The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue

The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue

Japanese television broadcast of the Tony award-winning musical.

1993 en 144 minutes

Rating: 0

Plot

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."

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Cast

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

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