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    Sammy Davis, Jr. toured the country, played on Broadway and filmed for television a custom version of the Anthony Newley/Leslie Bricusse musical, Stop The World I Want To Get Off. This is...

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  3. sammydavisjr.info › stop-the-world-i-want-to-get-off-1978Sammy Davis, Jr. - Stop The World I Want To Get Off, 1978

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    In January of 1978, Sammy Davis, Jr. had just turned 52, and was at a crossroads – both creatively and personally. His close friend Frank Sinatra, disgusted by Sammy’s drug use, had not spoken to him beyond pleasantries for several years. In a meeting between the two at Caesar’s Palace (engineered by Davis and Sinatra’s wives) Sammy undertook to qu...

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    Rehearsals began on 24th April, and the show would open on 19th May in San Diego, then move to Los Angeles and Chicago before its premiere on Broadway on 3rd August. In preparation Sammy locked himself away, telling the New York Times: “What I did to prepare for this show was I isolated myself … I moved out of the house – my wife just loved that – ...

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    Tony Award-winning actress Marian Mercer was cast as Evie (named for Leslie Bricusse’s wife); she also played the three further identical women whom Littlechap falls for through the show. Sammy enjoyed working with director Shapiro in particular: “During rehearsal we concentrated on nuance. It was easier for Marian than myself, because she’s an acc...

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    Unlike the reviews from San Diego, LA and Chicago, which had generally praised the production, the New York reviews by and large approved of both Sammy and Mercer’s performances, but were scathing about the modified musical itself. On the positive front, Larry Kart in the Chicago Tribune highlighted Sammy’s dancing: “On stage [Davis] seems totally ...

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  5. www.imdb.com › title › tt0079848Sammy Stops the World (1979) - IMDb

    Sep 19, 1979 · Sammy Stops the World: Directed by Mel Shapiro. With Sammy Davis Jr., Dennis Daniels, Randon Lo, Marian Mercer. Stage production captured on film, an adaptation of Stop the World: I Want to Get Off.

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  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Stop_the_World_–_I_WantStop the World – I Want to Get Off - Wikipedia

    Stop the World – I Want to Get Off is a 1961 musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. In 1966 Warner Bros. released a film adaptation of the play. In 1996, a film version was produced for TV, made for the A&E Network .

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  8. archive.org › details › sammy-stops-the-worldSammy Stops The World Theater Program - Archive.org

    Dec 31, 2014 · Sammy Davis, Jr. toured the country, played on Broadway and filmed for television a custom version of the Anthony Newley/Leslie Bricusse musical, Stop The World I Want To Get Off. This is the theater program bought during the Broadway production which also starred Marian Mercer.

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  10. www.broadwayworld.com › shows › Sammy-Stops-theSammy Stops the World Revival 1978 - Broadway World

    Each time something unsatisfactory happens, he calls out 'Stop the world!' and addresses the audience.