Tuesday 19th Feb: Documentary Premieres on PBS

Tuesday 19th Feb: Documentary Premieres on PBS

American Masters – Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me is the first major film documentary to examine the performer’s vast career and his journey for identity through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress during 20th-century America. After having its...
Song of the Week: “Lost In The Stars”

Song of the Week: “Lost In The Stars”

“Lost In The Stars” appears on Sammy Davis, Jr’s second LP for Reprise, Belts The Best of Broadway (and six months later it was also included on What Kind Of Fool Am I – And Other Show-Stoppers). Sammy delivers a beautiful reading of this act-closing song from the...
Tribute to Paula Wayne

Tribute to Paula Wayne

Broadway star and award-winning actress Paula Wayne passed away this week, on 9th November 2018, six days after her 84th birthday. The Oklahoma native was brought to New York by the Metropolitan Opera to study at Julliard, but found her calling on the Broadway stage...
Pages for Sammy’s TV series completed

Pages for Sammy’s TV series completed

Today, 7th January, marks the 51st Anniversary of the debut of The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show. Hosting his own show was to be a career highlight for Sammy Davis, Jr. – he loved television, and over the course of his career he made hundreds of appearances in variety shows,...
Black Ensemble Theater opens Sammy tribute show

Black Ensemble Theater opens Sammy tribute show

On December 17th, the Black Ensemble Theater opened Sammy: A Tribute to Sammy Davis, Jr. to extremely positive reviews. The production – part biographical narrative, part revue, part historical retrospective – features a 12-person cast who share the duties of...