tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post5022551215043318538..comments2024-03-28T12:07:29.737-04:00Comments on kenneth in the (212): Song of the Day: 'The Way You Look Tonight' by Carrie FisherKenneth M. Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666275272819956774noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-63477957774956321682021-01-26T20:47:52.369-05:002021-01-26T20:47:52.369-05:00@Barry: Good to know. I'm not a musical theate...@Barry: Good to know. I'm not a musical theater person. I just know that growing up (and even now), whenever I love an old song, 9 times out of 10 the lyrics were by Lorenz Hart! Kenneth M. Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666275272819956774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-56703339892612486842021-01-26T20:35:26.221-05:002021-01-26T20:35:26.221-05:00Screw you, Hammerstein?! I love Rodgers and Hart. ...Screw you, Hammerstein?! I love Rodgers and Hart. They wrote some wonderful, clever songs that still resonate today. But I also recognize the impact Oscar Hammerstein had on musical theatre. To start with, he wrote Showboat with Jerome Kern. This is the musical that began the change we see today in musical theater by dealing with some very serious racial subjects. Then he and Richard Rodgers went the next step with Oklahoma which established the musical format for the next 30-40 years and continued dealing with serious themes in South Pacific and The King and I to name two. Finally, he mentored Stephen Sondheim! Sondheim completely turned musical theater on its ear. So saying "Screw you, Hammerstein" is not the smartest statement you have ever made.<br />barryearlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047665760261437156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-77226872658463963712021-01-26T08:47:36.923-05:002021-01-26T08:47:36.923-05:00The "Edge of 17" soundtrack is epic. My ...The "Edge of 17" soundtrack is epic. My roommate and I watched it again (for about the 8th time) over the weekend. Hope you all are having a nice week! Love, Stephen QStephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02889185078319089781noreply@blogger.com