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Post by amyghost on Oct 29, 2018 22:09:40 GMT
Love that shot of Townes from Finian's Rainbow, tel. Was this on Broadway? Did he replace David Wayne, or is this another production altogether?
According to the Internet Broadway Database, Townes indeed replaced Wayne in the original production. We did that show in high school and, if I recall, "Og" had at least two song solos. I'd like to have heard Townes's singing voice (perhaps richer than Wayne's, I'd imagine). He quite probably did have a good set of pipes, though a great speaking voice doesn't always equate to talent as a singer, as some actors have demonstrated. But I'd have liked to witness both him and Wayne playing Og, whom I've only ever seen brought to life in the Coppola film, by Tommy Steele (I like the film version rather more than it probably deserves, and Steele--along with Keenan Wynn--is one of the main reasons why). |
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