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JEROME ROBBINS’ BROADWAY Is Alive and Well By Peter Filichia
…the best number ever written out of town until Sondheim himself eclipsed it nine years later when he wrote “I’m Still Here” for FOLLIES. FORUM’S original marquee at the then-Alvin…
NOEL COWARD’S SWEET POTATO – Sort Of By Peter Filichia
…be fair, Sondheim’s song in FOLLIES was always intended to be pastiche). And could Coward have had a sensational ‘20s murder trial in mind when he wrote “In Chicago, Illinois,…
HEAD OVER HEELS: A Vision of Nowness and Then-ness By Peter Filichia
…the follies of love, a subject that The Go-Go’s often covered in joyous, even innocent songs. The only heavy metal on the premises is what was needed either to build…
THE SECRET GARDEN TELLS QUITE A STORY By Peter Filichia
…tells her “They’re only ghosts if someone alive holds onto them.” If FOLLIES isn’t Broadway’s most ghost-filled musical, this one must be. However, THE SECRET GARDEN doesn’t merely show ghosts…
FOUR CAST ALBUM GURUS HAVE THEIR SAY By Peter Filichia
…COMPANY and FOLLIES IN CONCERT). When Maslon asked the panelists which original cast album had initially stoked their interest, Chapin cited BYE BYE BIRDIE. “And I was so impressed that…