The iconic TV sitcom of yesteryear comes alive in a new comedy variety show, I Love Lucy Live on Stage, with cast members portraying Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel recreating classic scenes, jokes, commercials and songs on a national 33-city tour. (For dates, cities and more info, go to ilovelucylive.com)
Did you know?
-Long before her iconic TV series, Lucille Ball’s many other acting credits included an appearance in a 1934 Three Stooges short, Three Little Pigskins.
-Lucy’s real-life husband, Desi Arnaz, invented the “rerun” when he re-aired some episodes in the first season to give his pregnant wife a little rest.
-Her hair wasn’t red—according to her longtime hairdresser, its natural shade was “golden apricot.”
-Lucy had ornithophobia—a fear of birds.
-Lucy attracted huge guest stars of the era, including John Wayne, Bob Hope, Orson Welles and George Reeves as Superman.
-In 1977, a disco version of the I Love Lucy theme song became a hit single for seven weeks.
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