This show is, at least for official purposes, supposed to be a parody of the 1999 film Cruel Intentions. But unlike, say, Silence: The Musical, this is quite obviously a more-or-less straightforward musical adaptation that is only billing itself as a … [Continue reading]
The Fantasticks
It’s amazing that this tiny little Musical-Comedy trifle is both the longest-running and most widely-performed show in the whole history of the Musical-Theater genre, but it isn’t really all that surprising given its quality. The show works best in … [Continue reading]
Pacific Overtures
This show has a special distinction among the works of Stephen Sondheim: it is, by all accounts, Sondheim's favorite of his own musicals. Which of course begs the question of why it has consistently been one of his least popular works from his … [Continue reading]
“Topsy-Turvy” from Fiddler on the Roof
This was an additional song written by the team of Bock and Harnick for the 2004 Broadway revival of their most famous show, Fiddler on the Roof. And while that production certainly had no shortage of other problems, this one was probably the most … [Continue reading]
“I’m an Indian Too” from Annie Get Your Gun
This song is cut from nearly every modern production and is today regarded by many as an offensive caricature almost on the level of the Minstrel-Show “coon songs”, only aimed at another minority. But while there are certain undeniable pressures to … [Continue reading]
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