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63-476: Corporate Affairs is a 1990 American film starring Peter Scolari and Mary Crosby . An executive discovers that his former lover has given their company's CEO a fatal heart attack while having sex . Roger Corman arranged for the sets to be re-used in Hard to Die . This article related to an American film of the 1990s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This film article about

126-451: A trade show and was extremely impressed by an elaborate dance number created by Lambert, prompting Feuer to hire Lambert to choreograph the new musical. According to Burrows, it soon became clear in rehearsals that Lambert's creative abilities were completely used up in that one elaborate dance number. Bob Fosse was brought in to replace him, but Fosse was unwilling to hurt Lambert's career by having him fired. Lambert's trade-show dance number

189-447: A unicycle . His performance in a 1974 production of "Reflections" received a rave review from The New York Times . In 1979 he returned to Los Angeles. Credited under pseudonym Barney Tramble, Scolari's first film role was in the 1978 X rated film Take Off . He played a teenager named Kookie and his performance did not involve nudity. Scolari was signed to do an NBC pilot in 1979 titled The Further Adventures Of Wally Brown ,

252-569: A 1990s comedy film is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Peter Scolari Peter Thomas Scolari (September 12, 1955 – October 22, 2021) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Henry Desmond in the ABC sitcom Bosom Buddies (1980–1982) and Michael Harris on the CBS sitcom Newhart (1984–1990) the later of which earned him three consecutive nominations for Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in

315-644: A 2014 episode of Oprah: Where Are They Now? . Scolari died from leukemia in Manhattan on October 22, 2021, at age 66. He had been diagnosed with the disease two years earlier. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (musical) The musical, starring Robert Morse and Rudy Vallée , opened at the 46th Street Theatre on Broadway in October 1961, running for 1,417 performances. The show won seven Tony Awards ,

378-681: A Comedy Series from 1987 to 1989. Scolari had roles as Wayne Szalinski in the Disney sitcom Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997–2000) and as Tad Horvath in the HBO series Girls (2012–2017), the latter of which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series . He had recurring roles as Gillian B. Loeb in the superhero crime series Gotham (2015) and Bishop Thomas Marx in

441-477: A fictional 1960s rock band called the Wonders. Scolari plays the role of Troy Chesterfield, the host of a variety show on which the Wonders appear. In 1993, Scolari starred in the series Family Album about a couple who move with their children back to their hometown of Philadelphia to be closer to their aging parents. Actress Gina Hecht was initially selected to play the wife of Scolari's character, but

504-509: A job as a junior executive in the Plans and Systems department, headed by Mr. Gatch. An extremely attractive but air-headed woman named Hedy LaRue, who is Mr. Biggley's secret mistress, is hired as a secretary. On her first day of work, the male employees are instantly attracted to her, but Mr. Bratt warns them against taking advantage of their employees ("A Secretary Is Not a Toy"). Finch learns from Mr. Biggley's secretary, Miss Jones, that Biggley

567-399: A job in the mailroom, where he works with Mr. Biggley's lazy, arrogant, and nepotism -minded nephew Bud Frump. Rosemary dreams of a life with Finch in the suburbs ("Happy To Keep His Dinner Warm"). The fatigued workers rush to get their coffee break ("Coffee Break"). In the mailroom, Finch earns favor with the long-time head of the mailroom, Mr. Twimble, who tells him the secret to longevity at

630-672: A new London cast. Warren Berlinger and Billy De Wolfe starred as Finch and Biggley respectively, with Patricia Michael as Rosemary, Josephine Blake as Smitty, David Knight as Bud Frump, Olive Lucius as Miss Jones, Bernard Spear as Mr. Twimble, and Eileen Gourlay as Hedy LaRue. The Australian production presented by J. C. Williamson's opened at Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne on August 16, 1963. Len Gochman starred as Finch, with Betty McGuire as Hedy, and Annabelle Adams as Rosemary. The show toured across Australia, playing seasons in Sydney, Perth, and Adelaide. Nancye Hayes , who started in

693-566: A reception for the new Advertising Department head, Benjamin Burton Daniel Ovington, Rosemary hopes to impress Finch with her new "Paris original" dress, but all the other women arrive at the reception wearing the same dress ("Paris Original"). Frump schemes for Biggley to catch Finch kissing LaRue in his office, but after LaRue blackmails Finch into kissing her, he realizes he's actually in love with Rosemary ("Rosemary"). After some farcical complications, Frump and Biggley walk into

