Jolson

Jolson

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Based on the life of legendary Al Jolson, it spans thirty years in the career of one of America's most popular entertainers. Out of the limelight, and the plot emphasizes his personal faults as much as it does his professional successes. Other major characters include wife Ruby Keeler and his longtime friend and agent Louis Epstein.

The West End production, directed by Bettinson, opened on October 26 1995 at the Victoria Palace Theatre, where it ran for seventeen months [http://www.thisistheatre.com/shows/victoriapalace98.html Victoria Palace Theatre] . The cast included Brian Conley as Jolson, Sally Ann Triplett as Keeler, and John Bennett as Epstein.

Under the auspices of the Laurence Olivier Awards, it won the American Express Award for Best New Musical. Olivier nominations went to Conley for Best Actor in a Musical and Bennett for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical [http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/awards/winners/display?contentId=72657 American Express Award for Best New Musical] .

An original cast album was recorded live during the performances of February 29, March 1, and March 2, 1996 and released by First Night Records [http://www.footlight.com/product.cfm?product_id=2765 original cast album] .

"Jolson - The Musical" was staged at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto from June through October 1997. A proposed move to Broadway never materialized.

ong list

*I'm Sitting on Top of the World
*Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody
*Toot-Toot-Tootsie Goodbye
*There's a Rainbow Round My Shoulder
*Let Me Sing and I'm Happy
*For Me and My Gal
*You Made Me Love You
*Swanee
*California Here I Come
*Blue Skies
*My Mammy
*This is the Army, Mr. Jones
*I'm Just Wild About Harry
*I Only Have Eyes for You
*Waiting for the Robert E. Lee
*Swanee
*Baby Face
*Sonny Boy
*The Spaniard That Blighted My Life
*I'm Just Wild About Harry
*Around a Quarter to Nine
*Carolina in the Morning
*Give My Regards to Broadway
*My Mammy (Reprise)

References

External links

* [http://www.stage-door.org/reviews/ralex96.htm#jolson Toronto review]


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