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  • In their 1965 musical, The Roar of the Greasepaint -- The Smell of the Crowd, co-lyricists Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse gave these words over to the glorious diction of actor Cyril Ritchard: Look at that face just look at it!

    George Heymont: The Irrationality of Love and Art George Heymont 2011

  • In their 1965 musical, The Roar of the Greasepaint -- The Smell of the Crowd, co-lyricists Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse gave these words over to the glorious diction of actor Cyril Ritchard: Look at that face just look at it!

    George Heymont: The Irrationality of Love and Art George Heymont 2011

  • Where's Charley? at the Palace, London, in 1958 went down quite well, but The Roar of the Greasepaint? the Smell of the Crowd was a tremendous flop that never reached London after a Manchester tryout in 1963.

    Sir Norman Wisdom obituary Stephen Dixon 2010

  • This song is from The Roar of the Greasepaint—The Smell of the Crowd.

    American Idol April 28 Theme – Rat Pack Songs for Final 5 2009

  • The kind who rose from illegitimate Cockney child to actor, singer, composer and creator (with Leslie Bricusse) of the classic '60s shows "Stop the World -- I Want to Get Off" and "The Roar of the Greasepaint -- The Smell of the Crowd."

    Al Looking For Some Salsa? 2008

  • I performed in Gypsy as a child - one of the first two musicals I ever did the other being Roar of the Greasepaint, Smell of the Crowd.

    Theatricality The Brillig Blogger 2008

  • I think "The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd" he DID like the long titles, didn't he? is one of the best Broadway scores of all time.

    Princess Trampolina! Jaime J. Weinman 2008

  • The first sign that something is really amiss is the title of the book, “Greasepaint on my Scrotum.”

    The Official “Win a Copy of Coffee Shop” Contest: Your Scathing Book Review « Whatever 2007

  • Returning for "Who Can I Turn To," from "The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd," Mr. Diggs was simply a different person: confident, communicative, and in charge.

    Sing It Loud: They're Black and Proud 2007

  • I even picked the title: PROMENADING POODLES: The Roar of the Greasepaint and the Smell of the Crowd.

    Archive 2006-04-02 Miss Snark 2006

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