Peter Allen - Legs Diamond (1988 Original Broadway Cast Recording) All I Wanted Was the Dream
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Uploaded by BroadwaytoRio on Apr 13, 2009
Legs Diamond is a musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein and Charles Suppon based on the Warner Brothers film "The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond" (screenplay by Joseph Landon). Music and lyrics by Peter Allen.
The Almost Totally Fictitious Musical History of Legs Diamond follows the travails of its title character, a depression-era mobster who wants to break into show business.
After 72 previews (far more than the usual 16-24 most shows go through while putting on the finishing touches), the Robert Allan Ackerman-directed production opened on December 26, 1988 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York where it ran for 64 performances (approximately 2 months). The opening night cast included Peter Allen (Jack Diamond), Julie Wilson (Flo), Randall Edwards (Kiki Roberts), Brenda Braxton (Madge), Joe Silver (Arnold Rothstein), Jim Fyfe (Moran), Christian Kauffmann (Bones), Pat McNamara (Devane), and Raymond Serra (Augie).
The reviews were unanimously bad, with particular disbelief at Peter Allen's attempts to play so totally against type as a suave lothario (Frank Rich commented that the evening's most compelling drama was watching Allen figure out "what do do with his hands".) The failure of the musical was so total that it compelled the Nederlander Organization to finally sell the beloved but flop-prone Mark Hellinger Theatre to the Times Square Church, which still owns it.
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hello i am timothy Diamond great cousin of jack legs diamond,my great grandfather edgar j diamond is legs uncle makes us cousins
SuperTITAN2012 1 year ago
Thank you for sharing!
keithiepoo 2 years ago
Thanks for this. I attended the opening and closing nights of "Legs" as Peter's guest. I have to disagree with the comment about Hugh sounding like Peter. NOBODY sounded like Peter. I love Hugh and was at the opening night of BFO.
tallpaul521 2 years ago
It's odd how much Hugh Jackman sounds like Peter Allen.Though Peter Allen seems to be singing in character and in a style different to his pop recordings.
webuster 2 years ago
Great! I've never heard the original version! Thanks for uploading this :) He sounds wonderful.
meredith33333 2 years ago