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A season of Sammy in TV at the film & tv museum in New York and Los Angeles.
Entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr., burst onto the
performing scene in the 1950s, first as a member of the Will Mastin Trio and later as the star of the 1956 Broadway show Mr. Wonderful and as Sportiní Life in the 1959 Samuel Goldwyn film Porgy and Bess. In the next decade he was at the peak of his prowess, headlining at nightclubs and drawing standing-room-only crowds for his role as a prizefighter in the 1964 Broadway musical Golden Boy. As a salute to this extraordinary performer, the Museum is screening several landmark Davis television performances from the 1960s, including a rare BBC studio concert; a long-lost 1964 WCBS program, American Musical Theatre; and the final episode of the short-lived 1966 NBC variety series The Sammy
Davis Jr. Show.
Screening January 31 to April 6, 2003
In New York: Tuesdays to Sundays at
2:00 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 p.m.
In Los Angeles: Wednesdays to Sundays at
2:00 p.m., Thursdays at 7:30
Golden Boy of Broadway
January 31 to February 27, 2003
Includes a 1964 episode of American Musical Theatre featuring Davis and Golden Boy composer Charles Strouse; and the final episode of the 1966 The Sammy Davis Jr. Show, in which Davis performs a version of his nightclub act including I Want to Be with You from Golden Boy, There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York from Porgy and Bess, the Soliloquy from Carousel, and an unusual version of Trouble from The Music Man. (90 minutes)
London and More
February 28 to April 6, 2003
Includes Meet Sammy Davis Jr., a 1963 concert taped in the BBC studios featuring What Kind of Fool Am I?, 'íve Got You Under My Skin, Night and Day, and The Birth of the Blues; a segment from the 1965 Frank Sinatra Spectacular; and two excerpts from The Sammy Davis Jr. Show (1966) Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton joining Davis for What Do the Simple Folk Do? from Camelot, and Judy Garland and Davis performing a medley from Garland's films. (90 minutes)
Members-Only Preview
In New York: Thursday, January 30, 2003
6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Screening highlights
with curator introduction.
In Los Angeles: Tuesday, January 21, 2003
6:30 p.m. reception; 7:00 p.m. screening
For more information go to http://www.mtr.org/ |
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