Previous posts for May 2nd may be found here: Alessandro Scarlatti (2019), Lorenz Hart (2020), Leslie Gore (2021). J. Fred Coots; Vicente Martín y Soler (2022), Alessandro Scarlatti (2023), and Lorenz Hart (2024)
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Theodore Bikel (2 May 1924 – 21 July 2015) was an Austrian-American actor, singer, musician, composer, unionist, and political activist.
Playing to Strengths
Bikel did not like his role [Captain von Trapp] because his ability to sing was underused. When Rodgers and Hammerstein realized Bikel was an accomplished folksinger, they wrote the song "Edelweiss". – adapted from Wikipedia
When Theodore Bikel sang Captain von Trapp
He was bored with the role, and was bored with the chap.
Then Rodgers and Hammerstein learned he could sing
And then added "Edelweiss" into the thing.
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If I Were a Rich Man
In 1969, Bikel began acting and singing on stage as Tevye in the musical Fiddler on the Roof, a role he performed more often than any other actor to date. – Wikipedia
Though actor Theodore Bikel
Found Tevye fit him very well,
It likely never was his goal
To set a record for the role,
But folks who this kind of score
Say no one else has sung it more,
And must have made some tidy sums
From yidle-diddle-didle-dums!
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