This week’s Dress Circle (7/19 8:00 p.m.) is beginning one hour later because of the length of the Sunday Opera and will feature a program remembering the talents of Dolores Gray through her stage, screen, and recording careers. We’ve planned songs from her Broadway appearances in “Two on the Aisle” and “Destry Rides Again” as well as her West End appearances in “Annie Get Your Gun,” a Cole Porter Gala, and Sondheim’s “Follies.” Samples of her film work will come from “Kismet,” where she played the vivacious Lalume and “It’s Always Fair Weather” and her appearance as the wonderfully unctuous Madeline Bradville who hosts the smarmy “human interest” TV show “Midnight with Madeline.”
Here’s another case of a performer who’s often overlooked but one we feel deserves to be in the spotlight. If you know Dolores Gray, you’re sure to enjoy the reunion, and if you don’t know her, you’re in for a glimpse of just how good a musical comedy performer can be.
