"Great Performances" Crazy for You (1999)

Director:

Matthew Diamond

Writers:

Guy Bolton (libretto "Girl Crazy")
Ken Ludwig (dialogue)

TV Series:

"Great Performances" (1972)

Original Air Date:

20 October 1999 (Season 28, Episode 2)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Musical | Romance

Plot:

Bobby Child, scion of a New York banking family (and also a talented song-and-dance man), is sent by...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Stage Musical | Pastiche | 1930s | Live Performance | Dance

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Bruce Adler	...	Bela Zangler
Lori Alexander	...	Sheila
Jeb Brown	...	Lank Hawkins
Jennifer Clippinger	...	Vera
Jane Connell	...	Mother
Jennifer Lee Crowl	...	Susie
Debra Denys Smith	...	Elaine
Sandy Edgerton	...	Irene Roth
Juliet Fischer	...	Mitzi
Jerry Gallagher	...	Moose
Alan Gilbert	...	Sam
Stacey Todd Holt	...	Pete
Mylinda Hull	...	Tess
Temple Kane	...	Betsy
Matt Lashey	...	Harry
Larry Linville	...	Everett Baker
Stacey Logan	...	Polly Baker
Gair Morris	...	Billy
Mia Price	...	Patsy
Stephen Reed	...	Wyatt
Kilty Reidy	...	Junior
Scott Taylor	...	Jimmy
Adriene Thorne	...	Margie
Geoffrey Wade	...	Eugene
Jim Walton	...	Bobby Child
Amelia White	...	Patricia
Scott Willis	...	Mingo
James Young	...	Perkins / Custus

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Paper Mill Playhouse - Brookside Drive, Millburn, New Jersey, USA

Trivia:

The original Broadway production of "Crazy for You" opened at the Shubert Theater in New York on February 19, 1992, ran for 1622 performances and won the 1992 Tony Award for the Best Musical. The musical also received a nomination for Best Book.

Quotes:

Irene: So which is it, Bobby? Me... or Deadrock?
Bobby: [looks uneasily between her and his mother, then grabs letter and runs away] Taxi! Grand Central Station!

Movie Connections:

Version of Girl Crazy (1932)

Bravo Bravo!!!!

I found this one night when I was channel surfing and thought I'd give this a shot since I like Gershwin songs and I loved what I saw in this tribute musical to the Gershwin Brothers. The play is funny and the music was well sung. Lori Alexander's rendition of "Someone to Watch Over me", gave me a smile and when she sang "I've Got Rhythm"; It was so rousing it made me want to stand up and cheer when she and the cast finished. Not to mention,Bruce Adler singing "Nice Work if You Can Get it" was a beauty piece as well.

I was lucky to tape the rebroadcast, but lost the tape years ago. I wish this could be on DVD, since this was brilliantly done.