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re: Angela Lansbury As Anna Leonowens?

Dollypop
Broadway Legend
joined:5/15/03
re: Angela Lansbury As Anna Leonowens?
Posted: 8/23/05 at 09:42pm
Yup, the geritatric set has seen some pretty magnificent theater. What have the youngin's seen. Oh, that's right! WICKED.
roquat
Broadway Legend
joined:5/25/05
re: Angela Lansbury As Anna Leonowens?
Posted: 8/23/05 at 10:42pm
Lansbury said later that she didn't especially like playing Anna and didn't thik she was right for it, because it was a "restrained" role. She only got raves, though.
Jay94
Stand-by
joined:4/10/11
I'm old enough to have seen Ethel Merman in Anything Goes and Annie Get Your Gun. Oh yeah and Celeste Holm in Oklahoma!
explorer
Stand-by
joined:6/14/08
Angela was wonderful as always.
Gaveston2
Broadway Legend
joined:6/28/11
Excuse me, but I saw Lansbury in the role and I'm not quite ready for the graveyard, Theaterguy2!

I saw it, too, and I'm practically camped at the cemetery gates.

But I agree with Dollypop that Lansbury was wonderful in THE KING AND I.

Having worked on the tour with Brynner the year before, I thought it was interesting how the emphasis changed when a different role became the star part. I'm not sure I agree with Dolly that Kermoyan was a strong enough foil as the King.

I found myself fantasizing about how the show would play with both Brynner and Lansbury. Unfortunately, by that time, he was playing everything out front a la Ethel Merman and it's hard to imagine Lansbury wanting to deal with that. And equally hard to imagine Brynner letting another big name on "his" stage.
Dollypop
Broadway Legend
joined:5/15/03
Remember the hairdo Kermoyan wore as The King? It was something Lady GaGa would come up with these days!
explorer
Stand-by
joined:6/14/08
That's funny Dollypop because I do remember that hairdo!!
sanfrankid1
Swing
joined:12/2/09
Yes I was there and glad to know others remember her beautiful performance!
Gaveston2
Broadway Legend
joined:6/28/11
I haven't thought of the hairdo in decades, but now that you mention it, Dolly, it was indeed remarkable!
rosscoe(au)
Broadway Legend
joined:8/20/05
There is also a bootleg of this ( Audio ) floating around as well, Ms Lansbury sounds wonderful.
rosscoe(au)
Broadway Legend
joined:8/20/05
There is also a bootleg of this ( Audio ) floating around as well, Ms Lansbury sounds wonderful.
BwayBoundJoe
Broadway Legend
joined:6/8/08
I'm 22 and I am jealous that you all got to see her performances. I would have KILLED to have been alive and of age enough to see her in Dear World and Gypsy.
Gaveston2
Broadway Legend
joined:6/28/11
As I've said elsewhere, Angela Lansbury in MAME, GYPSY and SWEENEY TODD are three of the greatest performances I've ever seen. Actually, 60 of the greatest performances I've seen since that's about how many times I saw her in those three shows alone.

And she was very good in THE KING AND I, as well, but I know exactly what the poster above means about the role of Anna L. being "more restrained".

Updated On: 5/6/12 at 09:33 PM

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