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  • High Camp Farewell

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    • It’s been a rough week for the musical theatre kids. 

      In case you missed the news, we’ve lost Tim Curry and Dolly Parton, and we are going to honor their legacy the only way we know how; with a film clip retrospective of their awesome bodies of work. 

      This is not how we would have liked to wind down our summer programming, but we are grateful they were here, and for the legacies of social activism that they left behind. 

      On the surface they appear to come from very opposite worlds but there is a shared spirit, and a shared wink to the audience in their performances that says “Isn’t this fun?” 

      Enjoy the show, take care of yourself, and maybe consider searching out a little something with some sequins on the drive. 

      • Dolly delivers that “Nothin’ dirty going on” line with such sincerity that you almost believe her, in this scene from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas  (1982)   
      • (after 9pm) You know it’s a hot number when the talent has to extinguish A-cam after the first verse, its “Sweet Transvestite” from The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) 
      • If Dolly won’t go to the Muppet Show, the Muppets must go to Dolly, here we have Miss Piggy and Dolly with a Canned Heat classic.  (1988) 
      • Even rhinestone cowgirls get their hecklers, Dolly (1976) 
      • Dolly with Paul Reubens and Pee-wee’s Playhouse. That ain’t no Hank Williams song! (1987)
      • My fair lady, but make it ‘84 country. Sylvester Stallone costars as Eliza Dolittle in Rhinestone 
      • Tim Curry introduces his new biotech startup in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) 
      • Dolly and Carol Burnet use this number to lift each other up, with the help of a couple strategically placed scissor lifts (1979) 
      • A little bit of Straight Talk over breakfast. She’s a girl’s girl. (1984) 
      • Tim Curry delivers a touching soliloquy on the true meaning of in sickness and in health from  Addams Family Reunion (1988) 
      • Dolly with Joni Mitchel’s Circle Game. Come get your Can-Con on. (1977) 
      • Dolly and Willie Nelson’s voices blend beautifully as anything in this song from The Winning Hand (1985). It’s a shame that they only did a handful of songs together.
      • Dolly (1987) Ms. Piggy’s opera gloves are considered a restricted weapon in most jurisdictions.
      • Three Men in a Boat (1975) Witness the creme-de-la-creme of the British Empire.
      • Dolly (1977) Dolly tiptoes through the tulips in this number that was originally written for the pre-code film “Golddiggers of Broadway”, 1929
      • The Winning Hand (1985) Dolly Parton and Kris Kristofferson are having entirely too much fun with this number. You get a ping-pong ball, and YOU get a ping pong ball…
      • Addams Family Reunion (1988) Ping pong balls for EVERYBODY!!!!
      • The Queen Latifah Show (2013) The mark of a true artist is the willingness to take risks, commit to the bit, and be the white friend your black friend takes to do black people stuff.
      • Addams Family Reunion (1988) Early experiments in aerial door-to-door kebab delivery
      • Straight Talk (1984) I’m not a stuntperson, but 20 bucks is 20 bucks.
      • (after 9pm) 9 To 5 (1980) Turnabout is fair play, and we’re campaigning for shitty-boss roping to be included at the next Olympics. 
      • Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (2008) Say what you will, the man can elevate a text. 
      • 9 To 5 (1980) When the boss is away, his secretary will play make substantial policy changes to improve office morale and productivity. 
      • Clue (1985) We’re not quite sure how a board game adaptation became such a biting satire on Reaganomics and McCarthyism, but we’re here for it.
      • A Tennessee Mountain Thanksgiving (1987) Throughout her career, Dolly was a vocal champion of the dignity of working class women and men, and she backed it up with cash, investing heavily in measures to directly improve the lives of working people.
      • Dolly (1976) Dolly and Lynn Anderson take care of business, continuing with the Can Con.
      • Dolly (1987) Kermit and Dolly keeping it real with Everyday People.
      • Muppet Treasure Island (1996) It has been noted by wittier film scholars than us that the reason why Tim Curry and Michael Caine are so good in their respective Muppet movie roles is that Caine treats the Muppets like fellow actors, and Curry treats himself like a fellow Muppet. Full send.
      • FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) Tim Curry on the environmental consequences of unchecked capitalism. 
      • Dolly Parton – TV Appearance (1976) Watching this clip of Dolly Parton performing in her prime, we are left with one question… If Dolly was the underdog in this beauty contest, what on earth did Jolene look like?!
      • (after 9pm) Legend (1985) We might like a good hero, but we LOVE a great villain, especially one with a misch metal manicure.
      • Dolly (1987) You’re gonna let it shine, and YOU’re gonna let it shine… we’re ALL GONNA LET IT SHINE!!! (the stage crew was picking up sequins for weeks.)
      • The Worst Witch (1986) This is one of those productions where you know they only got the big star for one shooting day, and boy did he give them their money’s worth.
      • Dolly Parton: I’m Gone (2003) Continuing the theme of video editors giving their absolute most, this kaleidoscopic number is a bluegrass breakup banger.
      • (after 9pm) The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) A key part of the enduring legacy of this film is that it carved out a safe space for people to explore their relationship to gender in a time and in places where it could otherwise be dangerous. The song Don’t Dream It, Be It captures the musical’s core philosophy.
      • Dolly Parton’s Precious Memories (1999) Dolly is joined by her siblings Rachel and Randy for some Appalachian-style blood harmony, with the traditional hymn In the Sweet By-and-By. 
      • The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Tim Curry is joined by the ensemble cast for the traditional Transylvanian farewell hymn I’m Going Home.

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