| re: Kelly Bishop Autobiography Just Released | |
| Last Edit: ianxuws 02:45 pm EDT 09/22/24 | |
| Posted by: ianxuws 02:41 pm EDT 09/22/24 | |
| In reply to: Kelly Bishop Autobiography Just Released - BHandshy 06:36 pm EDT 09/21/24 | |
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| Again for the youngsters, it's hard to overstate the excitement that surrounded Kelly "Carole" Bishop when she first played Sheila in the original Broadway production of A Chorus Line". Unknown to most theater goers at the time, she made a huge Tony winning splash. When Zach calls her name in the show to present herself, she sexily sashays her way in a very tight fitting sensational looking beige leotard that at certain angles gave the appearance of nudity. Like a sexy panther she goes from the line into the spot light And like a confidant diva complains about the stage lighting "That light, what color is that. Do you have anything softer? She then proceeds to flirt and provocatively challenge the patriarchal Zach. Zach: Shelia come downstage...Closer Shelia snaps: "Can I sit on your lap”. To the answer to Zach's question "Do you always come on like this? She retorts " "No sometimes I'm aggressive". It was a new kind of sexiness, bold , sassy and very wised up about the condescension and infantilization. that confronted women at the time. Her character is so defined in such a short amount of time that whent one of the dancers asks "does anyone have a Valium and Shelia replies I do, it gets a huge laugh. She goes on to begin the great trio masterpiece At the Ballet with Kay Cole and Nancy Lane. They sing about the sadness, rejections and the family drama of their girlhood and how they found acceptance up the deep and very narrow staircase because everyone was beautiful At the Ballet. After being wicked and hilarious for her short time on stage, Kelly, along with the other two , break our hearts. It was an unforgettable moment in musical theater history I have always thought that Kelly deserved a much bigger career following Chorus Line but it was not be. That's showbiz! |
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