The lights on Broadway are dimming for one minute tonight at 8 for Robert Goulet. BroadwayAcrossAmerica-Cincinnati’s Nancy Parrott has happy memories of Goulet on tour. “The first time we worked with Robert Goulet was in April of 1994 at the Taft. He played King Arthur in “Camelot” (coincidentally returning to town in a couple of weeks) and it sold out.
“His last appearance in Cincinnati was at the Aronoff Center in March of 2002 when he starred in the national tour of “South Pacific.” It was my first season and I was really nervous to meet him. He and (wife) Vera were incredibly kind and generous to me. I enjoyed working with him and will never forget the experience.”
I first met Goulet many, many, many years ago when his then-wife Carol Lawrence was doing the Kenley Players circuit and matinee idol Goulet, pretty fresh off the original Broadway run of “Camelot,” tagged along. Across Ohio, women swooned.
What Nancy doesn’t mention is that if you got on nice guy Goulet’s expansive Christmas card list, you stayed on. I’ll miss the holiday greetings.
Any fans out there? What was your favorite Goulet moment?
Jackie Demaline
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