BELL TELEPHONE HOUR, THE: THE LYRICS OF ALAN JAY LERNER (TV)
Summary
One in this series of music programs. Cyril Ritchard hosts this tribute to lyricist/librettist Alan Jay Lerner whom he describes as a romantic with an "indestructible belief in the existence of an ideal place, an ideal time, and an ideal love." Stanley Holloway, the original Alfred Doolittle in "My Fair Lady, Florence Henderson, Barbara Harris, John Cullum, and New York City Ballet principals Edward Villella and Patricia McBride perform songs from the Lerner and Loewe musicals "Brigadoon," "My Fair Lady," "Gigi," "Camelot" and from Lerner and Burton Lane's 1951 film "Royal Wedding" and current Broadway musical "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever." Highlights include: from the musical "Brigadoon," Florence Henderson sings "Heather on the Hill"; Barbara Harris sings the satirical "When We're 65" from "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever"; Stanley Holloway sings "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" ("My Fair Lady"); Ritchard performs the title song from "Camelot" and "Why Can't a Woman Be More Like a Man" ("My Fair Lady); Holloway joins Barbara Harris in "I Remember It Well" ("Gigi"); Henderson sings "Without You" ("My Fair Lady"); John Cullum sings the title song from "Gigi"; Holloway performs "Get Me to the Church on Time," Barbara Harris and John Cullum -- re-creating the Broadway roles that earned them each 1966 Tony nominations -- perform scenes and medley of songs from their current Broadway show "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" including "Hurry It's Lovely Up Here," "Melinda" "S.S. Bernard Cohen," "What Did I Have That I Don't Have?" and the title song; Ritchard sings "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" ("My Fair Lady"); Patricia McBride and Edward Villella dance a pas de deux to "Come to Me, Bend to Me" from "Brigadoon"; Henderson sings "Almost Like Being in Love" ("Brigadoon"); Holloway sings "I'll Go Home with Bonny Jean" ("Brigadoon"); Ritchard sings "I Left My Hat in Haiti" ("Royal Wedding"); Henderson "I Could Have Danced All Night" ("My Fair Lady"); Holloway "With a Little Bit of Luck." The program concludes with an all-star medley and a reprise of "Camelot." Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: February 27, 1966 6:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:58:59
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T90:0069
- GENRE: Music
- SUBJECT HEADING: Dance; Music, popular (songs, etc.); She Made It Collection (Lucille Kallen)
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1959-1968
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Bell System Cooperstown school
CREDITS
- Barry Wood … Executive Producer
- Herbert Ross … Producer
- Ed Cosgrove … Associate Producer
- Nat Wilkes … Associate Producer
- Walter C. Miller … Director
- Dave Wilson … Direction (Misc.), Associate Director
- Lucille Kallen … Writer
- Donald Voorhees … Conductor
- Frederick Loewe … Composer, "Brigadoon," "Paint Your Wagon," "My Fair Lady," and "Gigi" music by
- Burton Lane … Composer, "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" and "Royal Wedding"music by
- Alan Jay Lerner … Lyricist
- James Starbuck … Choreographer
- Edward Villella … Choreographer
- Patricia McBride … Dancer
- Buster Davis … Choral Director
- Buster Davis Singers, The … Choir/Chorus
- Bell Telephone Orchestra, The … Symphony Orchestra
- Cyril Ritchard … Host
- Mel Brandt … Announcer, Performer
- Ray Bolger … Performer
- Gloria De Haven … Performer
- Peter L. Marshall … Performer
- Robert Merrill … Performer
- Ann Miller … Performer
- Andre Previn … Performer
- Judi Rolin … Performer
- Constance Towers … Performer
- Barbara Harris … Performer
- Stanley Holloway … Performer
- John Cullum … Performer
- Florence Henderson … Performer