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AND THE PASSWORD IS … SONDHEIM! By Peter Filichia
…a new musical. “It’s called THE GIRLS UPSTAIRS with a book by James Goldman.” Need I tell you that that one morphed into FOLLIES? The other team’s celebrity was Peter…
LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE ORCHESTRATORS By Peter Filichia
…on a life of its own by playing a flourish that leads to a Big Finish. Here, too, Tunick has shone, especially in FOLLIES’ “I’m Still Here” and FOLLIES IN…
MANY CHOICES FOR KAREN NASH By Peter Filichia
…Karen. It apparently did for Phyllis Rogers Stone. As she sings in FOLLIES, “Could I bury my rage with a boy half your age in the grass? Bet your ass!”…
The Most Beautiful Girls in the World By Peter Filichia
…“Land of Lola” had her hero cite “Ginger Rogers’ savoir faire.” But for the most part, it’s beauty and sex appeal that gets a celebrity into lyrics. Before we close,…
George Gershwin
…friend. In 1936 George and Ira began writing for RKO film studios. For Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers – the leads in Shall We Dance (1937) – Ira and George…