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** "The Goldfarb Variations" is a reference to [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]'s harpsichord piece [[w:Goldberg Variations|"The Goldberg Variations"]]. And like so many Bach pieces, it's a fugue. |
** "The Goldfarb Variations" is a reference to [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]'s harpsichord piece [[w:Goldberg Variations|"The Goldberg Variations"]]. And like so many Bach pieces, it's a fugue. |
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* [[Star-Making Role]]: For [[Doug Henning]]. |
* [[Star-Making Role]]: For [[Doug Henning]]. |
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* [[Unintentional Period Piece]]: This is one of the reasons the 1980 filmed performance underwent so many changes -- songs like "Solid Silver Platform Shoes" were thought to be terribly dated less than a decade after the show premiered on Broadway. |
* [[Unintentional Period Piece]]: This is one of the reasons the 1980 filmed performance underwent so many changes -- songs like "Solid Silver Platform Shoes" were thought to be terribly dated less than a decade after the show premiered on Broadway. Also a number of references ended up very period-specific, such as Manny envisioning the future version of his club as the [[w:Fillmore East|"Fillmore Passaic"]] in "The Goldfarb Variations". |
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Revision as of 01:16, 17 February 2017
- Cut Song: Several of the original script's more memorable songs were cut from the 1980 performance which was recorded and released on video, most notably "Charmin's Lament", "West End Avenue" and "Solid Silver Platform Shoes".
- Hey, It's That Guy!/Retroactive Recognition: The original cast included Cheryl Barnes, Robert LuPone, Anita Morris and David Ogden Stiers (a few years away from his role as Charles Emerson Winchester on M*A*S*H).
- And in the opening night band, Paul Shaffer, later bandleader on The David Letterman Show.
- Cheryl Barnes may be recognizable to some as Hud's wife/girlfriend from Hair, who sings "Easy to be Hard".
- Shout-Out: "Up To His Old Tricks" repeatedly references some of the great names of stage magic -- specifically The Amazing Dunninger and Harry Houdini.
- When Charmin appears, a joke about the old "Don't squeeze the Charmin" advertising campaign is made.
- "The Goldfarb Variations" is a reference to Johann Sebastian Bach's harpsichord piece "The Goldberg Variations". And like so many Bach pieces, it's a fugue.
- Star-Making Role: For Doug Henning.
- Unintentional Period Piece: This is one of the reasons the 1980 filmed performance underwent so many changes -- songs like "Solid Silver Platform Shoes" were thought to be terribly dated less than a decade after the show premiered on Broadway. Also a number of references ended up very period-specific, such as Manny envisioning the future version of his club as the "Fillmore Passaic" in "The Goldfarb Variations".