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The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue (1993)

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."

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Keith CarradineKeith CarradineWill Rogers
  • Photo of Dee HotyDee HotyBetty Blake
  • Photo of Dick LatessaDick LatessaClem Rogers
  • Photo of Cady HuffmanCady HuffmanMr. Ziegfeld's Favorite
  • Photo of Gregory PeckGregory PeckMr. Ziegfeld (voice)
  • Photo of Vince BruceVince BruceThe Roper
  • Photo of Jerry MitchellJerry MitchellWill Rogers Wrangler/Indian Of The Dawn
  • Photo of John GanunJohn GanunWill Rogers Wrangler
  • Photo of Troy Britton JohnsonTroy Britton JohnsonWill Rogers Wrangler
  • Photo of Jason OpsahlJason OpsahlWill Rogers Wrangler

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