So tell us about the show at the Metropolitan Room. What songs are you doing? Is there a theme to show?

No, there isn’t a particular theme to the show. Just songs that I love to sing, songs that I remembered from my childhood, songs that for years I wanted sing.

With Harve Presnell in THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN Source: historicmodesto.com

You were simply amazing as Molly Brown on Broadway, with reviews that read like love letters to your talent. Were you disappointed that you weren’t cast in the movie version of MOLLY BROWN?

No, I wasn’t because I had already done over 2000 performances. So I wasn’t keen to do MOLLY BROWN as a film. I’d had that thought then. But as the years went by, I thought I would have been kind of nice to do (the film version of) MOLLY BROWN.

Do you have any particular anecdotes about the show?

Not really, I was SO long ago.

Gracing the April 4, 1964 cover of THE SATURDAY EVENING POST as ghostly wife Elvira in HIGH SPIRITS (click on thumbnail to view full-size) Source: Curtis Publishing.com

HIGH SPIRITS is one of my favorite shows of the 60's. What was it like working with Noel Coward in so many different shows?

It’s always a wonder to work with Noel because he is such a genius. And I know that’s easy to say because EVERYBODY calls him a genius. But he truly is a genius. And it’s different when you work with a genius because they know so much more.

You also did great work in SUNSET, a variation of the musical that was PLATINUM on Broadway with Alexis Smith. Can you share your thoughts on doing this piece?

I’m sorry not so many people saw that because it was good. One of the writers, Will Holt, called and asked me if I’d like to be a part of it and said sure. So he send me the script and I read it and thought it was a brilliant idea.

Hear clips from Tammy's two solo albums at Artist Direct.com

Your solo albums in the early 60s are truly unique items, with an eclectic mix of songs that all suit you perfectly. How was the song selection done for these classics?

They were just songs that I loved, songs that were picked for me by Columbia and from Luther Henderson who did the orchestrations.

As Dorothy Brock, you were a major part of the success of the original Broadway 42nd STREET. Can you share some of your memories of this role, especially working with Gower Champion and his unexpected death on opening night?

That was a scary thing. Because we didn’t know. We really didn’t know

Did you have any clashes with David Merrick?

Absolutely not. Because I loved him.

Backstage with CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC co-star Randy Jones of The Village People at Jones' 2007 stage show THE BEAT GOES ON Source: Randy Jones World.com

I have to admit that one of my guilty pleasures is the 1980 Village People disco movie musical CAN’T STOP THE MUSIC where you played Sydney Channing, a larger-than-life agent. The film was a notorious flop at the time. What are your memories of this project?

It’s since become a cult film. It was just a wonderful film to do.

What’s next for you? Are you planning a return to the stage or screen?

I’m planning to go to Florida with the nightclub act. And that will be it.