Buckley’s show is a witty, powerfully sung female occupation of male territory, waged with good humor and gusto. In the flowery lyrics of “ Younger Than Springtime,” that heavily perfumed Rodgers and Hammerstein love song from “ South Pacific” sung by Lieutenant Cable to his islander sweetheart, the ethereal beloved is “softer than starlight” and “warmer than winds of June.”Īt the opening night performance of her new show, “ Ah Men! The Boys of Broadway!,” at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency on Tuesday evening Betty Buckley sang the song with conviction, then mused aloud that if only men addressed women that way, “the world would be a better place.” Buy tickets HEREĪ Singer Asks, Why Can’t a Man Be More Like a Woman? By STEPHEN HOLDEN, NEW YORK TIMES Through October 29th - Betty presents " AH MEN! The Boys of Broadway at Feinstein's at the Regency in New York City. She followed up her appearance in Cagney & Lacey with Woody Allen's Another Woman. Betty led a highly successful production several years later at The Papermill Playhouse. This series, of course, starred Tyne Daly who won a Tony Award in 1990 for Gypsy. She then went on to guest star in Cagney & Lacey. She followed that up with CBS Miniseries Roses Are For The Rich. In 1986, she brought us Emma in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Song and Dance. Then came, Edwin Drood in NY Shakespeare Festival's The Mystery Of Edwin. Then in 1985, Second Stage Theater's Juno's Swans, directed by Marsha Mason. She followed that up with Three Wishes of Billy Grier, tv movie. Bartholomew's Church in New York City and released on cd Betty Buckley by Rizolli Records. In 1984, Betty gave a sold-out concert at St. She followed this up with the TV Mini Series, EVERGREEN. In addition to winning a Tony Award in 1983, Betty appeared in Bobby and Sarah, an ABC Afterschool Special (Emmy Nomination). One actress, Marlene Danielle, performed in the Broadway production for its entire run (from 1982 until 2000). The London production ran for twenty one years and the Broadway production ran for eighteen years, both setting long-run records.Īctresses Elaine Paige, currently wowing audiences in Follies on Broadway, and Betty Buckley became particularly associated with the musical. It introduced the song standard " Memory".Ĭats first opened in the West End in 1981 and then on Broadway in 1982, each time directed by Trevor Nunn and choreographed by Gillian Lynne it won numerous awards, including both the Laurence Olivier Award and the Tony Award for Best Musical. In 1973, she appeared as Catherine in the Bob Fosse Broadway musical Pippin.Ĭats as I'm sure you all know, is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by t. In 1972, Betty appeared in What's A Nice Country Like You Doing In A State Like This?, off-Broadway In 1971, Betty returned to the musical 1776 on Broadway. (She eventually went on to recieve a Tony Award and a Grammy Award nominee.) She received an Evening Standard Award nomination for best actress in a musical. In 1970, Betty had the starring role of Fran Kubelik in London production of Promises, Promises. Yes, I'm a FAN!īetty Lynn Buckley (born July 3, 1947).how appropriate that she made her Broadway debut in 1776! Broadway debut as Martha Jefferson. Danny and I try to catch her when we can in concert. It still resonates strongly with me these many years later. She definitely would have gotten the Tony for her performance. She dialed a wrong number (Ours)when we both realized the mistake, she was very congratulatory to both of us! We also saw her in Sunset Boulevard, one of the most incredible performances I EVER saw on Broadway! I wish there was a category for replacement stars. I don't know how it happened, but the day after Danny and I were married, Betty called us by accident!
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