The Story of Lucy and Jessie – Follies (with Victoria Gordon)
It's time for Phyllis to shine! Should she be more like Jessie or Lucy? You see it's not that easy. Victoria Gordon returns to educate Kyle about what this song is actually about and how Phyllis is the unsung hero of the show.
It's time for Phyllis to shine! Should she be more like Jessie or Lucy? You see it's not that easy. Victoria Gordon returns to educate Kyle about what this song is actually about and how Phyllis is the unsung hero of the show.
Victoria's website: https://www.thevictoriagordon.com
Victoria's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevictoriagordon/
Victoria's Twitter: https://twitter.com/thevictorialive
The full context of the Diana Rigg clip: https://youtu.be/BKwsCAN9L3s
April in Paris, written by Yip Harburg and composed by Vernon Duke. It's sung here by Billie Holiday: https://youtu.be/F45if_7o10Qhttps://youtu.be/F45if_7o10Q
You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo
We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Follies.
Victoria's website: https://www.thevictoriagordon.com
Victoria's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevictoriagordon/
Victoria's Twitter: https://twitter.com/thevictorialive
The full context of the Diana Rigg clip: https://youtu.be/BKwsCAN9L3s
April in Paris, written by Yip Harburg and composed by Vernon Duke. It's sung here by Billie Holiday: https://youtu.be/F45if_7o10Qhttps://youtu.be/F45if_7o10Q
You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo
We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Follies.
The original Broadway cast starring Alexis Smith, John McMartin, Dorothy Collins, Gene Nelson, and Yvonne De Carlo (1971)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2xj4Pi7
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33zmfDm
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2WwbksB
The original West End cast starring Diana Rigg, Daniel Massey, Julia McKenzie, David Healy, and Dolores Gray (1987)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: Not available unfortunately.
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Un7RKl
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2wqrTvs
The London revival starring Peter Forbes, Imelda Staunton, Janie Dee, Philip Quast, and Tracie Bennett (2017)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Qz2Pt2
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Unetbu
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UplKrd
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