ABC Stage 67 was the umbrella title for a series of entertainments that included dramas, variety shows, documentaries, and travelogues. It premiered on ABC on September 14, 1966 with Evening Primrose, a musical with songs by Stephen Sondheim. Anthony Perkins and Charmian Carr were the principal leads. Future programs included appearances by Petula Clark, Bobby Darin, Sir Laurence Olivier, Albert Finney, Peter Sellers, David Frost, and Jack Paar. This article refers to the art form. ... A variety show is a show with a variety of acts, often including music and comedy skits. ... Documentary film is a broad category of cinematic expression united by the intent to remain factual or non-fictional. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Evening Primrose was a television musical written in 1966 by Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman for ABC Televisions Stage 67. ... Stephen Sondheim (Birthname: Stephen Joshua Sondeim b. ... Anthony Perkins Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932–September 12, 1992) was an American actor best known for his role as the serial killer Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcocks Psycho. ... Charmian Carr (born Charmian Farnon December 27, 1942) is best known for role as Liesl, the eldest Von Trapp daughter in The Sound of Music. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Bobby Darin Bobby Darin (May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) (born Walden Robert Cassotto) was one of the most popular American big band performers and teen idols of the late 1950s. ... Laurence Olivier, as photographed in 1939 by Carl Van Vechten Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (May 22, 1907 – July 11, 1989) was an English actor and director, esteemed by many as the greatest actor of the 20th century. ... Albert Finney (born May 9, 1936 in Salford, Lancashire) is a five-time Academy Award nominated English actor. ... This is about the British actor; for the American director, see Peter Sellars. ... People called David Frost include: Sir David Frost, the British broadcaster David Frost, the South African golfer. ... Jacques Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American radio and television talk show host. ...

ABC's effort to bring culture to the masses was a noble but unsuccessful experiment. Scheduled first against I Spy on Wednesdays and then The Dean Martin Show on Thursdays, the show consistently received low ratings. Its last production aired on May 11, 1967. The I-SPY books were spotters guides written for British children, and particularly successful in the 1950s and 60s. ... The Dean Martin Show was a TV variety-comedy series that ran from 1965 to 1974, for 245 episodes. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

Broadcast in December 1966, the adaptation of Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory won Emmy Awards for Capote and Eleanor Perry's teleplay and Geraldine Page's leading performance in the ceremonies held on June 4, 1967. Truman García Capote (pronounced ) (September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American writer whose non-fiction, stories, novels and plays are recognized literary classics. ... An Emmy Award. ... Geraldine Sue Page (November 22, 1924 - June 13, 1987) was an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ...