''Vanities'' is a
HBO television presentation of the comedy-drama
stage production of the
play of the same title written by Jack Heifner.
Background
The television production premiered on
HBO in March 1981 as part of the channel's
''Standing Room Only'' series. The story concerns the lives, loves and friendship of three
Texas
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cheerleaders starting from high school to post college graduation. The television special starred
Annette O'Toole,
Meredith Baxter Birney and
Shelley Hack
Shelley Marie Hack (born July 6, 1947) is an American actress, model and producer. She is best known as the face of Revlon's Charlie perfume from the mid-1970s until the early 1980s, and for her role as Tiffany Welles in the fourth season of '' ...
as the threesome. The play was created by Jack Heifner.
The HBO presentation was one of several stage shows that aired on the
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network in the 1980s. Other HBO productions included
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in ''
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'' as well as
Frank Langella
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in the title role as ''Sherlock Holmes''.
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Cast
* Annette O'Toole as Kathy
* Meredith Baxter Birney as Joanne
* Shelley Hack
Shelley Marie Hack (born July 6, 1947) is an American actress, model and producer. She is best known as the face of Revlon's Charlie perfume from the mid-1970s until the early 1980s, and for her role as Tiffany Welles in the fourth season of '' ...
as Mary
See also
* '' Standing Room Only''
* '' On Location''
* HBO
References
External links
*
HBO original programming
1981 American television series debuts
1981 American television series endings
1980s American comedy-drama television series
English-language television shows
HBO Shows (series) WITHOUT Episode info, list, or Article
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