Ethel Merman

"The only hit that comes out of a Helen Lawson show is Helen Lawson, and that's ME, baby, remember?" -Susan Hayward as Helen Lawson in Valley Of The Dolls , 1967 Happy Tuesday! I want to jump start your week by showing the underbelly of show business through some classic characters who have found their way into our iconic subconscious. In some instances you will see the lines are blurred by fact and/or fiction. . I'm going to start with two of the campiest characters to ever jump from page to...Read Full Story

Artist: Ethel Merman Album: The Ethel Merman Disco Album Released: 1979 Label: A&M Records Purchase CD: www.cduniverse.com "There's No Business Like Show Business"Read Full Story

Happy Sunday! When I first heard that Peggy Herman was doing a new show after A VERY LOONNNGGGG absence, I was thrilled! I saw Peggy many years ago at Eighty-Eight's and became an instant fan. Then she disappeared. She got married, left New York, lost a LOT of weight! She looks fabulous! She returned last night to The Metropolitan Room and I get to see her tonight! Throw in Jerry Herman, Ethel Merman, Alex Rybeck, and Tommy Tune ...I smell cabaret magic! Peggy Herman is making a splashy...Read Full Story

product categorie Disco The title says it all. This is the disco album “the Merm” recorded in 1979, a few years before her death. Rumor has it that Merman couldn’t stand the disco craze that was sweeping the nation in the late ’70s, recording her vocals before the instrumental tracks were laid down. Masterminded by Peter Matz, who produced, arranged, and conducted the whole thing, Merman’s disco album is one of those jaw-dropping, “what were they thinking?” UFOs that periodically land...Read Full Story

In this blog post, Amy Henderson, a historian at the National Portrait Gallery , discusses Ethel Merman, and her 1971 portrait by artist Rosemarie Sloat.  The portrait is currently on view at NPG, in the " Bravo! " exhibition, on the museum’s third floor mezzanine. It was one of the most riveting moments of my life—the day I strolled into my office and found myself face-to-face with Ethel Merman. The Queen of the American Musical Stage was not there to visit me, needless to say, but to pay...Read Full Story