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756-430: A show that did not get picked up. He starred in the short-lived 1980 sitcom Goodtime Girls as Benny, the juggling neighbor of the title characters. His big break came when he was cast with Tom Hanks in the 1980 sitcom, Bosom Buddies . Scolari and Hanks play a couple of advertising copywriters who disguise themselves as women in order to live in an affordable New York apartment — a women's-only residence called

819-562: A solid gold trumpet." In contrast, in their reviews of the 2011 Broadway revival, the New York Times chief theater critic Ben Brantley warns that the show's book writers "failed to give Ponty any defining traits beyond all-consuming ambition" and that "you don’t particularly want [Daniel Radcliffe's] character in the show to succeed, and that really is a problem." Charles McNulty of the Los Angeles Times opined that

882-470: A streak of Lucifer." John Chapman of the Daily News deemed it "the definitive musical about high life in the city" with "perfect musical comedy construction." Chapman declared that "Loesser is the perfect man for his end of the show - the songs; for he is a cynic without being tough. He has not put in a note of music or a syllable of lyric that doesn't carry the story along." Richard Watts, Jr. of

945-614: A theater arts major, but left a year later and returned to New York after his father died. He joined the Colonnades Theatre Lab, a repertory theatre in Manhattan , working with actors such as Danny DeVito , Rhea Perlman , Jeff Goldblum and Michael O'Keefe . Scolari was also working on a degree in comparative literature at City College of New York . During this time, Scolari appeared in multiple off-Broadway plays and met Finnish actor Paavo Tammim, who taught him to juggle. He also studied mime and learned to ride

1008-540: A third season. His role earned Scolari three Emmy nominations for best supporting actor in a comedy and remained with the show until its conclusion in 1990. During this time, Scolari also got to showcase his vaudevillian talents during three episodes of the annual television special, Circus of the Stars , including juggling with knives and fire, as well as juggling on a tightrope . Scolari once again worked with Hanks on his directorial debut, That Thing You Do! about

1071-507: Is a proud alumnus of Old Ivy College . In the elevator at the end of the workday, Rosemary's fellow secretary Smitty helps her and Finch set up a date ("Been a Long Day"). Frump runs into Biggley and Hedy and realizes their relationship, and he blackmails Biggley into giving him a promotion ("Been a Long Day (Reprise)"). Finch arrives early Saturday morning and sets up the office so it looks like he has been working all night. Biggley believes Finch's ruse, and Finch convinces Biggley that he, too,

1134-516: Is a proud alumnus of Old Ivy (a "Groundhog"), and they sing the Old Ivy fight song ("Grand Old Ivy"). Biggley insists that Finch be given his own office and secretary, Hedy. With the book's help, Finch realizes that Biggley must be Hedy's advocate and sends her on an errand to Gatch, knowing that Gatch will make a pass at her. Gatch falls for the trap and is dispatched to Venezuela , and Finch is promoted to his position as head of Plans and Systems. At

1197-685: Is like a family to him ("Brotherhood of Man"). Everyone is spared except Frump, who is fired because he is Biggley's nephew. Biggley remains president, Womper retires to travel the world with his new wife, Hedy, and Finch becomes chairman of the board. Rosemary stands by his side and inadvertently inspires him to aspire for the Presidency of the United States . Frump gets a job washing windows, swearing revenge against Finch ("Company Way (Finale)"). Major Characters Supporting Characters The show opened on Broadway on October 14, 1961, at

1260-507: Is subordinated to the merry malice that is afoot." John McClain of the New York Journal American declared it to be "The most inventive and stylized and altogether infectious new musical in recent recollection", pronouncing it "the sheerest farce..gay, zingy, amoral, witty and shot with style. It comes very close to being a new form in musicals." He praised Loesser's score, saying, "All the music has been integrated into

1323-535: The New York Post wrote, "In its first performance at the 46th St. Theater Saturday night, its satire, humor, book, music, lyrics, cast, staging, choreography, setting and general gaiety of spirit combined in a smooth, fast pattern of expert showmanship to make the occasion a delightful event." In the New York Herald Tribune , critic Walter Kerr stated, "Not a sincere line is spoken in

