Red Hot And Blue
Louise Gold and Don Fellows starred, at Barbican
Cinema 1 on 18, 25 September, 2 and 9 October 1994
One has to say
that these co-starred, on account of this being the show where the famous
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It should
perhaps be explained that this show is an original 1936 Book-musical, not to be
confused with the well known, Broadway, Aids Benefit Concert of the same title
from the 1980s/1990s.
The main plot
of this musical centres around running a lottery!
Cast:
Mulligan/Fingers -
Jeff/Mettali - Simon Joslin
Bill/Marine - Garrick
Forbes
Warden/Senator Malvinsky - Trevor
Jones
Nails O'Reilly Duquesnsne - Louise
Gold
Policy Pinkle - Don Fellows
Anne Westcott - Danielle Carson
Kay/Ethelyn - Maria Rawlings
Bob Hale - Neil McCaul
Sonny Hadley - Phillip Day
Arnita/Fat Girl/Grace - Rachel Izen
Peaches La Fleur -
Vivian/Mrs Peabody - Kate Dyson
Olive/Eleanor - Sarah Redmond
Senator O'Shauhnessy - Godfrey
Charles
Dugan Decorator - Peter Prentice
Production Team
Music/Lyrics - Cole Porter
Book - Howard Lindsay and Russel
Crouse
Original Production – 20 October 1936, The
Musical Director - Mark Warman
Director - Ian Marshall-Fisher
For
a fairly full review of the show,
please click here.
Red Hot And Blue was
the second show that Cole Porter wrote for Ethel Merman, he had previously
written Anything Goes with Lindsay and
Crouse. It was also the second Merman Show that The Lost Musicals did, having
done the third Merman/Porter show Du
Barry Was A Lady (1993 Production) the previous year. They went on to do the last
two in the set, Something For The Boys, and Panama Hattie.
They also went on to repeat Du Barry Was A Lady (2001 Production).
Myra Sands is one of the regulars in The Lost Musicals,
having appeared with Louise Gold in: By Jupiter
| One Touch of Venus (1992
Production) | Du Barry Was A Lady (1993 Production) | New Girl In
Town | Something For The Boys |
Panama Hattie | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | One Touch of Venus (2000 Production) .
They had previously appeared in a concert of highlights from Ratepayers' Iolanthe & Metropolitan Mikado , have also appeared together on the
commercial stage in Follies
Danielle Carson is another regular, having also appeared with Louise Gold in By Jupiter and Du Barry Was A Lady (1993 Production) . They also appeared together on Anything Goes - Website Recommended Album, and on the JAY/TER recording of Stop The World I Want To Get Off.
Louise Gold
and Neil McCaul
had previously worked together on The
Pirates Of Penzance film , Billy The Kid And The
Green Baize Vampire and Angry Housewives, and would later be reunited
in the Lost Musical productions of: Panama
Hattie and 110 In The Shade. They also went on to take
part in A Celebration Of
The Life And Work Of Dick Vosburgh.
Neil McCaul had
previously appeared in The
Royal Variety Performance (1982), he has gone on
to appear on television in A Week In The
West End.
Danielle Carson’s recording credits include The Great Musicals – Dashing Heroes,
Blushing Maidens, Magic Of The Musicals, and, 100
Hits Musicals.
Myra Sands may have previously taken part in Thing
A Thon.
Louise Gold has appeared in quite a number of Cole Porter musicals, besides the Ethel Merman quintet of shows, she has also appeared in Kiss Me Kate and Noel/Cole: Let’s Do It. However, she has made all too few recordings, the only albums of her singing Cole Porter are Noel/Cole: Let’s Do It (Recording) (where she was involved in singing a version of It’s Delovely), and JAY/TER’s studio cast album of Anything Goes (recording) - Website Recommended Album.
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 Red Hot And Blue
Muppet Central/Tibby's
Bowl Interview with Louise Gold http://www.muppetcentral.com/articles/interviews/gold.shtm
Although she does not give name them, Louise mentions playing the Ethel Merman
parts in The Lost Musicals.
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