David Cassidy Being Together

Yes, why Shirley wasn't Maria..Maybe because of Shaun, because of love. Her first son was born in September 1958. 'The Sound of Music', the last Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical,  opened on Broadway in November 1959 and got a lot of Tony Awards. But on the other hand Shirley returned to work very quickly, she performed in 'Wish You Were Here!' with Jack in 1959.. She was one of Robert Wise 3 choices for Maria for the film version..She played her on stage at Westbury Music Theatre. And I've found that video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI9YC9rGYws It must have been hard, after so successful  first years of her career in music films, and an Academy Award for a dramatic role in 'Elmer Gentry'. In 1965 she appeared in a movie called 'The Secret Of My Success', and no roles for the next four years. Not so much on TV either. There is a pilot on YT of an unsold tv series from 1965 called 'Dream Wife', with Shirley in the title role. The...

David Cassidy never recorded that beautiful song, but of course he knew the whole soundtrack from 'The Music Man'. Jack taught him. DC : 'I sang mostly theatre stuff as a young kid, music from some of my dad's shows, like 'Wish You Were Here' and I learned 'The Music Man' when I was around seven. Years later I taught my own son 'The Music Man'. Because I could sing, I was always singled out in chorus and music and glee club. I was a soloist in the choir' (David Cassidy : Could It Be Forever?, 2007) 'The Music Man' debuted on Broadway in 1957, and in 1962 a movie version was made with Shirley Jones, David's stepmother ( I must remember about not fans who read my blog). Shirley was pregnant while the film was in production ( with Partick). When Shirley and her partner embraced during the footbridge scene, the baby kicked the man. The costume desingers had to adjust Shirley's dresses several times to conceal her pregnancy. So let...