with the title song.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorRobert J. Elisberg is a political commentator, screenwriter, novelist, tech writer and also some other things that I just tend to keep forgetting. Feedspot Badge of Honor
Archives
May 2024
Categories
All
|
© Copyright Robert J. Elisberg 2024
|