WAY COOL Broadway episode!

I am so completely and utterly enjoying watching the DVD set of "That Girl", starring (oh, and produced by) Marlo Thomas. As you know it takes place in New York City in the 1960s -- yummy! Her character Anne, is an aspiring actress and in the episode I watched last night she becomes an understudy to her old school friend (a very young Sally Kellerman!) who is starring in a play on Broadway.

Over and above the usual yumminess of the whole sixties vibe, was seeing Anne outside walking past theatres -- The Majestic Theatre is playing FUNNY GIRL (now it's PHANTOM), and The St. James Theatre is playing HELLO DOLLY! (now it's THE PRODUCERS) -- get out! Too cool for words.

And eagle-eyed Suzy spotted a very young short-haired George Carlin in the role of Anne's agent. My husband kept saying it wasn't him, but I can tell that voice and face anywhere!

I guess the most unusual aspect of the episode were the three fresh-scrubbed "Ron Howard-like" little boys waiting outside the St. James Theatre, hoping to get an autograph from somebody famous. Unfortunately, I'm not sure you'd see that today...

Now, rush out and buy the "That Girl" DVD set...and they're now taking pre-orders for Season 2 at Amazon!...

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