Productions1 on Broadway
| 1959 | John Golden Theatre Original. August 4, 1959 · Bob Rodgers | 87 performances |
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The revue opened in Los Angeles on October 10, 1962, at the Coronet Theatre and was recorded by BB Records (LP # 1001). The revue also featured Jameson in “Sister Aimee,” about female evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p811
The Billy Barnes Revue first opened at Las Palmas Theatre in Los Angeles on October 15, 1958, and the cast album was released by Decca (LP # DL-9076); the CD was released by Master Classics Records (unnumbered). book:the-complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-hardcover-2014-rowman-lit#p812
The Billy Barnes Revue opened in London on April 4, 1960, at the Lyric Opera House, Hammersmith, for twenty-four performances, and the company included four of the original cast members (Joyce Jameson, Ann Guilbert, Patti Regan, and Jackie Joseph). book:the-complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-hardcover-2014-rowman-lit#p815
Tee Billy Barnes Revue closed in a week, and Kwamina in a month. Kicks & Co. and We Take the Town didn’t even make it to New York. book:broadway-musicals-the-biggest-hit-and-the-biggest-flop-of-filichia-peter-new-yor#p33
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