Taking My Turn
A filmed record of an off-Broadway musical, this tells the story of four friends and the problems they run into when they realize they are getting old.
A filmed record of an off-Broadway musical, this tells the story of four friends and the problems they run into when they realize they are getting old.
Marni Nixon
Edna
Sheila Smith
Janet
Cissy Houston
Helen
Mace Barrett
Eric
Victor Griffin
John
Tiger Haynes
Charles
Ted Thurston
Benjamin
Margaret Whiting
Dorothy
A filmed record of an off-Broadway musical, this tells the story of four friends and the problems they run into when they realize they are getting old.
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