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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

"Clue" released 1985



The madcap, slapstick comedy Clue was released in US theaters December 13, 1985.  It was based on the popular board game Clue, which has been around since 1949.  It boasted a stellar cast: Eileen Brennan, Madeline Kahn, Lesley Ann Warren, Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd, Martin Mull, Michael McKean, Kellye Nakahara, and Jane Wiedlin.  

Nakahara is best known for her recurring role as Nurse Kellye in M*A*S*H.  Jane Weidlin is best known as a guitarist/vocalist for the Go-Go's.  The movie had three different endings and each theatre received a different only one of the three.  

Clue was not a box office success and received mixed reviews, but it has endured and has developed a cult following. A remake is in the works and a writer was hired to rewrite the script in 2022.


Saturday, January 16, 2021

"Hello, Dolly!" opens on Broadway 1964



The original Broadway production of Hello, Dolly! opened on January 16, 1964, starring Carol Channing as Dolly Levi.  It also starred Charles Nelson Reilly and Eileen Brennan.  It won ten Tony Awards that year, winning in ten categories.

It debuted in Detroit in November 1963 before moving to Broadway the following January.

When Channing left the show, Ginger Rogers, Martha Raye, Betty Grable, Pearl Bailey and Ethel Merman all appeared in the title role.