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1386-520: The 46th Street Theatre , and closed on March 6, 1965, after 1,417 performances. The cast starred Robert Morse as Finch, Bonnie Scott as his secretary Rosemary, Charles Nelson Reilly as Bud Frump, and Rudy Vallée as J. B. Biggley. Virginia Martin played Hedy LaRue. The West End production opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre on March 28, 1963, and ran for 520 performances. It was also directed by Burrows and Bob Fosse, and featured

1449-478: The Al Hirschfeld Theatre and ran for 473 performances. In 1952, Shepherd Mead's satirical book, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying , became a bestseller. Playwrights Willie Gilbert and Jack Weinstock created a dramatic interpretation in 1955 that was unproduced for five years. Agent Abe Newborn brought the work to the attention of producers Cy Feuer and Ernest H. Martin , with

1512-542: The Eric Simonson sports play Bronx Bombers on Broadway. His wife, Tracy Shayne, played Berra's wife Carmen. Scolari returned to Broadway in the musical Wicked , as a replacement playing the Wizard of Oz from 2016 to 2017. He played the role of a show business manager in the 2019 biographical FX miniseries Fosse/Verdon , and played Bishop Marx on the series Evil , from 2019 until his death. Scolari

1575-754: The New York Drama Critics' Circle award, and the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Drama . In 1967, a film based on the musical was released by United Artists , with Morse, Vallee, Sammy Smith, and Ruth Kobart re-creating their stage roles. A 1995 revival was mounted at the same theatre as the original production (now named the Richard Rodgers Theatre ). It ran for 548 performances and starred Matthew Broderick and Megan Mullally . A 50th-anniversary Broadway revival directed and choreographed by Rob Ashford and starring Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette opened on March 27, 2011, at

1638-516: The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 2016. In 2013, he returned to Broadway in the Nora Ephron 's newspaper play Lucky Guy , which reunited him with his Bosom Buddies co-star Tom Hanks . He played Gotham City 's corrupt police commissioner Gillian B. Loeb in Fox 's superhero crime drama Gotham from 2014 to 2019. In 2014, he portrayed Yogi Berra in

1701-511: The Susan B. Anthony Hotel. A different actor had initially been cast alongside Hanks, but things didn't work out. Scolari happened to be playing a guest role on an adjacent sound stage and was auditioned for the role. The show's pilot was shot a few days later. Scolari played Henry Desmond, whose female pseudonym was Hildegard, and Hanks played Kip Wilson, who went by the name Buffy. Bosom Buddies started out with good ratings, but failed to hold

1764-514: The supernatural series Evil (2019–2021). He acted in the films The Rosebud Beach Hotel (1984), Corporate Affairs (1990), That Thing You Do! (1996), and The Polar Express (2004). On stage, he portrayed Yogi Berra in the play Bronx Bombers (2014) and acted in the Larry Gelbart 's Sly Fox (2004), Eric Simonson 's Magic/Bird (2012), and Nora Ephron 's Lucky Girl (2013). He also acted in replacement roles in

1827-435: The 1995 revival, this song was replaced with a reprise of "How to Succeed", with the lyrics suggesting ways in which a woman can get hold of a man's financial assets). The book warns Finch that because vice-president of advertising is a bad position, he needs a brilliant idea. Bud Frump slyly tells Finch his idea for a treasure hunt, which Finch loves, unaware that Biggley has already heard the idea and rejected it. Finch shares

1890-733: The Alcohol Rehabilitation arm of the Tidewater Psychiatric Institute in Virginia Beach, Virginia . In an interview with the Toronto Star Scolari said that his father was a psychologically abusive , "rageful man", and that his mother struggled with alcoholism . Scolari added that his parents "stayed together for the kids and also because they were hopelessly in love with each other, but they were totally incompatible." At

1953-598: The Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for Favorite Replacement for his performance in this role. Beau Bridges replaced John Larroquette as J. B. Biggley starting January 3, 2012. Nick Jonas took over the role of Finch on January 24, 2012. Jonas was nominated for a 2012 Broadway Beacon Award for his performance in this role. Michael Urie replaced Christopher Hanke in the role of Bud Frump starting on January 24, 2012. The production closed on May 20, 2012, after 30 previews and 473 regular performances. A cast recording

