Oh my goodness. What a delightful chat with Lee Roy Reams! I did see him in APPLAUSE, LORELEI, and DOLLY. What a great performer! I did my share of community theater and I wanted to play Cornelius. I didn’t get that part, but I did get cast as Barnaby Tucker. I have to tell this story. The first Cornelius had a bit of a British accent. I thought I could sing as well as him, but I guess the director had something else in mind. A week before the show opened, he broke his leg, but was in a walking cast. He thought he could play the role, but the director didn’t want to have a Cornelius with a broken leg. So, he replaced him with Jim. Now, Jim was an excellent singer and had played many lead roles. I was in awe to be working with him. Jim did the show for 2 weeks and then he had to leave the show for health reasons. So, the guy with the broken leg came back and did the show for 1 week. So, they had to find ANOTHER replacement. That guy finished the last 2 weeks. And I think I could have done a better job than him. 😀😀😀
