In 1966, when ABC was in its "try a little of everything" mode, they had an ambitious, short-lived weekly anthology series called ABC Stage 67. Each week, it presented an original play, usually a musical comedy. The most notable entry aired on 11/16/66 — Evening Primrose, a spooky musical with a book by James Goldman and songs by Stephen Sondheim. It was a quirky little tale of a poet named Charles, played by Anthony Perkins, who renounces society and goes to live in a department store.
There have been a few recordings of the Evening Primrose score since then but the video itself has not been easy to come by. Grainy bootleg videos abound…and today's clip is from one. But we will soon have a pro-quality, restored DVD. It comes out in May and this is an Amazon link to pre-order your copy. Here's a poor video sample…
