Ethel Merman News

The documentary Mel Brooks: Make a Noise on PBS' American Masters begins with the comic's vivid memory of hearing Ethel Merman sing in Anything Goes on Broadway when he was 9 . It ends with the octogenarian declaring citrus fruit to be the perfect snack: "It has a lot of fiber, and it knows what to do." In between is a celebration of a career that ... (more)

And the 2011 revival of Porter's 1934 classic, which opened Tuesday at DeVos Hall, is every bit as much fun as I remembered.

Dobbert, 33, plays all three of those actors in Eight O'Clock Theatre's funny spoof of Broadway icons, Forbidden Broadway's Greatest Hits, at the Largo Cultural Center.

From the vault of 20th Century Fox, the 1953 musical classic "There's No Business Like Show Business" will be splashed on the big screen once again Saturday night, giving a new generation the chance to enjoy Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor and Marilyn Monroe.

The company of Pippin just celebrated their opening with the Gypsy Robe ritual with the company's recipient Stephanie Pope .

Stritch's Broadway debut came in the revue ANGEL IN THE WINGS. Stritch was also understudy to Ethel Merman for the Irving Berlin musical CALL ME MADAM and, at the same time, appeared in the 1952 revival of PAL JOEY.