Anna-Jane Casey's career includes several years in Cats, Starlight Express, and Billy Elliot in the West End, as well as numerous appearances in London's Chicago and the Forbidden Broadway series. |
For our source material, who better than a Broadway legend?
Jerry Herman provides this week's Dance Party, from his score to Mack & Mabel. Herman turned 83 years old last week, so it's understandable that his musical career these days consists only of revivals and various revues and tributes containing his existing material. Jerry's songs have graced the Dance Party a few times over the years.
Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur both won Tonys for these performances in Mame. Their big duet, "Bosom Buddies", has appeared twice in these pages. Go here to see them recreate the song at a Tony Award show, and go here for the rendition which appears in the disastrous film version of the show. Neither Lansbury nor Arthur appear in this week's Dance Party. |
This is Karen Morrow, a leading interpreter of Jerry Herman's tunes. She does not appear in this week's Dance Party either, but she did, here, when she belted the only memorable song to survive the train wreck which was Herman's Dear World. |
This is Douglas Hodge, who does not appear in this week's Dance Party. When California's Prop 8 was making news, I took the opportunity to showcase the most recent revival of La Cage Aux Folles, for which Hodge won a Tony. |
This is Tommy Tune, who also does not appear in this week's Dance Party. But when he did, his tribute included a video retrospective of his career which is really fun to watch. And by coincidence, it features the same song which is showcased this week. |