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ALBUMS Let Me Entertain You - Carol Burnett Sings
Let Me Entertain You features 12 songs by Jule Styne, ranging from the obvious "Everything's Coming Up Roses" and "Just in Time" to less familiar fare from 1953's Hazel Flagg. Also included is "All I Need Is the Boy" with gender-switched wording by original lyricist Stephen Sondheim. Burnett sounds great accompanied by full orchestras under the direction of Irwin Kostal and Harry Zimmerman, showing off the charm and big voice that helped her become a leading television personality in the late 1960s and 1970s. -David Horiuchi
If I Could Write a Song Columbia released this Carol Burnett album in 1971, right at the height of her popularity, and it reveals that, along with her obvious comedic gifts, she also had a great voice and an ear for good material (in other words, she was and is disgustingly talented). We’ve added three bonus tracks and new liner notes to the original release…if you’re a fan (and who isn’t?), you’re in for a treat!
Buy itOnce Upon A Mattress (1959 Original Broadway Cast) Based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale The Princess and the Pea, Once Upon a Mattress opened in May 1959 and was a solid success, if not a huge blockbuster. The show was far from revolutionary, but it provided a really fun vehicle for a cast of top stage personalities, including black actress Jane White, who played Queen Aggravain (a part originally written for comedienne Nancy Walker) in whiteface. But of course, Once Upon a Mattress's heart and soul was Carol Burnett, who, in her Broadway debut created the part of Princess Winnifred and delivered two of Mary Rodgers's best songs, the hilarious "Shy" and the spunky "Happily Ever After," which sounds a bit like Jule Styne at his most rhythmic. Burnett's timing and performance remain as sharp as they were 40 years ago. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
Buy itSherry! (2004 Studio Cast) The story behind the CD is fascinating - the score was lost for many years after the show closed, and the trunk containing the complete score was found at the Library of Congress just a few years ago. More details are in the notes, written by James Lipton ("Inside the Actors Studio,") who wrote the book and lyrics to the show.
Sherry played briefly on Broadway thirty-seven years ago.
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Carol on the Oprah Winfrey Show promoting Horton Hears a Who.
Carol + 2 with guest stars, Lucille Ball and Zero Mostel
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Post Grad (2009)
Director: Vicky Jenson
Writer: Kelly Fremon
Stars: Alexis Bledel, Michael Keaton and Carol Burnett
Genre: Comedy / Romance
MPAA Rating: PG 13Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
Directer: Jimmy Hayward & Steve Martino
Writers: Ken Daurio Screenplay, Dr. Seuss Book
Stars: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett
Genre: Animation/Comedy
MPAA Rating: GOnce Upon a Mattress (2005 TV movie)
Filmmaker: Kathleen Marshall
Director: Marshall Louis Barer
Writers: Dean Fuller, Jay Thompson, Mary Rodgers
Stars: Carol Burnett, Brittany Gray, Tracey Ullman, Denis O'Hare, Zooey Deschanel, Matthew Morrison, Michael Boatman, Tom Smothers
Genre: Musical
MPAA Rating: PG
TRUMPET OF THE SWAN (2001)
director: Richard Rich
cast: Carol Burnett, Jason Alexander, Mary Steenburgen, Seth Green, Joe Montegna, Jeffrey Schoeny
genre: Children's
studio: Columbia Pictures
MPAA Rating: GNoises Off (1992)
Directer: Peter Bogdanovich
Writers: Play- Michael Frayn, Screenplay- Marty Kaplan
Stars: Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Denholm Elliott, Julie Hagerty, Marilu Henner, Mark Linn-Baker, Christopher Reeve, John Ritter, Nicollette Sheridan
Genre: Comedy / Romance
MPAA Rating: PG 13ANNIE (1982)
director: John Huston
cast: Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Bernadette Peters, Carol Burnett, Tim Curry
Genre: Musical
studio: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PGTHE FOUR SEASONS (1981)
director: Alan Alda
cast: Alan Alda, Carol Burnett, Len Cariou, Sandy Dennis
genre: Comedy
studio: MCA Universal Home Video
MPAA Rating: PGTHE FRONT PAGE (1974)
director: Billy Wilder
cast: Carol Burnett, Charles Durning, Jack Lemmon, Susan Sarandon,
genre: Comedy
studio: MCA Universal Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG
PETE 'N' TILLIE (1972)
director: Martin Ritt
cast: Barry Nelson, Carol Burnett, Geraldine Page, Lee Montgomery, Rene Auberjonois, Walter Matthau
genre: Drama
studio: MCA Universal Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Carol Burnett (John Williams/Alan & Marilyn Bergman/arr. Peter Matz)

