I grew up on Broadway musicals. Once upon a time when going to see a show on Broadway didn’t cost you your mortgage plus the life of your first-born, my mom and dad were avid theatergoers. They saw the original production of South Pacific with Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza, the original production of Camelot with Richard Burton and Julie Andrews and Robert Goulet, and the original production of The King and I with Gertrude Lawrence and a then little-known Yul Brynner.
When they were still dating they went into town to see Oklahoma! Over the years they saw Carousel, and Brigadoon, and Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews in My Fair Lady, and Zero Mostel in Fiddler on the Roof, and Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly!, and the original West Side Story with Carol Lawrence and Larry Kert. My father fell asleep at Cats and my mother said she...
When they were still dating they went into town to see Oklahoma! Over the years they saw Carousel, and Brigadoon, and Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews in My Fair Lady, and Zero Mostel in Fiddler on the Roof, and Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly!, and the original West Side Story with Carol Lawrence and Larry Kert. My father fell asleep at Cats and my mother said she...
- 3/27/2017
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
Actress Susan Luckey died on Nov. 29 at the age of 74, reports TMZ.
Luckey, real name Suzanne Douglas, was best known for her role as Mayor Shin's daughter Zaneeta in the 1962 film "The Music Man." She also starred in "Carousel" with Shirley Jones.
The actress made her Broadway debut at the age of 6, performing in musicals like "Peter Pan" and "Take Me Along." Her television credits include the TV movie "Annie Get Your Gun" and "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show."
Her daughter Shayna Reynolds tells TMZ that her mother's death was due to "just old age."
Also, according to the site, Luckey didn't want a traditional funeral: Her body has been cremated, and her ashes placed in a "decorative box" where other family members have been laid to rest. ...
Luckey, real name Suzanne Douglas, was best known for her role as Mayor Shin's daughter Zaneeta in the 1962 film "The Music Man." She also starred in "Carousel" with Shirley Jones.
The actress made her Broadway debut at the age of 6, performing in musicals like "Peter Pan" and "Take Me Along." Her television credits include the TV movie "Annie Get Your Gun" and "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show."
Her daughter Shayna Reynolds tells TMZ that her mother's death was due to "just old age."
Also, according to the site, Luckey didn't want a traditional funeral: Her body has been cremated, and her ashes placed in a "decorative box" where other family members have been laid to rest. ...
- 12/5/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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