Richard Burton

On stage 9 productions, 76 years

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Worked with more than once1 names

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In the literature8 passages

• After San Francisco, the tour went to Los Angeles. While there, Richard Burton fell ill. During a performance he suddenly wasn’t able to sing or dance one of the numbers. They brought down the curtain, and after a delay, the show continued with the understudy. Burton didn’t perform the role again. They were able to persuade Richard Harris…ebooks/Berloni, Bill/Broadway Tails_ Heartfelt Stories of Rescued Dogs Who Became Showbiz Superstars - Bill Berloni & Jim Hanrahan.txt
• Sue and I still talk about that tour, and we remember it with smiles and tears, because we’re really remembering Richard Burton and Bob the sheepdog.ebooks/Berloni, Bill/Broadway Tails_ Heartfelt Stories of Rescued Dogs Who Became Showbiz Superstars - Bill Berloni & Jim Hanrahan.txt
• Baker Street wouldn’t happen for nearly three more years after that Forty-fifth Street display. In the interim, Cohen produced Hamlet with Richard Burton—which caused one of his better brainstorms. Jessel and Grudeff had written a song called “A Married Man,” sung near the end of the first act by Dr. Watson. He and Holmes had been capture…ebooks/Filichia, Peter/B007L4OWCU EBOK - Peter Filichia.txt
• Because Richard Burton had married his superstar wife Elizabeth Taylor in March 1964 (after their then-scandalous and adulterous affair), Cohen had him record “A Married Man.” He also had Taylor singing “Finding Words for Spring,” another song from the score, but she couldn’t handle it well enough for the record to be released. And while…ebooks/Filichia, Peter/B007L4OWCU EBOK - Peter Filichia.txt
• Cast: Richard Burton, Julie Andrews, Roddy McDowall, Robert Coote, Robert Goulet, M’el Dowd, John Cullum, Bruce Yarnell, David Hurst, Michael Kermoyanebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
• In 1980, Richard Burton recreated his original role in a touring revival that played a limited New York engagement in July. Christine Ebersole played Guenevere and Richard Muenz was Lancelot. Because of ill health, Burton was succeeded on the road by Richard Harris who also came back briefly to New York — in November 1981 — with Meg Busse…ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt

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