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Why You Should Hear a Waltz

MARCH 16, 2010, 4:42 am

I’ve often seen it happen, soon after Stephen Sondheim has taken the stage and is interviewed by a moderator. Eventually the moderator opens the floor to questions, and inevitably, someone asks, “Mr. Sondheim, of all your shows, what’s your favorite?” Just as inevitably, Sondheim answers, “I don’t have a favorite, but I have a least favorite: Do I Hear a Waltz?”

What Cast Albums Give That Soundtracks Don't, Part II

MARCH 9, 2010, 5:02 am

You may recall that last week I listed 25 of the best songs that cast albums offer that soundtracks do not – because, more often than not, the film versions dropped these musical gems.

Although there are well more than a hundred that fit that category, I whittled my personal favorites list down to 50 and ranked my bottom 25 according to my own preference -- which, of course, will be different from yours.

Now I’m giving my 25 top selections. How much do we agree – or disagree? Let me know!

My top 25:

What Cast Albums Give That Soundtracks Don't

MARCH 2, 2010, 5:05 am

So the film version of Nine didn’t do so well, did it? For many of us, the biggest problem was that so much of the score was cut. “Only with You, “The Grand Canal,” “Simple,” “Not since Chaplin,” “The Bells of St. Sebastian,” “Be on Your Own,” “The Germans at the Spa,” “Getting Tall” and – Good Lord! -- even the title song. It wasn’t much of a musical once all that music was dropped – and it wasn’t much of a soundtrack album, either.

The Broadway Sports Quiz

FEBRUARY 23, 2010, 2:59 pm

Spring training has just begun for all 30 major league’s baseball teams. And why does this concern a musical theater enthusiast? Because baseball – as well as many other sports – wend their way into our minds, thanks to many lines and lyrics.

So even if you don’t know a balk from a walk, or the one-point difference between a field goal in basketball and football, you could still do well on this test if you know musicals. Identify the song and musical that sports each of these sports lines and lyrics.

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