• HBO: Cathouse the Musical
• Forbidden Broadway, (original NY + Boston, with national television appearances)
• Miss Gulch Returns!, one-man show, national press (NY, Boston, Chicago, many cities)
• Cy Coleman's Lawyers, Lovers & Lunatics ("Judge Meltzer," Pat Birch, Director, Parker Playhouse, Forum Theatre)
• The Two Svengalis, a new musical with Toni DiBuono (NYC)
• Annie (Bert Healey, Austin Musical Theatre, with Ruth Williamson)
• Tomfoolery (Delaware Theatre Company with Michael McGrath)
• I Love My Wife (Theatre By The Sea, with Michael McGrath)
• The Wizard Of Oz (Theatre By The Sea, Wicked Witch/Miss Gulch)
• Sydney Cabaret Convention (Host)
• New York Cabaret Convention (Featured Performer)
• Tonight Show, Today Show, Entertainment Tonight, Merv Griffin Show, numerous Radio & Cabaret appearances
Acting: Milton Katselas
Dance: Luigi, Tap with Bob Audy, Pat Rico, Henry LeTang, Rhythm Tap with Bettye Morrow
Dance: Luigi, Tap with Bob Audy, Pat Rico, Henry LeTang, Rhythm Tap with Bettye Morrow
Voice: Dr. David Fairchild, Carmine Gagliardi
Fred Barton performs "Pour Me A Man"
from his show "Miss Gulch Returns!"
CATHOUSE: THE MUSICAL
(HBO, Sheila Nevins & Patti Kaplan, Producer & Director)
I appeared as myself and as Singer & Musical Director of this one-hour special, featuring the ladies of the Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Reno, Nevada. HBO continues to broadcast the show, and it's in release on DVD.
LAWYERS, LOVERS, & LUNATICS
(Patricia Birch Director/Choreographer, Cy Coleman, Composer)
I played an irascible judge prone to bribes, leading the opening number, "A Man Of The People." The judge's bench hid a piano, from which I led the band while furiously controlling a chaotic courtroom. Act 2 gave me a cane-and-tap duet with Susan Mansur (Doatsey Mae in Best Little Whorehouse In Texas.) This was the second Cy Coleman show with musicians built into the cast and scenery – the first was I Love My Wife, in which I played a host of roles at Theatre By The Sea, with Michael McGrath.
ANNIE
(Austin Musical Theatre, Scott Thompson, Director/Choreographer)
(Austin Musical Theatre, Scott Thompson, Director/Choreographer)
I played Bert Healey, the excitable radio host, leading the cast in "You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile." The production starred Ruth Williamson and earned three-quarters of a million at the box office.
TOMFOOLERY
(Delaware Theatre Company, Derek Wolshanak, Director/Choreographer)
I brought down the house with Tom Lehrer's "The Elements," and got the 11:00 spot warbling "I Hold Your Hand In Mine" (with a candelabra flown in for the occasion). I grew up on Lehrer's records, had sung his material since I was ten, and sat at his feet when he performed at a John Kerry fund-raiser at the house next door when I was thirteen, so Tomfoolery was in the cards.
MISS GULCH RETURNS!
Visit the MISS GULCH RETURNS site more on my internationally acclaimed one-man show.
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY
(Original Cast, NY)
I had various solo turns in successive editions. First edition: "Too Many Sondheims," to the tune of "Too Many Mornings" from Follies, bemoaning the proliferation of Sondheim imitators. Second edition: "I'm Sick Of Playing Their Songs," based on my audition experiences with a few ornery actors. Third edition: I impersonated Stephen Sondheim, commenting on Sunday In The Park With George by singing "Send In The Crowds."
THEATRE BY THE SEA
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| Theatre-by-the-Sea Cabaret (1977-1981) |
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| "The Wizard of Oz" |
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| "Two Gentlemen of Verona" |
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| "Superman" |
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| "Lady Be Good" (Laura Hastings) |
Even in High School, I emulated Mickey & Judy with a succession of divas (see below). I've been fortunate with my divas, from the high school triumvirate including Susan Scannell, to Nora Mae Lyng, Elena Bennett, and Toni DiBuono. A personal diva—don't leave home without one.
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| Elena Bennett, at Eighty-Eights ("A Wrinkle in Swingtime") |
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| Toni DiBuono ("The Two Svengalis") |
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| Nora Mae Lyng ("Forbidden Broadway") |
