Dames at Sea
6.3
“A heartfelt parody of 1930s movie musicals.”
Dames at Sea is a musical with book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller and music by Jim Wise. The musical is a parody of large, flashy 1930s Busby Berkeley-style movie musicals in which a chorus girl, newly arrived off the bus from the Midwest to New York City, steps into a role on Broadway and becomes a star. It originally played Off-Off-Broadway in 1966 at the Caffe Cino and then played Off-Broadway, starring newcomer Bernadette Peters, beginning in 1968 for a successful run. The television version was broadcast on the Bell System Family Theater on NBC on November 15, 1971. The cast had extra chorus girls and boys, and there were full production numbers, turning into the very thing it was spoofing. Ann Miller was singled out for praise, especially when "she was allowed to tap out her brassy...temperamental star..."
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Ann-Margret
Ruby
Known for
Going in Style
The 10th Kingdom
Harvey Evans
Dick
Known for
West Side Story
Joseph Cates
Martin Charnin
George Haimsohn
Fred Gwynne
Hennesy
Known for
Pet Sematary
The Munsters
Walter C. Miller
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For the Boys
Robin Miller
Anne Meara
Joan
Known for
Awakenings
Like Mike
Ann Miller
Mona
Known for
Mulholland Drive
On the Town
Dick Shawn
Lucky
Known for
The Producers
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Eileen Casey
The Kids
Also in
All That Jazz
The Producers
Martin Charnin Director · Walter C. Miller Director
United States release November 15, 1971 · Produced in United States
Production
NBC Productions
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 15, 1971
TV
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