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The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue (1993)

Japanese television broadcast of the Tony award-winning musical.

Genre : Music

Runtime : 2H 24M

Director : Walter C. Miller

Synopsis

The Will Rogers Follies is a musical with a book by Peter Stone, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Cy Coleman. It focuses on the life and career of famed humorist and performer Will Rogers, using as a backdrop the Ziegfeld Follies, which he often headlined, and describes every episode in his life in the form of a big production number. The Rogers character also performs rope tricks in between scenes. The revue contains snippets of Rogers' famous homespun style of wisdom and common sense and tries to convey the personality of this quintessentially American figure whose most famous quote was "I never met a man I didn't like."

Actors

Keith Carradine
Keith Carradine
Will Rogers
Dee Hoty
Dee Hoty
Betty Blake
Dick Latessa
Dick Latessa
Clem Rogers
Cady Huffman
Cady Huffman
Mr. Ziegfeld's Favorite
Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck
Mr. Ziegfeld (voice)
Vince Bruce
Vince Bruce
The Roper
Jerry Mitchell
Jerry Mitchell
Will Rogers Wrangler/Indian Of The Dawn
John Ganun
John Ganun
Will Rogers Wrangler
Troy Britton Johnson
Troy Britton Johnson
Will Rogers Wrangler
Jason Opsahl
Jason Opsahl
Will Rogers Wrangler
Tom Brackney
Tom Brackney
The Wild West Show
Bonnie Brackney
Bonnie Brackney
The Wild West Show
Paul Ukena, Jr.
Paul Ukena, Jr.
Wiley Post
Roxane Barlow
Roxane Barlow
New Ziegfeld Girl
Maria Calabrese
Maria Calabrese
New Ziegfeld Girl
Rebecca Downing
Rebecca Downing
New Ziegfeld Girl
Colleen Dunn
Colleen Dunn
New Ziegfeld Girl
Toni Georgiana
Toni Georgiana
New Ziegfeld Girl
Eileen Grace
Eileen Grace
New Ziegfeld Girl
Luba Mason
Luba Mason
New Ziegfeld Girl
Dana Jackson
Dana Jackson
New Ziegfeld Girl
Stephanie Pope
Stephanie Pope
New Ziegfeld Girl
Angie L. Schworer
Angie L. Schworer
New Ziegfeld Girl
Carol Denise Smith
Carol Denise Smith
New Ziegfeld Girl
Aimee Turner
Aimee Turner
New Ziegfeld Girl
Jillana Laufer
Jillana Laufer
New Ziegfeld Girl
Wendy Waring
Wendy Waring
New Ziegfeld Girl
Christina Youngman
Christina Youngman
New Ziegfeld Girl
Gregory Scott Carter
Gregory Scott Carter
Freddy Rogers
Rick Faugno
Rick Faugno
Will Rogers, Jr.
Tammy Minoff
Tammy Minoff
Mary Rogers
Lance Robinson
Lance Robinson
James Rogers
Tom Flagg
Tom Flagg
Mr. Ziegfeld's Stage Manager
Ganine Giorgione
Ganine Giorgione
New Ziegfeld Girl

Crews

Brent Carpenter
Brent Carpenter
Editor
Walter C. Miller
Walter C. Miller
Director
Tamamatsu Kuwata
Tamamatsu Kuwata
Executive Producer
Pierre Cossette
Pierre Cossette
Executive Producer
Yoshiaka Iba
Yoshiaka Iba
Associate Producer
Noriyasu Ueki
Noriyasu Ueki
Producer
Tony Walton
Tony Walton
Set Designer
Willa Kim
Willa Kim
Costume Design
Jules Fisher
Jules Fisher
Lighting Design
Tommy Tune
Tommy Tune
Choreographer
Jeff Calhoun
Jeff Calhoun
Associate Choreographer
Peter Stone
Peter Stone
Musical
Adolph Green
Adolph Green
Musical
Betty Comden
Betty Comden
Musical
Cy Coleman
Cy Coleman
Musical
Tommy Tune
Tommy Tune
Stage Director
Peter Fitzgerald
Peter Fitzgerald
Sound Designer
Wendall K. Harrington
Wendall K. Harrington
Projection
Howard Leonard
Howard Leonard
Wig Designer
Cy Coleman
Cy Coleman
Music Arranger
Billy Byers
Billy Byers
Orchestrator
Eric Stern
Eric Stern
Music Director
Julie Hughes
Julie Hughes
Casting
Barry Moss
Barry Moss
Casting
Alan Adelman
Alan Adelman
Lighting Design
Christine Clark Bradley
Christine Clark Bradley
Assistant Director
Don Dudley
Don Dudley
Production Supervisor
Amy Storti
Amy Storti
Production Manager
John B. Field
John B. Field
Technical Supervisor
Ed Greene
Ed Greene
Sound
John Burdick
John Burdick
Camera Operator
Bob Camitta
Bob Camitta
Camera Operator
Bill Goetz
Bill Goetz
Camera Operator
Charlie Huntley
Charlie Huntley
Camera Operator
Jake Ostroff
Jake Ostroff
Camera Operator
Ron Washburn
Ron Washburn
Camera Operator
Larry McConkey
Larry McConkey
Camera Operator
John Cossette
John Cossette
Executive In Charge Of Production

Posters and backgrounds

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