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[Jrand74]

My question for ASK BK DAY:

I know residuals for actors in many old movies and tv shows are done......but do composers of songs sung in old movies and tv shows and composers of soundtracks still receive royalties when those are shown on television or released on DVD?

[John G.]

Great story DR GINNY!

Indeed.

[elmore3003]

DR Ginny, I knew most of your CABARET story, but not the Lenya connection. How wonderful.

A friend with whom I acted at La Comedia Dinner Theatre was an assistant on the off-Broadway production of Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill, and he said Lenyta used to come to rehearsal, smoke hash, and say, Dat vasn't how ve did it in Berlin.  I love her.

[elmore3003]

I thought the walk to the bank would kill me, but I got there and back in one piece.  I saw the bank manager - a lovely, wonderful lady - and we had a nice visit.  As soon as I'm ready to move, I will finish up the bathroom.

[Matthew]

Good Morning!  I slept later than usual, took the boys out for their walk, and then found this

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Broadway-Veteran-Rebecca-Luker-Has-Passed-Away-at-59-20201223?fbclid=IwAR1ghg5FaCUUXiyjSu_NTC5zU-pncmKY3JaiOQnjYpNaE8RJwulsoRsr7pc

My day - and I think a lot of ours - has just become a little darker.   RIP - Rebecca

[elmore3003]

Good Morning!  I slept later than usual, took the boys out for their walk, and then found this

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Broadway-Veteran-Rebecca-Luker-Has-Passed-Away-at-59-20201223?fbclid=IwAR1ghg5FaCUUXiyjSu_NTC5zU-pncmKY3JaiOQnjYpNaE8RJwulsoRsr7pc

My day - and I think a lot of ours - has just become a little darker.   RIP - Rebecca

OMG, this is so sad. Poor Rebecca! I had no idea she was in such a poor state. How I loved her.

[KevinH]

Terrible news about Ms. Luker.

[elmore3003]

I've finished the bathroom and had a good cry.

I've known and loved Rebecca since she played the Princess in my reconstruction of the Cole Porter-Moss Hart musical, Jubilee. She was brilliant, one of the best people in the cast. That was 34 years ago.  In her last email, she told me she was having physical issues, and it was later that she announced it was ALS.  We sympathized over each others' ailments, and swore we would see each other soon.  I will miss her.

[Jennifer]

Good Morning!  I slept later than usual, took the boys out for their walk, and then found this

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Broadway-Veteran-Rebecca-Luker-Has-Passed-Away-at-59-20201223?fbclid=IwAR1ghg5FaCUUXiyjSu_NTC5zU-pncmKY3JaiOQnjYpNaE8RJwulsoRsr7pc

My day - and I think a lot of ours - has just become a little darker.   RIP - Rebecca

OMG, this is so sad. Poor Rebecca! I had no idea she was in such a poor state. How I loved her.

Oh no. This is so sad.

