Dames at Sea
Dames at Sea

Dames at Sea

A heartfelt parody of 1930s movie musicals.

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MusicComedyTV Movie

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Dames at Sea is a musical with book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller and music by Jim Wise. The musical is a parody of large, flashy 1930s Busby Berkeley-style movie musicals in which a chorus girl, newly arrived off the bus from the Midwest to New York City, steps into a role on Broadway and becomes a star. It originally played Off-Off-Broadway in 1966 at the Caffe Cino and then played Off-Broadway, starring newcomer Bernadette Peters, beginning in 1968 for a successful run. The television version was broadcast on the Bell System Family Theater on NBC on November 15, 1971. The cast had extra chorus girls and boys, and there were full production numbers, turning into the very thing it was spoofing. Ann Miller was singled out for praise, especially when "she was allowed to tap out her brassy...temperamental star..."

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

60 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

15 November 1971

Country

United States of America

Cast

Ann-Margret

Ann-Margret

Ruby

Harvey Evans

Harvey Evans

Dick

Fred Gwynne

Fred Gwynne

Hennesy

Anne Meara

Anne Meara

Joan

Ann Miller

Ann Miller

Mona

Dick Shawn

Dick Shawn

Lucky

Eileen Casey

Eileen Casey

The Kids

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