Julie Andrews in drag, singing her face off, live on Broadway. What more do you want?
Out-of-work singer Victoria Grant meets a just-fired, flamboyant gay man in a club in 1920s Paris. He convinces her to pretend to be a man who is a female impersonator in order to get a job. The act is a hit in a local nightclub, but things get complicated when a gangster and nightclub owner from Chicago, King Marchan, falls in love with "him." Filmed live on Broadway, 1995.
Acting
Andrews' committed physical comedy—she's giving full body in every number.
Score
Henry Mancini's final score, and 'Le Jazz Hot' is an absolute banger.
Direction
Blake Edwards' camera actually respects the stage—rare for filmed theater.
Director
Blake Edwards
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 1995 filmed version preserves the 1982 Broadway revival, which itself was adapted from Edwards' 1982 film—a rare triple-layer of Victor/Victoria history.
Henry Mancini died shortly after completing this score; 'Crazy World' was his final gift to Andrews, their 30-year collaboration ending here.
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