[George]

~~~HUGS~~~ for DR George and family this holiday season

Thanks, Singdaw!

[bk]

I'm up, I'm up - seven hours of sleep.

[bk]

Sorry to hear about Rebecca - I tried to have her and Danny drop in to the anniversary show, and his e-mail response, which was very nice, led me to believe it was just a matter of time, sadly.  She was a wonderful gal and I have so many wonderful memories of her in the studio, right from Unsung Sondheim on, and then doing her Cole Porter album was wonderful.  RIP and ALS sucks.

[John G.]

Sad news about Rebecca Luker. My friend Carol worked with her on Music Man. I will have to look up her singing on All the Things You Are. And her Brigadoon, too. Loved that Cole Porter album from BK.

[George]

Good Morning!  I slept later than usual, took the boys out for their walk, and then found this

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Broadway-Veteran-Rebecca-Luker-Has-Passed-Away-at-59-20201223?fbclid=IwAR1ghg5FaCUUXiyjSu_NTC5zU-pncmKY3JaiOQnjYpNaE8RJwulsoRsr7pc

My day - and I think a lot of ours - has just become a little darker.   RIP - Rebecca

I'll be watching her videos on YouTube today.

[ChasSmith]

Oh my god, so sad about Rebecca Luker. And to learn that she was only fifty-nine. There are no words.

[ChasSmith]

On a happier note, it's my pleasure to announce on Lotta Lotte Day:

DR Ginny wins haineshisway.com.
Honorable Mention goes to DR Elmore.

Please pick up your prizes on the way out.

[Jane]

I still don't understand how I could have had six teeth extractions and not have ANY pain the next two days.....either my constitution is remarkable or those pills last 72 hours.......

Wow!  Just count your blessings.  Continued vibes you quickly heal.

[Jane]

My Lenya story:

In 1967 my mother worked at a Detroit bank with a young woman whose brother had some connection to Lotte Lenya.  My parents cooked up a surprise trip to NYC for my mother and me, to occur at the beginning of the summer before my senior year.  Through her co-worker, Mom secured third row center seats for CABARET, then playing at the Imperial Theatre.  We saw the entire original cast and met 4 of the 5 principals at the stage door afterwards.  I still have the autographed pictorial program book, signed by Joel Grey, Bert Convy, Jack Gilford, and Lotte Lenya.  We missed Jill Haworth because she'd swapped her short dark hair for long blond and we didn't recognize her until she called "Good Night" in her raspy British voice.

Anyway, what I suspect is that we sat in Lenya's house seats for which Mom had paid the outrageous price of $12.00 each.

Great story and memory.

[Jane]

Great story DR GINNY!

Thanks, DR JRand!  It was a great "first Broadway show" experience.

Making it even a better story and memory

[Jane]

I had just read the sad news before coming here. 

[George]

We are expected to receive up to a foot of snow by tonight.

Glad I don't live where you live!!

[George]

I just received an email from Indiegogo asking if I've received my perk for The Creature Wasn't Nice -- said perk (whichever it was) having an expected delivery date of December 15, 2019.

I got the same, DR ChasSmith.

I feel left out.  I didn't the e-mail from Indiegogo.

[bk]

I got several things from Indiegogo about The Creature campaign - I just nuked them because every perk was sent out and I know people got them.

[George]

I just accomplished something I thought might be impossible: I put on a pair of long pants for the first time since May. I wasn't sure my legs would willingly wrestle with that much fabric.

Congrats, Larry!

[George]

~~~HUGS~~~ for DR George and family this holiday season

Big group hug!

Thanks, John!

[George]

{{{HUGS FOR ALL!!}}}

[George]

Vibes for DR GEORGE and his family!

Thanks, Jrand!

[George]

FYI, last night's lovely little repast:

Yummy!  I was thinking about going to Subway for lunch today, but I might (mind you, I said "might") have to get me a chili dog.

[George]

My Lenya story:

In 1967 my mother worked at a Detroit bank with a young woman whose brother had some connection to Lotte Lenya.  My parents cooked up a surprise trip to NYC for my mother and me, to occur at the beginning of the summer before my senior year.  Through her co-worker, Mom secured third row center seats for CABARET, then playing at the Imperial Theatre.  We saw the entire original cast and met 4 of the 5 principals at the stage door afterwards.  I still have the autographed pictorial program book, signed by Joel Grey, Bert Convy, Jack Gilford, and Lotte Lenya.  We missed Jill Haworth because she'd swapped her short dark hair for long blond and we didn't recognize her until she called "Good Night" in her raspy British voice.

Anyway, what I suspect is that we sat in Lenya's house seats for which Mom had paid the outrageous price of $12.00 each.

That's so cool, Ginny!  Except for the part about missing Jill Haworth.

[Jane]

I am very pleased, and hope the rest of us do at least as well, Bryan only had a very sore arm after his vaccination.  He did not have any other symptoms.