America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers (1951)
Rodgers’ friends and colleagues pay tribute to him. Among the original Broadway cast members reprising the songs they introduced are Vivienne Segal (“Bewitched” from “Pal Joey”) and Alfred Drake (“People Will Say We’re in Love” from “Oklahoma!”). Vera Zorina dances “Rodgers in Three Quarter Time,” a ballet created expressly for the show set to three Rodgers waltzes, and Mary Martin sings “Wonderful Guy” as Rodgers himself accompanies her on piano.
Top Cast
Valerie Bettis
John Brownlee
Bing Crosby
Russel Crouse
Alfred Drake
Jerome Hines
Celeste Holm
Charles Kullmann
Mary Martin
Dorothy Maynor
Patrice Munsel
Vivienne Segal
Brian Sullivan
Hugh Thompson
Vera Zorina
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What is America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers about?
Rodgers’ friends and colleagues pay tribute to him. Among the original Broadway cast members reprising the songs they introduced are Vivienne Segal (“Bewitched” from “Pal Joey”) and Alfred Drake (“People Will Say We’re in Love” from “Oklahoma!”). Vera Zorina dances “Rodgers in…
When was America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers released?
America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers was released in 1951.
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America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers is categorised as Music, TV Movie.
Who stars in America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers?
The cast of America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers includes Valerie Bettis, John Brownlee, Bing Crosby, Russel Crouse, Alfred Drake.