The biggest clue about “E.S.P.” was in a 1968 L.A. Minnelli is on record about cutting this out: “We did … cut out a scene at the Central Park Zoo, because she was wearing a very high-fashion outfit. The audio playback is clearly “Come Back To Me” – Barbra was to have worn that outfit for a mere two lines of the song as she heard the llamas mouthing Chabot’s vocal part. However, Barbra Archives has seen newsreel footage of Streisand wearing the zebra suit, filming this scene at the Central Park Zoo. For years, Streisand bios and fanzines stated that this was an actual “futuristic costume” from one of Daisy’s future-lives featured in “E.S.P.” The “E.S.P.” urban myth gets murkier when one looks at photos of Streisand dressed for the film in a gaudy, yellow, zebra-striped outfit designed by Scaasi. I saw her in distant lands and in distant times.” This line, of course, was cut as well. Later in Lerner’s script, he wrote another curious line for Chabot: “One day in the office she asked me if I had been thinking of her around four o’clock that morning. ” At the conclusion of the song, Chabot suddenly sat upright in bed. Without referencing an actual song title, Lerner wrote: “ Song by Daisy in which she drifts back in time from lifetime to lifetime, changing languages as she goes. Then there is the curious stage direction in Lerner’s final draft that occurs in scene 113 where “Go To Sleep” now resides. There was a song written for the movie titled “People Like Me (E.S.P.)” – but upon reviewing Lerner’s actual lyrics (see below), the song was intended to be sung twice, with a reprise, by Yves Montand. Recently researchers have been able to look at Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane’s papers and deduce the truth. One week alone was allocated to filming the scene …” Kimbrell wrote: “ was a fascinating production number in which Daisy would appear as all her previous lives, singing in a montage of five languages, French Italian, Spanish, German and English. “Only the most curmudgeonly could resist its undeniable charm.Over the years there has been some inaccurate information repeated about a song that was supposedly sung by Streisand and cut from the movie called “E.S.P.” The imprecise story was repeated in James Kimbrell’s otherwise excellent Streisand bio. Errico sing is a chance worth taking.” – The New York Times “The gorgeous high never really lets up.” – The New Yorker Stephen Bogardus ended his acclaimed run as Dr. Mark Bruckner, John Cudia ( Phantom of the Opera) as Edward Moncrief, and Melissa Errico ( Finian’s Rainbow) as Daisy/Melinda. The all-star cast features Ben Davis ( Les Miserables) as Dr. This 1965 musical boasts one of Broadway’s most beautiful scores, with songs including “What Did I Have That I Don’t Have?” and the title song “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever,” performed at Irish Rep by an on-stage ensemble led by Conductor Gary Adler. All is going well until Mark decides to publish his findings, and Daisy realizes she’s been unwittingly along for the ride!Īfter last year’s acclaimed run of Finian’s Rainbow, Irish Rep is proud to present Burton Lane’s other great Broadway musical, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, written with Alan Jay Lerner, newly adapted by Director Charlotte Moore. Mark becomes increasingly enamored of Melinda as he watches her relive her great love affair with Edward Moncrief. Bruckner discovers the case – and perhaps the love – of his life as he unlocks Daisy’s past self, an 18th century British aristocrat named Melinda Welles. Mark Bruckner, a psychiatrist who will attempt to hypnotize her addiction away. “a miniature musical of tremendous charm” – The Wall Street Journalĭaisy Gamble is a woman of extrasensory talents – she sings and flowers bloom, and she always knows where you’ve placed your keys – but it’s her smoking habit that leads her to Dr. With Florrie Bagel, William Bellamy, Dewey Caddell (Aug 15-19), Rachel Coloff, Peyton Crim, John Cudia, Ben Davis, Melissa Errico, Caitlin Gallogly, Matt Gibson, Daisy Hobbs, and Craig Waletzko.
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