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Mr. Wonderful is a musical with a book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman, and music and lyrics by Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, and George David Weiss. Written specifically to showcase the talents of Sammy Davis Jr. , the thin plot, focusing on entertainer Charlie Welch's show business struggles, primarily served as a springboard for an ...
“Mr. Wonderful” was an original Broadway musical written specifically for Sammy Davis, Jr. to show off his myriad talents on the Great White Way.
- Mr. Wonderful
- Sammy Turns to TV and The Silver screen
- Reprise and The ‘Rat Pack’
- Golden Boy – and Much More
In 1955, Sammy was repeatedly approached by songwriter Jule Styne to consider Broadway. The major stumbling blocks were Sammy’s indebtedness to Chicago mobsters – who were increasingly funding his profligate lifestyle by advancing his salary ahead of his nightclub dates – and resistance from his Trio partners to take a break from touring and enter ...
A chapter in Sammy’s career closed when Sam Sr. and Will Mastin retired from the Trio in mid-1957 and late-1958 respectively. But another chapter opened – dramatic acting. In addition to continuing to tour the country’s night spots, over the next 3 years he would tape dramatic roles in two television anthology series, General Electric Theatre and Z...
Sammy continued to tour, including his first visit to England for performances at the Club Pigalle and a Royal Command Performance at the Victoria Palace Theatre for Queen Elizabeth II, on a bill with Nat King Cole and Liberace among others. ABC broadcast a one-hour special called Sammy Davis, Jr. Meets the Britishwith footage from Davis’s act at t...
In October 1964, his new musical Golden Boyopened on Broadway. It was based on Clifford Odets’ 1937 play of the same name, but had suffered a tortuous path through 1964 to get to Broadway – undergoing numerous re-writes, surviving the death of Odets himself, having the original director Peter Coe sacked and replaced by Arthur Penn, and overcoming D...
'Mr Wonderful' - A true all round entertainer, Sammy Davis Jr. was an American entertainer who made his debut on the stage at age three. He began recording in 1954 with Decca Records, and his...
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Mr. Wonderful" is a popular song, written in 1955 written by Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, and Larry Holofcener, as the title song of a Broadway musical starring Sammy Davis Jr. The song was introduced in the musical by Olga James.
Mr. Wonderful was initially created to showcase the talents of Sammy Davis Jr. and follows the story of Charlie Welch, who arrives in NYC with the goal of becoming a performer. Along the way, he learns valuable lessons about friendship, show business, and the importance of staying true to oneself.
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Dec 8, 2015 · Mr. Wonderful: A 90th birthday tribute to Sammy Davis Jr. Frank Sinatra ‘s 100th birthday is December 12 but you probably didn’t know that his fellow Rat Pack cool cat Sammy Davis Jr. was also born on the second week of December, 90 years ago today in Harlem.
