Cher... Special
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Cher... Special is a television special starring American singer/actress Cher and featuring guest stars Dolly Parton and Rod Stewart. The show was broadcast on ABC on April 3, 1978 and was a ratings success for ABC, ranking among the Top 10 most watched programs of the week. The Special is best remembered for its first number where over fifteen minutes, Cher sings and dances to a medley of songs from the musical West Side Story, playing both male and female characters. In the fall of 1978, it was honored with a technical Emmy Award for "Best Achievement in Lighting Direction". It also received an Emmy nomination for "Best Art Direction for a Comedy-Variety or Musical Special" and Dolly Parton was also nominated for an Emmy in the category of "Best Supporting Actress in a Variety or Musical Special".
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Cast
11 people
Cher
Self / Various
Known for
Burlesque
Moonstruck
Dolly Parton
Self
Known for
Steel Magnolias
Nine to Five
Art Fisher
Rod Stewart
Self
Also in
Opening Act
Rod Stewart - Rock In Rio 2008
Buz Kohan
Sandy Gallin
Rick Anderson
Self
Also in
The Tubes - Wild West Show
Xanadu
Patricia Resnick
Raymond Katz
Rod Warren
The Tubes
Themselves
Art Fisher Director · Cher Writer Patricia Resnick Writer
United States release April 2, 1978 · Produced in United States
Production
ABC
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 2, 1978
TV · ABC
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