Army Archerd
15 May 2008

The Unsinkable Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews' "Home" climbed back into second place on the New York Times' bestseller list on Sunday. And today she met with her new publisher Little Brown about another book. This one, to be co-written with daughter Emma Walton, is an anthology of poems and music including those from B'way musicals. She is also talking to heavyweight producers about bringing her delightful "Great American Mousical" to B'way.

Julie is also starting rehearsals for her spectacular program heading to the Hollywood Bowl July 18-19. The first half of the program boasts Rodgers and Hammerstein selections from "Cinderella," "The Sound of Music" and "The King And I" -- with Julie singing selected numbers in her carefully-limited range. The second half of the program features Julie hosting/narrating "Simeon's Gift," also written with daughter Emma, featuring a cast of five, music by Ian Fraser, the lyrics of John Bucchino and Harold Wheeler's charts for the 82-piece Hollywood Bowl orchestra. The show will premiere in Louisville on July 11 before moving on to Atlanta in Philadelphia in August. Of course, these are only a few of the projects propelled by the inimitable Julie Andrews.