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Mar 1, 2025 39 min

Lane Bradbury

from Backstage Babble Hosted by cbroadwaypodcast

Today, I’m thrilled to announce my interview with Lane Bradbury, who played the role of Dainty June in the original Broadway cast of GYPSY. Tune in to hear some of the stories of her legendary career, including why Ethel Merman wasn’t a good co-star, joining the Actor’s Studio, method acting with Elia Kazan for J.B., why Bette Davis was suspicious of her during THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA, watching Patrick O’Neill and Bette Davis in rehearsal, the moment in GYPSY that caused a rift between her and Jerome Robbins, Lee Strasberg’s favorite acting exercises, why she didn’t audition for FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, working with June Havoc herself on MARATHON ’33, how an audition for GREENWILLOW led her to move to California, putting together her cabaret act, why Audra McDonald is Broadway’s best Mama Rose, why she doesn’t own the OBC of GYPSY, and so much more. You won’t want to miss this episode with a true theater veteran.

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