'Twas Doody, no shit! Barry Pearl, my fab new friend was such a delight, tonight. Grease is the word, and Barry’s got lots of ‘em. Great stories about Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Jeff Conaway. We talked his beginnings from tap class in Lancaster Pa to the original Bye Bye Birdie on Broadway at 11, and then Broadway’s Oliver with The Monkees Davy Jones, right after, where I saw him! I was but a little girl, my first Broadway show, literally life-changing. Great story about the cast on Ed Sullivan, with The Beatles. What! There was C.P.O. Sharkey, starring Don Rickles, a humbling story, also, life-changing, Barry’s this time. The National Tour of Grease before the movie, where Travolta played Doody and Barry, Sonny. We talked Days of Lives, and The New Love American Style, both recurring roles. Oliver again, Fiddler on the Roof, and the important work he’s doing this very day.

There were a few stump the geezers, where Barry and I searched for names of people and shows… kind of hysterical how that happens. With help, we got them all. Such fun. We came back to Broadway, The Producers, to TV’s Grease: Live, and the original cast’s just pre-pandemic appearances. So many great stories along the way with lots of overlap of people we both know.

Barry’s a mensch. A very talented one. One of a handful to survive Carnegie Mellon’s relentless cuts, he’s the real deal in his art and in his life. So happy to be getting to know him and to share this time with him with youes.

Barry Pearl Live on Game Changers with Vicki Abelson

Wed, 10/6/21/21, 5 pm PT, 8 pm ET

Streamed Live on my Facebook

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