Legends! (Carol Channing, Mary Martin)

James Kirkwood’s 'Legends!' completed an extensive, record-shattering 1986 national touring company production that remains an absolute milestone of American commercial showmanship, never reaching its planned New York debut. The fast-paced farcical comedy centers on two aging, fiercely competitive silver-screen divas who harbor a toxic multi-decade rivalry, who are blackmailed by an unprincipled producer into co-starring in a scandalous new Broadway play, collapsing into farcical physical brawls. Directed by Kirkwood himself, the blockbuster tour achieved mythical status by starring stage royalty Carol Channing and Mary Martin.