#Dorothy Loudon

[roadimusprime]

Can we all get some love for Dorothy Loudon's Lovett?

#Sweeney Todd #Dorothy Loudon #George Hearn #Youtube

[citizenscreen]

Promo shots for the TV game show, “Laugh Line” in 1959 featuring Elaine May, Mike Nichols, and Dorothy Loudon

#elaine may #mike nichols #dorothy loudon

[vintagestagehotties]

Hot Vintage Stage Actress Round 1

Dorothy Loudon: Wilma Risque in Nowhere To Go But Up (1962 Broadway); Molly Tobin in The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1963 National Tour US); Lillian Stone in The Fig Leaves Are Falling (1969 Broadway)

Elisabeth Welch: May in The New Yorkers (1931 Broadway); Haidee Robinson in Nymph Errant (1933 West End); Militza Hajos in Glamorous Night (1935 West End)

Propaganda under the cut

Dorothy Loudon:

Iconic in later life, but so darn talented she needs to be included here. She eon a drama desk award for The Fig leaves are falling in 1969 off the back of only FOUR performances. I adore her chaotic energy. She was a great physical actress and I would've loved to go drinking with her. In fact, watch her singing Vodka! And tell me you don't feel the same

Elisabeth Welch:

#vintagestagehotties #vintagestagepoll #vintage poll #vintage tournament #dorothy loudon #elisabeth welch #ladies round 1 #vintage ladies

[transfemgeorgecostanza]

time to drag this one out again

#dorothy loudon #stephen sondheim #Youtube

[mthguy]

Three Fabulous Broadway Divas

Chita Rivera, Leslie Uggams, and Dorothy Loudon

#broadway stars #chita rivera #leslie uggams #dorothy loudon

[kwebtv]

TV Guide -  June 1 - 7, 1963

Garry Moore (1916 - 1993) Entertainer, game show host and comedian best known for his work in TV.

He hosted The Garry Moore Show, and the game shows I’ve Got a Secret and To Tell the Truth.  His Tuesday night variety show provided a break into show business for many performers, including Alan King, Jonathan Winters, Carol Burnett, and Dorothy Loudon.  (Wikipedia)

Dorothy Loudon (September 17, 1925 – November 15, 2003) was an American actress and singer. She won the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical in 1977 for her performance as Miss Hannigan in Annie. Loudon was also nominated for Tony Awards for her lead performances in the musicals The Fig Leaves Are Falling and Ballroom, as well as a Golden Globe award for her appearances on The Garry Moore Show.  

Loudon was chosen as the replacement for Carol Burnett when Burnett left The Garry Moore Show in 1962. Although that collaboration was not altogether successful, the excellent reviews she received the same year for her Broadway debut in Nowhere to Go but Up proved prophetic. Coincidentally, the two roles Loudon later played so successfully on Broadway stage —Miss Hannigan and Dotty Otley — were both played by Burnett onscreen. She also was a frequent guest star on many New York based comedy and game shows. In 1979, Loudon starred in the television series Dorothy, in which she portrayed a former showgirl teaching music and drama at a boarding school for girls. It lasted only one season.  (Wikipedia)

#TV Guide #TV #1963 #Garry Moore #Dorothy Loudon #The Garry Moore Show

[unwelcome-ephestion]

Ballroom is one of my favourite underrated musicals. It only ran 116 performances, perhaps slightly out of step with the style of the times - it premiered in 1978, the era of the rock opera, and when the hottest film musical around was Grease. Ballroom is more old fashioned than that, but it has a gorgeous score and a heartbreaking story - a widow who finds love again, only to find that she has been strung along just as she has come out of her shell.

Dorothy Loudon played the lead - a wonderful actor who played in Follies, and who originated (and won a Tony for) the role of Miss Hannigan in Annie. This is the song that has really survived - Fifty Percent, the eleven o'clock number, a fantastic torch song. I would love to see the show revived, though I suspect it's unlikely, but it's great in the meantime to see that this song has become a classic. Written by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, the latter who died a couple of years ago, the couple best known perhaps for writing The Way We Were. That's a wonderful song, but Fifty Percent is every bit as good.

#queue stole my heart away #musical theatre history #musical theatre #ballroom #dorothy loudon #follies #annie #miss hannigan #alan bergman #marilyn bergman #alan and marilyn bergman #fifty percent #Youtube

[clemsfilmdiary]

Garbo Talks (1984, Sidney Lumet)

3/15/24

#Garbo Talks #Sidney Lumet #Anne Bancroft #Ron Silver #Carrie Fisher #Catherine Hicks #Steven Hill #Howard Da Silva #Dorothy Loudon #Harvey Fierstein #Hermione Gingold #comedy #drama #80s #mother and son #marital problems #terminal illness #cancer #fame #movie stars #New York #wishes #stalker #fans #eccentrics #last wish

[troublewithangels]

hi. this is me finding out marian seldes was in THEE classic annie 2: miss hannigan’s revenge 😭😭😭

#i need to know if she shared the stage with dorothy loudon or not it's for science

[sweeneytoddst]

could you please make a list of who all the sweeneys/lovetts are in the tier list? i want to use it but some of the actors are kind of hard to make out just on sight alone for me

Yeah! I thought it would tell you the names of the files, but I was incredibly wrong. Thank you for asking <3

Here they are!

Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury

George Hearn and Dorothy Loudon

Dennis Quilley and Sheila Hancock

Tod Slaughter and Stella Rho

Brian Mitchell and Christine Baranski

Bryn Terfel and Emma Thompson

Norm Lewis and Carolee Carmello

Gregg Edelman and Liz McCartney

Michael Cerveris and Patti LuPone

Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton

Ray Winstone and Essie Davis

Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter

Javier Ferriera and Ashley Braxton

Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford

Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster

Link to the Tier List: Rating Sweeneys and Lovetts

#sweeney todd #sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street #musical theatre #stephen sondheim #musical #icons #ask #johnny depp #tim burton #helena bonham carter #sutton foster #aaron tveit #bryn terfel #emma thompson #michael cerveris #patti lupone #george hearn #angela lansbury #len cariou #sweeney todd revival #josh groban #annaleigh ashford #ray winstone #essie davis #michael ball #imelda staunton #gregg edelman #liz mccartney #norm lewis #carolee carmello

[broadwaydivastournament]

What a bloody wonder, Mrs. Lovett from Sweeney Todd (8)

Patti LuPone (Broadway revival, 2005 - 56) Carolee Carmello (Off-Broadway, Barrow Street, 2017 - 55) Christine Baranski (Kennedy Center, 2002- 50) Carmen Cusack (The Muny, 2022 - 50) Lea Salonga (Manila, 2019 - 48) Emily Skinner (Houston, 2016 - 46) Karen Ziemba (St. Louis, 2012 - 55) Harriet Harris (Barrington Stage, 2010 -55)

Scatterbrained chatterbox Mrs. Lovett is a deranged character actress's dream role. Whether it's seducing (unsuccessfully) a vengeful barber, cooking customers into meat pies, or failing to catch stray cats, Mrs. Lovett keeps a cheerful optimism amidst the gritty London strife. And for the record, Mrs. Lovett has always *always* been sexy and down to fuck.

Other Mrs. Lovett actresses include: Angela Lansbury (Broadway, 1979), Beth Fowler (Broadway, 1989), Julia McKenzie (West End, 1993), Dorothy Loudon (Broadway replacement), Emma Thompson (NY Philharmonic, 2014).

#sweeney todd #broadway #sondheim #patti lupone #carolee carmello #christine baranski #carmen cuscak #lea salonga #emily skinner #karen ziemba #harriet harris

[noelevangilinecarson]

url songs

Rules: Pick a song for every letter of your url and tag that many people.

Oh no there's so many letters in my url 🤣 This is gonna be fun! Thanks so much for tagging me @viharistenno !!!

Here we go!

N - Never Gonna Give You Up (Rick Astley)

O - Overture (42nd Street Original Cast Recording)

E - Everything's Coming Up Roses (Patti LuPone)

L - Look at Me (The Witches of Eastwick)

E - Everyone Will Die (Sky-Pony)

V - Video Killed the Radio Star (The Buggles)

A - Another Op'ning, Another Show (Kiss Me, Kate 2000 Revival)

N - Nobody's Problems (Angela Lansbury)

G - Gloria (Laura Branigan)

I - It Never Entered My Mind (Nancy Anderson)

L - Losing My Mind (Dorothy Loudon)

I - Invisible Touch (Genesis)

N - Nobody's Side (Jessica Vosk)

E - Easy Street (Dorothy Loudon)

C - Could I Leave You (Emily Skinner)

A - All That Matters (Laura Michelle Kelly)

R - Run Runaway (Slade)

S - Sweet Lorraine (Kay Starr)

O - One More Kiss (Stephen Sondheim)

N - No Time At All (Irene Ryan, Dorothy Loudon, Andrea Martin [they're all exquisite and it's one of my very favorite songs of all time])

Made a lil playlist for funsies

And now for no pressure tagging: @bincliff @findhergolden @confused-pie @room-on-broom @mya-devries @theluckydimecaper @ltcommanderkathrynjaneway @ithinkweneedmoreviolinsontv

If anyone else sees this and wants to do it, consider yourself tagged!

#ask meme #tag game #tumblr music

[sweeneysondheimmusical]

Two Sweeney Todd casts collide:

Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou with Dorothy Loudon and George Hearn

#stephen sondheim #sweeney todd #mrs lovett #angela lansbury #george hearn #len cariou

[citizenscreen]

Dorothy Loudon (September 17, 1925 – November 15, 2003)

#dorithy loudon

[transfemgeorgecostanza]

I’m one of the boys, girls, I’m one of the boys! / I handle a big cigar with manly poise.

Another one for the inevitable night club act

#dorothy loudon #rodgers and hart #i'm one of the boys

[mthguy]

The original Broadway production of Annie opened at the Alvin Theatre on April 21, 1977, and starred Andrea McArdle as Annie, Reid Shelton as Warbucks, Dorothy Loudon as Miss Hannigan, and Robert Fitch as Rooster Hannigan with Barbara Erwin as Lily St. James. It was nominated for eleven Tony Awards and won seven, including the Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book.

Here, Miss Hannigan, Rooster and Lily perform “Easy Street” joined by Annie with Sandy the dog, Daddy Warbucks, and a slew of orphans singing “Tomorrow” on the 1977 Tony Awards.

#youtube #annie #andrea mcardle #reid shelton #dorothy loudon #robert fitch #barbara erwin #easy street #tomorrow #tony awards