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2016-605: The Kids: The TV Show over the show's three seasons. Scolari plays inventor Wayne Szalinski, the role originally played by Rick Moranis in the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids series of films. During the show's run, he also played astronaut Pete Conrad in the 1998 miniseries From the Earth to the Moon , co-produced by Hanks, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer . Scolari appeared on Broadway in

2079-567: The Voice of the Book for the production. The production was nominated for nine 2011 Tony Awards, including for director-choreographer Rob Ashford and as Best Revival of a Musical. John Larroquette won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical . Darren Criss succeeded Radcliffe in the role of J. Pierrepont Finch for a limited, three-week engagement January 3–22, 2012. Criss was awarded

2142-575: The age of 13 Scolari did some animation voice acting work and performed in plays while attending Edgemont High School in Scarsdale, where he also participated in football, baseball and track. At 16 years of age he starred as Finch in a high school production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and came to the realization that he wanted to be an actor professionally. In 1972, he enrolled at Occidental College in Los Angeles as

2205-414: The blue chips among modern musicals." Taubman praised the show's "adult viewpoint and consistency of style", stating that Burrows had "directed brilliantly" and that Loesser had "written lyrics with an edge and tunes with a grin...the songs sharpen the ridicule." Taubman stated Robert Morse played Finch "with unfailing bravura and wit", pronouncing Finch, as portrayed by Morse, "a rumpled, dimpled angel with

2268-571: The book How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying as he works. The "Book Voice" tells him that he will succeed if he follows the book's advice. He enters the World Wide Wicket Company searching for a job ("How To Succeed"). Finch bumps into J. B. Biggley, the president of the company, who dismisses him to the personnel manager, Mr. Bratt. Rosemary Pilkington, an ambitious young secretary, helps Finch meet Mr. Bratt. Finch tells Bratt that Biggley sent him, and Bratt gives him

2331-422: The cast of Newhart as Michael Harris, a preppily -dressed, wannabe yuppie , and local TV producer of the fictional talk show "Vermont Today". Harris was a recurring character in the show's second season and the character was so popular with audiences that executive producer Barry Kemp signed Scolari to be a regular cast member in the show's following season, before it was even confirmed that there would be

2394-454: The company ("The Company Way"). Twimble is promoted to head of the shipping department and has to choose his replacement as head of the mailroom. The book warns not to stay in the mailroom too long, so Finch recommends Frump instead of himself. Twimble is reluctant to promote the lazy Frump, but Frump promises to be a good employee ("The Company Way (Reprise)"). Twimble and Bratt are impressed by Finch's apparent selflessness, and Bratt offers him

2457-401: The ensemble, would later go on to replace Betty McGuire as Hedy. A Broadway revival opened at the 46th Street Theatre (by then renamed the Richard Rodgers Theatre ) on March 23, 1995, and closed on July 14, 1996, after 548 performances. It was directed by Des McAnuff , choreographed by Wayne Cilento , with musical direction by Ted Sperling . Matthew Broderick starred as Finch and Rosemary

2520-594: The first chapter of this book: 'How to Apply for a Job'." The executives, including Chairman of the Board Wally Womper, are waiting in Biggley's office for Finch's resignation. Rosemary again tells Finch that she'll stand by him no matter what ("I Believe in You (Reprise)"). About to sign his letter of resignation, Finch mentions that he'll probably go back to washing windows. Womper is drawn to Finch as he, too,

2583-509: The first television show, Hedy is asked to swear on a Bible that she doesn't know the location of the prizes. Hedy panics and reveals the locations to the entire television audience, which prompts all the Wicket employees to tear apart the offices looking for them. The book tells Finch, "How To Handle a Disaster. ...We suggest that your best bet if you are the cause of the Disaster is to review

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2646-402: The idea with Rosemary, who tells him that she'll stay with him no matter what happens ("Happy To Keep His Dinner Warm (Reprise)"). Hedy tells Biggley that she is unhappy as a secretary and is leaving for California . He begs her to stay and tells her he loves her, and she agrees to stay ("Love From a Heart of Gold"). In the executive washroom, Finch gives himself a pep talk while, behind his back,

2709-518: The intention of retooling it as a musical. Feuer and Martin had great success with the 1950 adaptation of Guys and Dolls and brought in the creative team from that show to work on How to... . Burrows and Loesser set to work on the new adaptation, with rehearsals beginning in August 1961. Burrows collaborated on the book with Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert, also serving as director. Their new adaptation became even more satirical and added romance to

