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Billy Barnes Revue
The ''Billy Barnes Revue'' is a 1959 musical comedy revue with music and lyrics by Billy Barnes and sketches by Bob Rodgers. The revue premiered in Los Angeles in 1959 and went on to be produced both on Broadway and Off Broadway. The show is remembered for its acclaimed cast of newcomers, including Bert Convy and Ken Berry. Barnes continued to produce successful revues in Los Angeles. Background In 1952, actress Joyce Jameson graduated from UCLA and married songwriter Billy Barnes. Their first collaboration was a new musical comedy called ''Baby Face O'Flynn'', for which she wrote the book and played the lead role and he wrote the music and lyrics. The show opened in the summer of 1952 at the Gallery Stage Theatre in Los Angeles. The run of the show was cut short when Jameson became pregnant. For the next few years, Jameson found work, first by writing television scripts, and then by playing small parts in films and on television shows. She and Barnes were divorced during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Barnes (composer)
Billy Barnes (January 27, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was a composer, lyricist and actor from Los Angeles, California. Barnes may be best known for his theatrical revues and his recurring role as Mr. Edlin on the television series ''Mad About You''. Career Barnes started writing musical comedy sketches while still in high school, and continued while at UCLA. He started collaborating in college with Bob Rodgers, and their first professional revue, musical comedy revue, a ''Cabaret Concert Show'', was staged in 1956 in Los Angeles. Barnes continued with theatrical revues, including ''The Billy Barnes Revue,'' ''Billy Barnes' People,'' ''Billy Barnes' Party,'' ''Billy Barnes' L.A.,'' and ''Billy Barnes' Hollywood.'' Other productions with Barnes' songs include ''Movie Star,'' and ''Blame It on the Movies'' (1988). His revues were the springboard for many comics and singers, including Bert Convy, Ken Berry, Jo Anne Worley, Steve Franken, Jackie Joseph, Ann Morgan Guilbert, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |