The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies - Performers

Performers

The Follies has a cast of both featured and guest performers.

Featured Follies performers (past and present) include:

  • Guinness Book of Records "World's Oldest Still Performing Showgirl" (at age 87) Beverly Allen
  • Original Broadway West Side Story cast member Hank Brunjes
  • Actor, singer, dancer, writer and choreographer Leonard Crofoot
  • Broadway musical Dreamgirls cast member Stephanie Eley
  • Dancer Randy Doney, who performed with Mitzi Gaynor
  • Popular singer Gogi Grant
  • Dancer and showgirl Dorothy Kloss
  • Bud and James Mercer, long time vaudeville performers and musicians
  • Sitcom Blansky's Beauties cast member Jill Owens
  • Broadway and television actress Kit Smythe
  • Dancer, skater, entertainer Lou De Grado

Guest performers (headliners) have included:

  • Brad Cummings and Rex – a comedic ventriloquist variety act (2011–2012)
  • John Davidson – singer and comedian (2011–12)
  • The Diamonds – a Canadian Doo-Wop quartet (2011–12)
  • Maureen McGovern – singer and Broadway actress (2011–12)

Past headliners have included:

  • Anna Maria Alberghetti – operatic singer and actress
  • Kaye Ballard – actress, comedienne and singer
  • The Four Aces – male pop music quartet
  • Buddy Greco and spouse Lezlie Anders – singer and pianist; singer
  • Howard Keel – actor and singer
  • Frankie Laine – singer, songwriter and actor
  • Peggy March – pop singer
  • Peter Marshall – television and radio personality, actor and singer
  • Barbara McNair – singer and actress
  • The Mills Brothers – jazz and pop vocal quartet
  • The Modernaires – vocal group
  • Donald O'Connor – dancer, singer and actor
  • Trina Parks – actress, vocalist, choreographer, and dancer; known for playing "Thumper" in Diamonds are Forever
  • Kay Starr – pop and jazz singer
  • Ralph Young – of singing team Sandler and Young

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Famous quotes containing the word performers:

    “The reason I’m in this business, I assume all performers are—it’s “Look at me, Ma!” It’s acceptance, you know—”Look at me, Ma, look at me, Ma, look at me, Ma.” And if your mother watches, you’ll show off till you’re exhausted; but if your mother goes, Ptshew!”
    —Lenny Bruce (1925–1966)

    “... we performers are monsters. We are a totally different, far-out race of people. I totally and completely admit, with no qualms at all, my egomania, my selfishness, coupled with a really magnificent voice.”
    —Leontyne Price (b. 1927)