2772-446: The musical Hairspray , as Wilbur Turnblad. Scolari and Hanks also provided voices in the 2004 animated film The Polar Express . In 2012 he acted playing various roles including Pat Riley , Red Auerbach , Jerry Buss , Bob Woolf in the play Magic/Bird on Broadway. He later had a recurring role as Tad Horvath, the father of Lena Dunham 's character on the HBO coming-of-age comedy-drama Girls from 2012 to 2017. He won

2835-570: The musical "is hampered by a dated book" and that its "episodic structure now seems as belabored as a sitcom plucked from a rusty time capsule", while "all the romantic brouhaha with moony secretaries is beyond retro." The show was the second musical in three years to win the top three theatre awards - Tony, the New York Drama Critics Circle award, and the Pulitzer Prize - following the success of Fiorello! . It

2898-528: The musicals Hairspray in 2003 and Wicked in 2016. Scolari was born in New Rochelle, New York , to Arthur and Barbara (née Fay) Scolari, and was raised in Scarsdale along with an older sister and two younger brothers. His father was of Italian descent and played semi-professional baseball before becoming a lawyer. His mother was a singer prior to meeting Scolari's father and later worked with

2961-461: The new Abe Burrows-Frank Loesser musical, and what a relief that is... How to Succeed is crafty, conniving, sneaky, cynical, irreverent, impertinent, sly, malicious, and lovely, just lovely." He opined that Burrows was most responsible for the musical's success, pronouncing, "What most distinguishes a sassy, gay, and exhilarating evening is--you'll never believe this--the book...Gags are subordinated to impish running commentary; Mr Loesser's perky score

3024-567: The office just as Finch embraces Rosemary. Ovington is forced to resign when Biggley learns that he is a graduate from Northern State, Old Ivy's bitterest rival (a "Chipmunk"). Biggley names Finch vice-president in charge of advertising. Biggley leaves as Finch and Rosemary declare their love for each other, and Bud Frump vows revenge ("Act I Finale"). Two days later, Rosemary has been neglected by Finch. She decides to quit, but her fellow secretaries convince her to stay because she's living their dream of marrying an executive ("Cinderella, Darling"). (In

3087-435: The other executives and Frump plot against him ("I Believe In You"). Finch presents "his" idea to Biggley: he will hide five thousand shares of company stock in each of the ten offices around the country and give a television audience weekly clues as to their whereabouts. Biggley accepts this idea when Finch explains that each clue will be given by the scantily-dressed World Wide Wicket Treasure Girl: Miss Hedy LaRue. During

3150-494: The plot, to fit the mood as well as the momentum. His lyrics are generally superb." McClain particularly noted Bob Fosse's choreography, saying that his dances were "a whole new chapter in ingenuity." Norman Nadel of the New York World-Telegram and Sun declared, "Whichever white winged angel watches over theatrical enterprises was sitting on top of the 46th St. Theatre Saturday night, joyously blasting away on

3213-648: The production played to favorable reviews. Daniel Radcliffe was featured in a reading in December 2009, with Rob Ashford as director and choreographer. Radcliffe starred in the revival for ten months, which began previews at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on February 26, 2011, with the official opening on March 27, 2011. Rob Ashford directed and choreographed. Other cast included John Larroquette as J. B. Biggley, Rose Hemingway as Rosemary Pilkington, Mary Faber as Smitty, Tammy Blanchard as Hedy La Rue, and Christopher Hanke as Bud Frump. Anderson Cooper recorded

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3276-426: The public's interest and was canceled after two seasons and 37 episodes. His next starring role was in the 1983 sitcom Baby Makes Five , which was cancelled after only five episodes. He starred in the 1984 comedy film The Rosebud Beach Hotel , about a couple — played by Scolari and Colleen Camp — who turn their hotel into a brothel , by hiring sex workers to work as bellhops . That same year Scolari joined

3339-402: The show's Broadway run), Sammy Smith and Ruth Kobart recreated their roles for the film, and Fosse again choreographed. Several songs were omitted from the score, such as "Love From a Heart of Gold," "Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm," "Cinderella Darling," "Paris Original," and "Coffee Break", although there are musical and verbal references respectively to the last two. In the film's finale, Frump

