T.O.D.
Difficult question, but it would probably be
SHOW BOAT, since my late publicity clients (Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson) starred in the 1951 movie. I have both the 1951 and 1936 versions on DVD and have watched both multiple times.
I've seen 2 major productions of
SHOW BOAT on stage; one with Pat O'Brien and another with Ned Beatty as "Captain Andy".
When I was in high school in Seattle, I worked back stage on a Cirque Playhouse production of
LIGHTNIN', which starred Charles ("Captain Andy") Winninger. I thought he was a nice man, but for some reason, the cast and director Gene Keene didn't like him. They started playing tricks on him, like delaying their entrances.
Not good.
