September 14, 1966-May 11, 1967.
This was an umbrella title for a potpourri of assorted specials. Anne Bancroft and Dick Shawn star in this two-character musical satire. Broadway's Betty Comden/Adolph Green team ("Singin' in the Rain," "On the Town") wrote the book and lyrics, which parody the fears and fantasies of a young woman on the brink of matrimony.
Music by Jule Styne, who previously collaborated with conden and Green on Boradway's "Bells Are Ringing" and "Subways Are for Sleeping."
Songs performed include:
"I'm Getting Married, " "Venezia," "Love is Our Umbrella," "Roots,"--------------------Anne Bancroft
"Forbidden Fruit"-----------Anne Bancroft, Dick Shawn
NOTE: Out of the 26 ABC STAGE 67 program series only "I'm Getting Married" is not extant and preserved as video at The Paley Center and other resources.
This ATA television audio direct line recording created at the time of the original broadcast is the only known broadcast record of this program.