- published: 23 Jun 2016
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Carol Lawrence (born September 5, 1932) is an American actress, most often associated with musical theatre, but who has also appeared extensively on television.
Born as Carol Maria Laraia in Melrose Park, Illinois, her parents were of Italian ancestry. Her father was born in Trivigno, province of Potenza and her maternal family came from the same town. She spent one year at Northwestern University and then left to pursue her career.
Lawrence made her Broadway debut in 1952, in Leonard Sillman's New Faces of 1952. She achieved success in the role of Maria in the original Broadway production of West Side Story in 1957, and received a nomination for Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for this role. She played the role for two years, and after an appearance in the short-lived show Saratoga in 1959 she returned to West Side Story for its 1960 season. Among her other Broadway successes were I Do! I Do! (replacement "She/Agnes", 1967) and Kiss of the Spider Woman (1992-93, replacement Spider Woman/Aurora).
Actors: Wilbur Mack (actor), Nell Craig (actress), Dewey Robinson (actor), Leon Belasco (actor), Emmett Vogan (actor), John Eldredge (actor), Edward Brophy (actor), Larry Fine (actor), Russell Hicks (actor), Robert Homans (actor), Curly Howard (actor), Moe Howard (actor), Edward Earle (actor), Ruth Lee (actress), Edna Holland (actress),
Plot: In this 100% FICTIONAL film, in which no one plays "Self",Carol Lawrence ('Gale Storm' (qv)), an aspiring singer, goes to a new night club owned by Danny Warren ('Phil Regan (I)' (qv)), whose father Daniel Warren (Russell Hicks (I)') doesn't approve of the club and wants Danny to join him in the family business. Carol is suspected of being a process server and is thrown out of the club. An extremely long arm of coincidence leads her to the elder Warren's office and he hires her as a process server. She returns but gets a singing job this time so foregoes serving the cease-and-desist notice. The Three Stooges are on hand as waiters and Connee Boswell, Louis Jordan, Will Osborne and Mary Treen provide the music and songs in addition to Gale Storm on "Oh, Buddy" and "On the Sunny Side of the Street."
Keywords: audition, b-movie, behind-in-the-rent, big-band-music, breaking-dishes, camera-shot-of-feet, champagne, colorized-film, dishwasher, eviction-notice