3402-1141: The show, but opted to take the role in the touring cast instead. Broderick made a brief return to the show so he could star opposite Parker. Robert Mandan played Biggley in its California pre-Broadway run but chose not to transfer to New York. The wardrobe was designed by Susan Hilferty and is on display at the Costume World Broadway Collection in Pompano Beach, Florida . A national tour of How To Succeed ran beginning in Baltimore in May 1996 and ended in Milwaukee in June 1997. Other stops included Sacramento , Portland , and Seattle . The national tour cast featured Ralph Macchio as J. Pierrepont Finch, Shauna Hicks (Rosemary Pilkington), Richard Thomsen (J. B. Biggley), Pamela Blair (Hedy LaRue), and Roger Bart (Bud Frump). Both Macchio and

3465-449: The story. Loesser wrote both music and lyrics for the show, which was orchestrated by Robert Ginzler . The original Broadway production credited the choreography to an obscure dance director named Hugh Lambert, while the much better-known Bob Fosse received only a "musical staging by..." credit. Abe Burrows explains this in his autobiography Honest, Abe . While How to Succeed was in its early development, producer Cy Feuer attended

3528-487: Was a window washer and they both "had a book": Wally's book was a book of betting records. Finch blames the treasure hunt on Frump, also mentioning that Frump is Biggley's nephew. Womper is about to "clean house from top to bottom", when Finch steps in on everyone's behalf. Finch tells the executives that even though the business world is a place filled with betrayal and competitiveness, the World Wide Wicket staff

3591-489: Was among the entire company singing a finale version of "The Company Way." The musical was adapted by Burrows for a television production starring Alan Bursky, Susan Blanchard and Larry Haines , directed by Burt Brinckerhoff . The production aired as an ABC Comedy Special on June 27, 1975. The original 1961 Broadway production opened to highly positive reviews. New York Times critic Howard Taubman wrote, "It stings mischievously and laughs uproariously...It belongs to

3654-558: Was cancelled after one season. In 1996, Scolari also starred as Littlechap in a version of the stage musical Stop the World – I Want to Get Off , produced for the A&;E television network . Scolari appeared in such off-Broadway productions as Old Man Joseph and His Family , The Exonerated , In the Wings , It Must Be Him and White's Lies . Scolari starred in Honey, I Shrunk

3717-516: Was married four times. His first marriage was to Brooklyn attorney Lisa Kretzchmar. They divorced in 1983. He married Debra Steagal, a costume designer he met while filming The Rosebud Beach Hotel , in 1986 and they had two children. He later wed actress Cathy Trien, with whom he also had two children. In 2013 he married his longtime girlfriend, actress Tracy Shayne. The couple remained together until Scolari's death. Scolari's struggles with substance abuse and bipolar disorder were featured on

3780-483: Was played by Megan Mullally . The cast also included Ronn Carroll as J. B. Biggley, Victoria Clark as Smitty, Jeff Blumenkrantz as Bud Frump, and, in a pre-recorded performance, Walter Cronkite as the Book Voice. The replacements for Mullally and Broderick were Broderick's future wife Sarah Jessica Parker as Rosemary and John Stamos as Finch. Ralph Macchio was offered the role of Finch when Broderick left

3843-511: Was recycled as the "Treasure Hunt" dance in How to Succeed... , while Fosse agreed to take a "musical staging" credit for choreographing all the other dance numbers. Burrows also reveals that another crisis arose in rehearsals when former recording star Rudy Vallée wanted to interpolate some of his hit songs from the 1930s. J. Pierrepont Finch, a young window cleaner in New York City, reads

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3906-628: Was released by Decca Broadway on June 7, 2011. An off-West End gender-fluid revival of the show ran from May to June 2023 at the Southwark Playhouse (Borough) in London. It included Olivier winner Tracie Bennett in the role of J. B. Biggley and featured Michelle Visage as the voice of "the book". Source: Source: In 1967, United Artists released a film adapted and directed by David Swift . Robert Morse , Rudy Vallée , Michele Lee (who replaced Bonnie Scott as Rosemary during

3969-494: Was replaced by Pamela Reed just two days before the show's pilot was shot. Scolari told the Las Vegas Review-Journal in 1993 that he and Reed had "instant rapport", however the show lasted one season. Two years later he starred in the series Dweebs , which centers around the employees of a software firm. Scolari plays Warren Mosbey, the company's eccentric, socially-inept, tech-genius owner. The show

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