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Title: Keith Prentice May Be Gone, But Apparently He's Far From Forgotten
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on March 31, 2008, 10:07:48 PM

I just found a link from Google to this question (http://www.afterelton.com/askmonkey/3-31-08?page=0,3#comment-37031) about Keith Prentice's singing talents on AfterElton.com
(I had no idea he was on Broadway in the original productions of The Sound of Music and Gypsy.)

Title: Re: Keith Prentice May Be Gone, But Apparently He's Far From Forgotten
Post by: Gothick on April 01, 2008, 05:49:23 PM

It was nice to see this yesterday.  Thanks so much for sharing it.

I'm really sorry that we never got to see Prentice in a different role and setting on the show.  I don't think Morgan was the best showcase for what he had to offer (apart from those trousers, of course--lol!).

cheers, G.

Title: Re: Keith Prentice May Be Gone, But Apparently He's Far From Forgotten
Post by: MagnusTrask on April 01, 2008, 07:21:51 PM

I suppose he must have been capable of some subtlety in other roles.    I just think of him as bellowing all the time.

Title: Re: Keith Prentice May Be Gone, But Apparently He's Far From Forgotten
Post by: David on April 03, 2008, 05:07:08 PM

I wonder if Keith & Marie Wallace knew each other?
Marie was also in Gypsy, but I don't know if they were in it at the same time.

Keith was in the groundbreaking gay play The Boys in the Band (1968).
He & the entire cast reprised their roles for a 1970 film.
Never on DVD, the out of print VHS can still be found on Amazon.
This, I fear will be our only chance to see Keith in another role (except for his one scene in the Al Pacino film Cruising)

David

Title: Re: Keith Prentice May Be Gone, But Apparently He's Far From Forgotten
Post by: D_Friedlander on April 05, 2008, 04:12:17 AM

I happen to have the original cast cassette (I'm so old-fashioned) of Sound of Music and KP is listed, but in the ensemble of "neighbors, nuns, contestants, etc." 
Though of course at some point, he may have graduated from the chorus to a named role--- I'm thinking, perhaps Rolf, Leisl's boyfriend?  Keith Prentice was 19 in 1959, so that would fit.