Evening primrose 1966 - Fascinating early Sondheim musical

Charmian Carr and Anthony Perkins in Evening primrose (1966)

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IMDB Rating: 7,5

Director: Paul Bogart
Main Cast: Anthony Perkins, Charmian Carr, Dorothy Stickney, Larry Gates

"Evening Primrose is a musical with a book by James Goldman and lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim. It is based on a John Collier short story published in the 1951 collection Fancies and Goodnights.
The musical focuses on a poet who takes refuge from the world by hiding out in a department store after closing. He meets a community of night people who live in the store and falls in love with a beautiful young girl named Ella. Bizarre complications arise when the leader of the group forbids their relationship.
Written specifically for the television anthology series ABC Stage 67, it aired on November 16, 1966; directed by Paul Bogart and telecast in color."

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Cinderella 1965 - Another classic version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical

Lesley Ann Warren in Cinderella (1965)

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IMDB Rating: 7,9

Director: Charles S. Dubin
Main Cast: Lesley Ann Warren, Ginger Rogers, Walter Pidgeon, Celeste Holm, Jo Van Fleet, Stuart Damon

"Lesley Ann Warren plays the title role in this television production of the classic Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein III musical. Cinderella (Warren) is a sweet and pretty young woman who has been given a poor hand by fate; her stepmother (Jo Van Fleet) treats her cruelly, and while her graceless sisters are invited to a royal ball, Cinderella is not allowed to attend. But her Fairy Godmother (Celeste Holm) has other plans, and Cinderella attends the ball, where she makes a tremendous impression upon the Prince (Stuart Damon). But her Godmother's magic only works until midnight, and Cinderella is forced to leave the festivities at their height; will she ever see the Prince again? And how will he ever find her? This was the second television production of this musical version of the classic fairy tale; the original 1957 version featured a young Julie Andrews in the lead." - www.allmovie.com

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Once upon a mattress 1964 - The first TV adaptation of a classic musical

Carol Burnett in Once upon a mattress (1964)

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IMDB Rating: 8,1

Directors: Joe Layton, Dave Geisel
Main Cast: Carol Burnett, Jane White, Jack Gilford, Joseph Bova, Elliott Gould, Shani Wallis

"Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. It opened off-Broadway in May 1959, and then moved to Broadway. The play was written as an adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Princess and the Pea.
The first television adaptation was aired on June 3, 1964 on CBS. The production was videotaped in black and white in front of a live audience and featured Burnett, Bova, Gilford, and White from the original Broadway cast, as well as new principals Bill Hayes as the Minstrel, Shani Wallis as Lady Larken and Elliott Gould as the Jester. Due to the reduced running time of 90 minutes, several songs and scenes were either cut or shortened."

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