Memorable melodies. A theatrical flair. A note only a Broadway star could hold. It's showtime, baby! This week we're puttin' on the ritz and singing along to our favorite showtunes. Join us in the chorus line, won't you?
SONGS:
Big Spender from Sweet Charity (Original, Broadway cast 1966)
Cats Memory Reprise (Original Broadway cast 1983)
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:
Big Spender Scene from Sweet Charity Movie (1969)
The Rich Man’s Frug from Sweet Charity Movie
Beverly D’Angelo performing Big Spender in National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985)
Shirley Bassey: Big Spender (1967 - Live Performance: 1971)
Peggy Lee: Big Spender (1966)
Queen: Big Spender Live (Night at the Odeon - Encore - 1975)
Cy Coleman talking about Collaboration with Dorothy Fields on NPR (1999)
The Fosse Woman: Analysis of Femininity, Aesthetics, and Corporeality by Dara Milovanovic (2018)
Missy Elliott: Big Spender (2002)
Freeway Ft. Jay-Z: Roc-A-Fella Billionaires (2007)
'Memory' Elaine Paige | Cats The Musical (1999)
Echoes Phantom of the Opera Comparison
CATS: The Jellicle Ball Broadway Montage
Paris is Burning (1990)
NYT: I Was Broadway’s First Grizabella. I Couldn’t Have Imagined the New ‘Cats.’
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