The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue
# Japanese television broadcast of the Tony award-winning musical.
π Overview:
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."
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1993-11-26
β Running Time:
144 mins
β Vote Average:
0.0
Beloved Cast
Will Rogers
Keith Carradine
Betty Blake
Dee Hoty
Clem Rogers
Dick Latessa
Mr. Ziegfeld's Favorite
Cady Huffman
Mr. Ziegfeld (voice)
Gregory Peck
The Roper
Vince Bruce
Will Rogers Wrangler/Indian Of The Dawn
Jerry Mitchell
Will Rogers Wrangler
John Ganun
Will Rogers Wrangler
Troy Britton Johnson
Will Rogers Wrangler
Jason Opsahl
The Wild West Show
Tom Brackney
The Wild West Show
Bonnie Brackney
Wiley Post
Paul Ukena, Jr.
New Ziegfeld Girl
Roxane Barlow
New Ziegfeld Girl
Maria Calabrese
New Ziegfeld Girl
Rebecca Downing
New Ziegfeld Girl
Colleen Dunn
New Ziegfeld Girl
Toni Georgiana
New Ziegfeld Girl
Eileen Grace
New Ziegfeld Girl
Luba Mason
New Ziegfeld Girl
Dana Jackson
New Ziegfeld Girl
Stephanie Pope
New Ziegfeld Girl
Angie L. Schworer
New Ziegfeld Girl
Carol Denise Smith
New Ziegfeld Girl
Aimee Turner
New Ziegfeld Girl
Jillana Laufer
New Ziegfeld Girl
Wendy Waring
New Ziegfeld Girl
Christina Youngman
Freddy Rogers
Gregory Scott Carter
Will Rogers, Jr.
Rick Faugno
Mary Rogers
Tammy Minoff
James Rogers
Lance Robinson
Mr. Ziegfeld's Stage Manager
Tom Flagg