Song:Time For Tea
DVD:New Faces
New Faces of 1952 was a successful Broadway show that launched several careers of newcomers who became better known later. The producer of the show was Leonard Sillman. He had produced these kinds of shows since the 30s. The show has no story. It's a series of sketches and musical numbers. Eartha Kitt made her Broadway debut in this show. Others in this show who went on to success include Alice Ghostley, Paul Lynde, Robert Clary, Carol Lawrence, Ronny Graham and Mel Brooks. The song Time For Tea was performed by June Carroll and Alice Ghostley. June Carroll performed occasionally but she was mostly a songwriter and the sister of Leonard Sillman. Her husband was Oscar winning screenwriter Sidney Carroll (The Hustler). And she is mother of composer Steve Reich. So June not only performed in New Faces of 1952 but she wrote many of the songs in the show. Like many of the performers in this show, Alice Ghostley made her Broadway debut in New Faces of 1952. Alice was best known for playing Esmerelda in the sitcom Bewitched. There was an original cast album released by RCA. Jasmine released it on CD but Time For Tea isn't on the CD and it's out of print anyway. However the song is on the 2009 Sony Masterworks digital release. But Sillman turned New Faces of 1952 into the 1954 film New Faces directed by Oscar winning art director Harry Horner. The cast is the same and it is available on DVD and on Youtube. June Carroll died in 2004 and Alice Ghostley died in 2008. Here's June Carroll and Alice Ghostley performing Time For Tea in a 1954 TV production of New Faces of 1952.
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