Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Louise Gold
starred as Lorelei Lee at Barbican Cinema 1 on 4, 11, 18 and 25 May 1997.
The second
lead in this production was Kim Criswell, the only time she has so far
appeared in one of Ian Marshall-Fisher's Lost Musicals concert stagings
Cast
Dorothy Shaw - Kim Criswell
Lady Phillis Beekman -
Sir Francis Beekman - James Bree
Mrs Ella Spofford - Dilys Laye
Henry Spofford - Dale Rapley
Lorelei Lee - Louise Gold
Gus Esmond Jnr - Michael Roberts
Josephus Gage - James Vaughan
Gloria Stark - Sarah Redmond
Robert Lemanteur - Matthew Gould
Louie Lemanteur - Ben Stock
Esmond Snr - James Bree
Pierre & The
The Coquette - Kristin Blaikie
Passenger - Maria Cregeen
Passenger - Katherine Fletcher
Passenger - Stephen McCarthy
Passenger - Sean Sweeney
Production Team
Music - Jule Styne
Lyrics - Leo Robin
Book - Joseph Fields and Anita Loos
Original Production – 8 December 1949,
Music Director - Mark Warman
Director/Producer - Ian Marshall Fisher
Words and
Music Issue 28, September 1997
carried a fairly comprehensive review
of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Please click here
to read it.
Among there
six main leads there was an unusually high number of left-handed performers, Kim
Criswell, Louise Gold and James Vaughan are all left-handed.
The show was
made extra good by having a number of The Lost Musicals best
regulars in it.
Among them Myra
Sands's who has appeared with Louise Gold in: By Jupiter | One
Touch of Venus (1992 Production) | Du Barry Was A Lady (1993 Production) | New Girl In
Town | Red Hot And Blue | Something For The Boys | Panama Hattie | One Touch of Venus (2000 Production) .
They had previously appeared in a concert of highlights from Ratepayers' Iolanthe
& Metropolitan Mikado , and have also appeared together on the
commercial stage in Follies
Louise Gold and James Vaughan are a veteran Lost
Musicals double act, having previously appeared together in: One Touch Of Venus (1992 Production), Du
Barry Was A Lady (1993 Production) , Of Thee I Sing,
and Panama Hattie. They teamed up again four years later in Du Barry Was A Lady (2001 Production).
They also went on to appear in the film Crush. James Vaughan also helped out on the
film Muppet Treasure Island on which Louise Gold puppeteered.
Louise Gold and Kim Criswell had previously worked
together as recording artistes on the JAY/TER CD of On The Town, and
a BBC Radio production of Let ‘Em Eat Cake.
Louise Gold and Dale Rapley previously appeared
together in Lady Into Fox.
Louise Gold and
Louise Gold and Dilys Laye may have previously worked
together on Will-Aid
Kim
Criswell’s numerous recording
credits include: Encore
The Very Best From The Musicals, Simply
Musicals, The
Greatest Musicals of the 20th Century, Magic Of The Musicals, The Best Of The Musicals, 100 Hits Musicals and she is the narrator for The History Of The Musical
Louise
Gold and Ben
Stock have gone on to appear together in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Dale Rapley went on the appear on television (as a member of Mamma Mia Cast 6) in ABBA - The Reunion.
Dilys Laye
went on to appear in Alice In Wonderland, on which Louise Gold puppeteered.
Kim Criswell, and, Louise Gold, both in
their Mermanesque glory can be heard on The Great
Musicals - Wonderful Tales, The Great
Musicals – Glamour And Majesty, and, The
Great Musicals – Laughter And Tears.
Myra Sands may have previously taken part in Thing
A Thon.
In this Lost
Musical, done with the original script, Louise Gold was playing a role the role of Lorelei Lee, which had
been originated by Carol Channing,
who had been a Guest Star on The Muppet Show, where Louise Gold had been a notable puppeteer.
Louise Gold, and, Myra Sands have gone on to appear
together in Oliver!. They can also be heard on the cast album Oliver!
(Recording).
Links about Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Muppet Central/Tibby's Bowl Interview with
Louise Gold http://www.muppetcentral.com/articles/interviews/gold.shtml
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