LP: Yes, as a child I did a bunch of musicals in Japan, including The King and I and Oliver, and I even did some recording in Japan. Y ou actually started your acting career in Japan, right? came to visit, they brought the latest records over. Having American music with us was one of the ways they stayed connected to their life in the West, and when friends from the U.S. While we lived there, my parents had a turntable that was always on, and Broadway and jazz became the soundtrack of my childhood.
LP: I was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, but my parents moved to Japan when I was very young. Let’s talk about your early exposure to music, especially the Great American Songbook? In fact, I’m so happy with what we chose that as soon we finish the show, we’re going to record it for a CD. What you’ll hear includes “This Could be the Start of Something Big,” “How High the Moon,” “Blue Moon,” and “Dream Dancing,” among others. So, Deb, my musical director Tedd Firth and I got together often to hash it out. But even with this idea, creating the song list was harder for me than with some other shows. LP: My dear friend Deborah Grace Winer and I talked about a lot of themes, and what we landed on is the idea that due to Covid, time, distance and the many ways the world is changing, we’re faced with how we negotiate all of that and how we relaunch in 2023. Let’s talk about the title of this show and what we can expect from it?
We also got to hear from her life partner, acting legend Patrick Duffy, about the couple’s recent foray into business, “Duffy’s Dough.” In anticipation of the show, Theater Pizzazz spoke with Purl about its creation, how her interest in singing began and her work last year on daytime TV. Her newest show, “This Could Be the Start…” debuts on Monday, January 23 at Birdland. And while Purl continues to act regularly, her focus in recent years has been singing, delighting audiences on both coasts with her superb cabaret shows.
#LINDA PERL SERIES#
Linda Purl has been a major part of American culture for 50 years, most notably through her television work in such series as The Secret Storm, Happy Days and Matlock.
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