Amateur historian of classic movies and musical theatre. Previous presenter of the long-running "Show Business" programme on Coast FM 96.3 (October 2003-February 2008).
On stage, Byron has appeared in "Oliver!" (Dr Grimwig), "Guys and Dolls" (Brandy Bottle Bates), "Anything Goes" (Luke); and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". In 2008, Byron also delighted in creating the role of Ching Ho for the Ce… Read more
Amateur historian of classic movies and musical theatre. Previous presenter of the long-running "Show Business" programme on Coast FM 96.3 (October 2003-February 2008).
On stage, Byron has appeared in "Oliver!" (Dr Grimwig), "Guys and Dolls" (Brandy Bottle Bates), "Anything Goes" (Luke); and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". In 2008, Byron also delighted in creating the role of Ching Ho for the Central Coast premiere of "Thoroughly Modern Millie", his favourite performance to date. He has also served as Assistant Director for productions of "Oliver!" and "The Wizard of Oz".
To contact Byron directly, please email mkolln@bigpond.com
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Collecting my favourite movies and TV shows on DVD. Reading (mostly classic fiction, biographies and autobiographies). Music (Musical Theatre cast albums, film soundtracks, cabaret, theatre and opera artists).
Charles: Isn't there something morbid in burying one's heart with the dead?
Paula: That's a strange thing for you to say. Your capacity for loving, your joy in living, is buried in a little space of time you've forgotten.
Charles: In some vague way, I still have...
Paula: ...hope?
Charles: Yes, I suppose that's it.
Paula: Have you, Charles? Do you feel that there... really is someone? That someday you may find her? You may have... come so near her, may even have brushed her on the street... You might even have met her, Charles. Met her and not known her. It might be someone you know, Charles. It might... it might even be me.
A new year, and a new version of the signature theme song "Georgia on My Mind" highlights the third sparkling season of DESIGNING WOMEN. This season also saw a re-vamped opening credits sequence featuring a sepia-tinted "fashion shoot", and the inclusion of Meshach Taylor in the leading cast roster.
Season Three builds on the strong foundations of the two previous years, and finds the ladies in peak form. This season sees Julia (Dixie Carter) run for local office and battle a porn magazine empire; Charlene (Jean Smart) tie the knot with the man of her dreams; and Suzanne (Delta Burke) finally catching up with her runaway accountant; but also a break in Mary Jo's (Annie Potts)… Read more
Four New England co-eds swap the winter chill for the warm sands of Fort Lauderdale in the landmark 1960 spring break favourite, WHERE THE BOYS ARE. Petite brunette pop singer Connie Francis makes her film debut, with a surprising, literate screenplay crafted from the novel by Glendon Swarthout.
With her grades falling by the wayside and the winter seriously affecting her morale, Merritt Andrews (Dolores Hart) decides the perfect mid-term escape is a holiday in Fort Lauderdale with her three best gal-pals: Melanie (Yvette Mimieux), Tuggle (Paula Prentiss) and Angie (Connie Francis). The boys are beckoning, the water is warm and the "dialectic jazz" is hot! It's going to be a… Read more
Additional films not included in this list: "Somebody Loves Me" (52), "Strange Lady in Town" (55), "A Strange Adventure" (56), "Giant" (56, voice only), "Fury at Showdown" (57), "Sing Boy Sing" (58), "The Hook" (63),… Read more
Additional films not included in this list: "Barnacle Bill" (35), "Dance Band" (35), "Little Big Shot" (35), "I Found Stella Parish" (35), "Changing of the Guard" (36, short), "The Captain's Kid" (36), "The Great O'Malley" (37),… Read more
This guide will outline some of the earlier sitcoms which featured our beloved "Golden Girls", Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Bea Arthur. Many younger viewers will be pleased to learn that they often crossed paths on some of the great sitcoms which preceeded THE GOLDEN GIRLS (including… Read more
My Top Ten All-Time Favourite Musicals (in no particular order): My Fair Lady, Gypsy, Mame, The Phantom of the Opera, Grey Gardens, Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, Wicked, Victor/Victoria, and The King & I.
Favourite stars: Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis, Doris Day, Joan Crawford, Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn, Romy Schneider, Hayley Mills, Sandra Dee, Lana Turner, Jane Wyman, Carole Gray, Kim Novak, Tippi Hedren, Grace Kelly, Mae West, Rita Hayworth, Valentina Cortese, Joan Fontaine, Olivia de Havilland, Anne Baxter, Jane Fonda, Debbie Reynolds, Judy Garland, Deanna Durbin, Jane Powell, June Allyson, Judy Holliday, Greta Garbo, Vivien Leigh AND MORE!
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