Vanities

Vanities is a comedy-drama stage production written by Jack Heifner. The story centers on the lives and friendship of three Texas cheerleaders starting from high school in 1963, continuing through college as sorority sisters in 1968, and ending with the dissolution of their friendship in 1974 New York as their interests and livelihoods change and they are no longer as compatible with one another as they had been in their school days.

Plot summary

Three best friends journey through high school, college and their later lives, as they remember all of their adventures. Joanne is a sweet, naive southern girl. Mary is very confident. Kathy is the planner.

Act 1: In high school in 1963, the three girls are the popular cheerleaders and are planning all of the social events. Toward the end of the act they are stunned by a sudden announcement over their school's PA system about President John F. Kennedy's assassination, which foreshadows the "death" of their friendship at the end of the play.

Vanities (TV program)

Vanities is a Home Box Office television presentation of the comedy-drama stage production written by Jack Heifner, Vanities.

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.

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.

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Vanities, A New Musical (album)

Vanities, A New Musical contains the songs from the Off-Broadway musical, Vanities, A New Musical, The album features music and lyrics by David Kirshenbaum, and a book by Jack Heifner. It was recorded after the musical's Off-Broadway run. The album was released digitally on December 15, 2009 and physically on February 2, 2010. The album features Anneliese van der Pol as Kathy, Lauren Kennedy as Mary, and Sarah Stiles as Joanne.

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