The Barry Manilow Special
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“Barry Manilow's first Television Special on ABC-TV.”
Join Barry "live" on-stage at Ravinia Music Festival in Chicago...and "live" on the streets of New York City with special guest star Penny Marshall. The special was broadcast to record-breaking ratings on ABC in 1977 when more than 34 million people tuned in to see Barry's first national TV showcase. At the 1977 Emmys, Manilow and the program won Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety or Music.
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Cast
12 people
Barry Manilow
Himself
Also in
Copacabana
Barry Manilow: Ultimate Manilow! Live From The Kodak Theatre
Penny Marshall
Waitress
Known for
Laverne & Shirley
The Odd Couple
Steve Binder
Debra Byrd
Lady Flash
Also in
Majors & Minors
Don Clark
Miles Lourie
Susan Clark
Pamela Rossi
Dancer
Also in
The Running Man
The Country Bears
Ronny Pearlman
Smith Wordes
Dancer
Alan Thicke
Known for
Growing Pains
A Cookie Cutter Christmas
Bruce Vilanch
Steve Binder Director · Alan Thicke Writer Bruce Vilanch Writer
United States release March 2, 1977 · Produced in United States · Production ABC TV
Production
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Production
ABC TV
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 2, 1977
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