Vanities (TV program) explained

Director:Norman Twain
Starring:Annette O'Toole
Meredith Baxter Birney
Shelley Hack
Network:HBO

Vanities is a HBO television presentation of the comedy-drama stage production of the play of the same title written by Jack Heifner.

Background

The television production premiered on HBO in March 1981 as part of the channel's Standing Room Only series. The story concerns the lives, loves and friendship of three Texas cheerleaders starting from high school to post college graduation. The television special starred Annette O'Toole, Meredith Baxter Birney and Shelley Hack as the threesome. The play was created by Jack Heifner.[1] [2] [3]

The HBO presentation was one of several stage shows that aired on the premium network in the 1980s. Other HBO productions included Richard Harris in Camelot as well as Frank Langella in the title role as Sherlock Holmes.[4]

Cast

See also

Notes and References

  1. HBO Program Guide, March 1981
  2. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0234968/ Internet Movie Database
  3. https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/29/theater/tv-view-cable-operators-increasingly-look-to-theater.html New York Times: TV View; CABLE OPERATORS INCREASINGLY LOOK TO THEATER"
  4. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9801E0D71F39F93AA25752C1A967948260 New York Times: HBO OFFERS "SHERLOCK HOLMES"