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Shirley Bassey - I Am What I Am (Original Post)
xchrom
Apr 2013
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dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)1. Great number.
I worked back stage on a La Cage production back in the nineties at our local theatre. When that had folded in London's west end, largely due to the original HIV scares here in London, a local outfit bought all of the costumes and has since made a good living renting them out to amdram musical societies across the UK.
xchrom
(108,903 posts)2. you've had some of the COOLEST jobs. nt
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)3. That was "social" work.
We've got 3 local musical societies generally manned by a single stage crew. It was more like a hobby helping out in that way in those days. That show had a great cast with many actors just helping out who were in fact some of the original London professional cast. Sadly the first person I ever heard of dying from aids was one of them.
What has always stuck in my mind on that production was that the beautiful costumes looked real rubbish in daylight - they only came to life when stage lit. Quite clever really.
xchrom
(108,903 posts)4. still...very fabulous. nt
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)5. Bassey takes me to a specific time and place in my life....
Part of the soundtrack of some very good times.
blm
(113,040 posts)6. My fave moment of televised 'sizzle' - Shirley Bassey and Neil Diamond
HillWilliam
(3,310 posts)7. Thanks for the smile
Rob and I always loved Shirley Bassey. He would have enjoyed this post tremendously. I certainly did.