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TWO ORIGINAL HILARY KNIGHT WATERCOLORS FOR STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S 1998 FOLLIES.
1. "Can That Boy Fox Trot," watercolor, ink and crayon, 225 x 160 mm, "in acetate covered gold border, with circular label from Hilary Knight affixed.

5 December 2018, 10:00 EST
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TWO ORIGINAL HILARY KNIGHT WATERCOLORS FOR STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S 1998 FOLLIES.

1. "Can That Boy Fox Trot," watercolor, ink and crayon, 225 x 160 mm, "in acetate covered gold border, with circular label from Hilary Knight affixed.
A sketch of composer Steven Sondheim and actress Ann Miller rehearsing for the 1998 recording of the famous 1971 musical Follies. Miller caused a sensation singing "I'm Still Here" when the show was revived at The Paper Mill Playhouse in 1998. "Can That Boy Foxtrot" was written for Yvonne De Carlo in the same role, but was cut from the original production and replaced by "I'm Still Here."
2. "Follies," final art for album cover, watercolor, ink and pencil, 305 x 410 mm, signed and dated in ink lower left, "Hilary Knight '98."
The revival featuring Ann Miller, Kaye Ballard, Tony Roberts and Donna McKechnie proved so popular that an original cast album was issued that year. "When Sondheim felt [the cover design] too clean and fresh and needed a more somber look," Mr. Knight recalls, "it was printed on a silver background."

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