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Cher... Special

Synopsis

Cher... Special is a television special starring American singer/actress Cher and featuring guest stars Dolly Parton and Rod Stewart. The show was broadcast on ABC on April 3, 1978 and was a ratings success for ABC, ranking among the Top 10 most watched programs of the week. The Special is best remembered for its first number where over fifteen minutes, Cher sings and dances to a medley of songs from the musical West Side Story, playing both male and female characters. In the fall of 1978, it was honored with a technical Emmy Award for "Best Achievement in Lighting Direction". It also received an Emmy nomination for "Best Art Direction for a Comedy-Variety or Musical Special" and Dolly Parton was also nominated for an Emmy in the category of "Best Supporting Actress in a Variety or Musical Special".

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Trailers, Teasers & Extra Featurettes

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Cher — Somewhere (From 'West Side Story') ('Cher... Special', 1978)

Type: Clip • Published 2018-04-15

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Cher

Self / Various

Dolly Parton

Self

Rod Stewart

Self

Rick Anderson

Self

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Art Fisher
Screenplay & Story: Rod Warren, Buz Kohan, Patricia Resnick, Cher
Original Score: Bill Conti
Original Title: Cher... Special
Country of Origin: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
Runtime: 1h 0m
Production Studios: ABC

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Art Fisher

Screenplay & Story

Rod Warren, Buz Kohan, Patricia Resnick, Cher

Original Score & Music

Bill Conti

Film Editing

Raymond M. Bush

Producers

Sandy Gallin, Raymond Katz, Art Fisher

Department Leadership Roster

Rod Warren

Writer

Raymond M. Bush

Editor

Art Fisher

Director

Buz Kohan

Writer

Patricia Resnick

Writer

Cher

Writer

Art Fisher

Producer

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