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The Making of No, No, Nanette 44 Years Ago
…musicals in the order that he saw them most anticipated: 1) Two by Two 2) Ari 3) The Rothschilds 4) Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen 5) Follies. (Today we marvel at…
Ninety-Five Easy Ways to Lose a Man?
…(Nine) – Luisa Contini decides that enough is more than enough with her straying husband. 6. “Could I Leave You?” (Follies) – From all that Phyllis sings, she sounds as…
Going Forward from A to Z
…such songs offer many pleasures, with melodies that range from pleasant to memorable and lyrics that go from incisive to hilarious. To paraphrase a song from Follies that does not…
The Overtures Is About to Miss
…would have to be on the recording to count. That eliminated any musical with an “Opening” (Your Own Thing), “Introduction” (Porgy and Bess), “Prologue” (Follies), “Prelude” (Song of Norway) or…
IF/THEN – RIGHT NOW
…could be called “The ‘Road You Didn’t Take’ musical.” Yes, a song by that title comes from Sondheim’s Follies and not from If/Then. But the path one pursues and the…