The story? Well, we've met Patty (Anna) twice before - the first time after her appearance on the Regis & Kathy Lee Show & the second at her hotel after her appearance on The View. Both times, we have given her memorabilia from The Patty Duke Show (which she never knew existed) and video tapes of her from shows in the 1960s. She is truly a lovely person.

We knew she was appearing in "Oklahoma" in NYC through the end of February 2003. Our tickets were for the 16th. Before the show, we gave a note to the Stage Door guard of the Gershwin Theatre to let her know that we were there & had some video to give to her. After the show, which was fabulous, the Stage Door guard allowed us to wait inside. It had already started snowing & was bitter cold. It was so nice of him to let us in. After about a 10 minute wait, Anna & her husband, Michael Pearce came out. He is such a tremendous person. They are perfect for each other. We spent about 15 minutes together, got great hugs, and then were on our way home.

What a wonderful memory!

PATTY DUKE (Aunt Eller) is thrilled to return to Broadway in Oklahoma! after a 40 year absence. She made her Broadway debut at the age of 12 in William Gibson's The Miracle Worker as Helen Keller, opposite Anne Bancroft. She reprised her performance in the 1962 film version, for which she received the Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress (the youngest actress to have won at that time.) She began her prolific television career with the extremely popular "The Patty Duke Show," in which she played identical cousins. Since then, Ms. Duke has appeared in more than 75 made for television films, including a new version of The Miracle Worker in which she took on the role of Annie Sullivan and received an Emmy Award as Best Actress. Overall, she has received three Emmy Awards and nine Emmy nominations. Her film roles include the now infamous Valley of the Dolls, in which she starred as Neely O'Hara. Ms. Duke also became a best-selling author with her autobiography, Call Me Anna, as well as A Brilliant Madness. She also served as President of the Screen Actors' Guild and has been a champion of numerous causes such as AIDS research, mental health and women's rights. Ms. Duke, happy to be playing Aunt Eller, a turn of the century farm owner, now resides full-time on a ranch in rural Idaho, far from Hollywood.