Tag: Lucy

• Playbill Vault’s Today in Theatre History: December 16 | Playbill

  Hey Look Me Over!  This day (December 16th) in 1960 Lucy finally played Broadway!  Playbill Vault’s Today in Theatre History: December 16 | Playbill

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 16, 2019

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  1960, Broadway, Hey Look Me Over, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Musical, Paula Stewart, Playbill, Stage, Wildcat

• RIP William Luce

  1931-2019 Luce wrote the Broadway plays THE BELLE OF AMHERST (1976), BARRYMORE (1997), LUCIFER’S CHILD (1991), and LILLIAN (1986) profiling Emily Dickinson, John Barrymore, Isak Dinesen, and Lillian Hellman, respectively.   Based on his experience writing about real life figures, in 1990 he collaborated with Cynthia A. Cherbak to write the screenplay for the TV movie LUCY…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 10, 2019

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  Barrymore, Broadway, Desi Arnaz, Isak Dinesen, John Barrymore, Julie Harris, Lillian Hellman, Lucifer’s Child, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Lucy and Desi Before The Laughter, Playbill, Playwright, The Belle of Amherst, tv, William Lucy

• RIP Carroll Spinney (aka Big Bird)

  1933-2019 The puppeteer who brought to life Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch has died. Hard as it is to believe, Big Bird appeared on two television specials with Lucille Ball, although the two were not onscreen together.  Both Lucy and Spinney were seen in “Bob Hope’s World of Comedy” on October 30, 1976.  Big Bird introduced Hope’s…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 8, 2019

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  Big Bird, Bob Hope, Carol Channing, Carroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Night of 100 Stars, Oscar the Grouch, Sesame Street, tv

• “I Love Handmaids” featuring Elvia Allman as Aunt Lydia

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 3, 2019

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  Ann Dowd, Aunt Lydia, CBS, Charm School, Elvia Allman, Ethel Mertz, Hulu, I love lucy, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Lucy Ricardo, Offred, The Handmaid’s Tale, tv, Vivian Vance

• Cats

  THE HANDMAID’S TALE “Faithful” (S1;E5 ~ May 10, 2017)

  Michael T. Mooney

  November 30, 2019

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  cats, Elisabeth Moss, Ethel, Hulu, I love lucy, Lucy, Margaret Atwood, O-T Fagbenle, Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale, Tinder, tv

• HOLIDAY RETAIL THERAPY with LUCY!

  A Step-by-Step Shopping Guide for Finding the Best Deals in LucyLand!   First, check the newspapers for the best bargains!   Visit the bank to make sure you have enough money to shop! Look at the price tags so later there’s no… Sticker Shock!!!   Try to shop wholesale!  And get the best discounts!   Find out when the…

  Michael T. Mooney

  November 29, 2019

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• Lucie Arnaz taping an “I Love Lucy” themed episode of “Will & Grace” with Debra Messing as Lucy Ricardo!

  Michael T. Mooney

  November 26, 2019

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  CBS, comedy, Debra Messing, I love lucy, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Sitcom, sitcoms, tv, Will & Grace

• PARIS AT LAST is in Color!

  The “I Love Lucy” Christmas Special Returns On December 20, 2019 at 8pm, CBS will once again re-broadcast the “I Love Lucy” Christmas Show back to back with a newly colorized classic episode.  This year, that episode is “Paris at Last” (S5;E18 ~ February 27, 1956) in which the Ricardos and Mertzes visit the European capital, and nearly wind…

  Michael T. Mooney

  November 24, 2019

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• Lucille Ball endured ruthless criticism on ‘Life with Lucy,’ says co-star: ‘They were so bloody’

  Lucille Ball endured ruthless criticism on ‘Life with Lucy,’ says co-star: ‘They were so bloody’

  Michael T. Mooney

  November 17, 2019

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  ABC, Life With Lucy, Lucille Ball, Lucy, tv

• RIP Bill Macy

  1922-2019 Although they never acted together, stage and screen actor Bill Macy (born Wolf Martin Garber) and Lucille Ball were connected by Beatrice  Arthur, who was Lucy’s co-star in the film Mame (1974) as well as several TV variety shows and specials. Macy played Walter Findlay, the long-suffering husband in Bea Arthur’s first hit TV series, “Maude”…

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 18, 2019

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  Bea, Bea Arthur, Bill Macy, CBS, Conrad Bain, Emmy Awards, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Mame, Maude, Norman Lear, Sitcom, tv, TV Guide, TV Hall of Fame