Artist:Julia McKenzie
Song:Losing My Mind
Album:Side By Side By Sondheim: Original London Cast Recording
Julia McKenzie is best known for playing the Agatha Christie character Miss Marple on British TV. But she started out on the London stage mostly in Stephen Sondheim shows. She got a Tony nomination for the 1976 Broadway production of Side By Side By Sondheim. She was born Feb. 17, 1941 in Enfield, Middlesex, England. She trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. She appeared in the 1969 London production of Mame and then the 1971 Sondheim show Company. And that led to the 1976 show Side By Side By Sondheim or as I call it Sondheim's Greatest Hits. So it's sort of a jukebox musical. The show was a surprise success to the point where producer Hal Prince brought the London cast to Broadway. The show was very successful and all four cast members including Julia McKenzie were nominated for Tonys. Losing My Mind is the big song from Follies. Julia also appeared in the 1987 London production of Follies and the 1990 London production of Into the Woods. You can see why she is known for performing Sondheim. Side By Side By Sondheim is available in a 2 CD package. While still performing on stage, Julia appeared in the very successful BBC 80s sitcom Fresh Fields and also the sequel French Fields. In 2008 she took the role of Miss Marple in ITV's long running series until 2013. Though she last performed on stage in 2005, Julia continues to appear on TV, most recently in the 2019 mini series Gold Digger. Here's Julia McKenzie performing Losing My Mind on the 1987 TV production of Side By Side By Sondheim.
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