Productions1 on Broadway
| 1955 | Plymouth Theatre Original. April 6, 1955 · Richard Pribor Cast: Marge and Gower Champion, Harry Belafonte, The Voices of Walter Schumann, Hiram Sherman (Story Teller), Betty Benson | 85 performances |
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Paul Gregory, Charles Laughton, and the Walter Schumann singers had previously joined forces for the masterful film The Night of the Hunter , which was released a few weeks after 3 for Tonight closed. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p456
Throughout his long career, Hiram Sherman appeared in both plays and musicals; he was often the evening’s compere in such revues as Mum’s the Word (1940), 3 for Tonight (1955), and International Soiree (1958). book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p888
Marge and Gower Champion and Harry Belafonte in 3 For Tonight (1955), a “diversion in song and dance;” book:at-this-theatre-100-years-of-broadway-shows-stories-and-botto-louis-viagas-rober#p132
His two-dimensional work within limits is seen in a later number, “By-Play for Drums,” from the Broadway revue 3 for Tonight (1955). As subjects in a scientific experiment measuring the effect of music on the nervous system, he and Marge sat on two stools rapidly extending and contracting their arms and legs to the wil… book:before-the-parade-passes-by-gower-champion-and-the-glorious-american-musical-joh#p37
Though an abbreviated version of the original stage performance, it nonetheless captured the unique work of both its performers and choreographer-director. As such, it reflected not only the approval of the majority of newspaper columnists, but also that of television critic Jack Gould, who reported in the New York Tim… book:before-the-parade-passes-by-gower-champion-and-the-glorious-american-musical-joh#p88
The aftermath of 3 for Tonight found Gower at the crossroads of his professional life. book:before-the-parade-passes-by-gower-champion-and-the-glorious-american-musical-joh#p89
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