GREAT PEROFRMANCES mourns the passing of Celeste Holm who died last Sunday at the age of 95. In 1995, Ms. Holm co-starred in the GP production of “Talking With,” along with Kathy Bates (who also directed), Beverly D’Angelo, Marcia Gay Harden, Frances McDormand, and Mary Kay Place. The piece was adapted from playwright Jane Martin’s stage monologues.
Holm was the original Ado Annie in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” in which she belted out “I Cain’t Say No,” and also originated the lead in the Harold Arlen musical “Bloomer Girl.” She continued to return to the stage throughout her long career, but received wide acclaim for her Hollywood work in such films as “Gentleman’s Agreement” for which she won an Academy Award, “All About Eve,” and the Cole Porter musical “High Society” wherein she memorably dueted with Frank Sinatra on the jaunty “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?”