Will, I may be your only member who saw Olsen and Johnson on Broadway. It was the ultimate in interaction with the audience. Unexpected things were happening to members of the audience, from gadgets hidden in their seats to scary/funny things up and sown the aisles. They were an original form of zany. Alexander Cohen (Broadway producer, tried unsuccessfully to revive the show, in 1976 with Jerry Lewis. I went to one of the out of town performances, at Cohen's invitation, and gave Alex extensive notes. The show did not work, mostly because it was miscast. Lewis was Lewis and could not recapture what O & J had brilliantly created.
Will, I may be your only member who saw Olsen and Johnson on Broadway. It was the ultimate in interaction with the audience. Unexpected things were happening to members of the audience, from gadgets hidden in their seats to scary/funny things up and sown the aisles. They were an original form of zany. Alexander Cohen (Broadway producer, tried unsuccessfully to revive the show, in 1976 with Jerry Lewis. I went to one of the out of town performances, at Cohen's invitation, and gave Alex extensive notes. The show did not work, mostly because it was miscast. Lewis was Lewis and could not recapture what O & J had brilliantly created.
You are indeed the only guy I've ever met who saw the original 1938-1941 production! I hope you can make it to the Triad tonight!
I wish I could join you. But you inspired me to buy the Blu-ray – thanks!