The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue

The story

The Will Rogers Follies is a musical with a book by Peter Stone, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Cy Coleman. It focuses on the life and career of famed humorist and performer Will Rogers, using as a backdrop the Ziegfeld Follies, which he often headlined, and describes every episode in his life in the form of a big production number. The Rogers character also performs rope tricks in between scenes. The revue contains snippets of Rogers' famous homespun style of wisdom and common sense and tries to convey the personality of this quintessentially American figure whose most famous quote was "I never met a man I didn't like."

Cast

K Keith CarradineWill Rogers D Dee HotyBetty Blake D Dick LatessaClem Rogers C Cady HuffmanMr. Ziegfeld's Favorite G Gregory PeckMr. Ziegfeld (voice) V Vince BruceThe Roper J Jerry MitchellWill Rogers Wrangler/Indian Of The Dawn J John GanunWill Rogers Wrangler T Troy Britton JohnsonWill Rogers Wrangler J Jason OpsahlWill Rogers Wrangler T Tom BrackneyThe Wild West Show B Bonnie BrackneyThe Wild West Show

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P Paul Ukena, Jr.Wiley Post R Roxane BarlowNew Ziegfeld Girl M Maria CalabreseNew Ziegfeld Girl R Rebecca DowningNew Ziegfeld Girl C Colleen DunnNew Ziegfeld Girl T Toni GeorgianaNew Ziegfeld Girl E Eileen GraceNew Ziegfeld Girl L Luba MasonNew Ziegfeld Girl D Dana JacksonNew Ziegfeld Girl S Stephanie PopeNew Ziegfeld Girl A Angie L. SchworerNew Ziegfeld Girl C Carol Denise SmithNew Ziegfeld Girl A Aimee TurnerNew Ziegfeld Girl J Jillana LauferNew Ziegfeld Girl W Wendy WaringNew Ziegfeld Girl C Christina YoungmanNew Ziegfeld Girl G Gregory Scott CarterFreddy Rogers R Rick FaugnoWill Rogers, Jr. T Tammy MinoffMary Rogers L Lance RobinsonJames Rogers T Tom FlaggMr. Ziegfeld's Stage Manager