There are many nice touches in the Paramount series The Offer. How much of it is true is another matter that is above my pay grade. In one episode, Al Ruddy flies to Las Vegas to recruit Vic Damone to play the role of the fictional Frank Sinatra-like character for the Godfather. Ultimately although Damone was offered the role he chose not to play it for fear of pissing off Sinatra.
As part of this sequence we are all comped into a show with Damone as the headlining act and we are treated to an unforgettable rendition of "On the Street Where You Live" which is from the musical My Fair Lady. In the original stage production and movie of Lady, the young swain belts out his love song in Victorian dress in England and he is so sincere.
But in The Offer, we are on stage in Vegas with Showgirls. It is also sincere! And authentic. It captures the essence of Las Vegas and our culture.
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