tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post6134819913822212489..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-19213364835081611552011-04-11T22:39:45.452-04:002011-04-11T22:39:45.452-04:00Re: "Tick Tock" from Company -- Sondheim...Re: "Tick Tock" from Company -- Sondheim didn't actually write it -- David Shire wrote/arranged it based on Sondheim's themes. Despite that, I really love it -- it's a splendid job of arranging -- and so specific to its time and place -- and really miss it when it's dropped, as it so often is.Erik Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-30472033798279070682011-01-26T21:53:41.000-05:002011-01-26T21:53:41.000-05:003rd book: Does Anyone Still Wear a Hat?3rd book: Does Anyone Still Wear a Hat?Adlainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-23179558501261829162011-01-26T21:00:57.000-05:002011-01-26T21:00:57.000-05:00"Look, I made a hat" is a statement that..."Look, I made a hat" is a statement that indicates that the declarant completed the task at some point in the past. "Finishing the hat" indicates a state of being in the process of completing the task. Finishing the task necessarily must precede the act of reflecting upon the finished task.isaac_spacemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-49326023321062588042011-01-26T20:48:41.000-05:002011-01-26T20:48:41.000-05:00There was a potential Into The Woods film? I die....There was a potential Into The Woods film? I die. gretchennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-82099590783188671782011-01-26T20:12:41.000-05:002011-01-26T20:12:41.000-05:00I find it amusingly ironic that Sondheim's orc...I find it amusingly ironic that Sondheim's orchestrator has an EGOT, but not Sondheim.Tosy and Coshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-82275613892748224102011-01-26T19:51:07.000-05:002011-01-26T19:51:07.000-05:00Chris Kattan - you call that living?Chris Kattan - you call that living?Eric J.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-6345859321298512732011-01-26T17:01:47.000-05:002011-01-26T17:01:47.000-05:00I think there's no question he'll include ...I think there's no question he'll include the songs from Dick Tracy (which are really great), and he's said he's going to include the couple of songs he wrote for the abortive Into the Woods film, but he did cover TV/film adaptations in this volume, even when he wrote the songs later (the new/revised material for the West Side Story film, the new material for The Frogs). Also, remember that he's E short of EGOT, so he may want to keep something in his bag for that.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-87470383368249930762011-01-26T17:00:34.000-05:002011-01-26T17:00:34.000-05:00I think there's no question he'll include ...I think there's no question he'll include the songs from Dick Tracy (which are really great), and he's said he's going to include the couple of songs he wrote for the abortive Into the Woods film, but he did cover TV/film adaptations in this volume, even when he wrote the songs later (the new/revised material for the West Side Story film, the new material for The Frogs). Also, remember that he's E short of EGOT, so he may want to keep something in his bag for that.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-89932883492036478372011-01-26T16:50:37.000-05:002011-01-26T16:50:37.000-05:00The problem with this book is the absolute feast o...The problem with this book is the absolute feast of insight, detail, explanation, and color you get around Sondheim's thoughts on lyric writing makes you hunger in the worst way for the same around his thoughts on music. I'm wondering why he skipped Evening Primrose. Hoping the follow up will include a "film and TV" section. Considering that for shows it's just Sunday, Woods, Assassins, Passion, and Bounce, I'm guessing it might.Tosy and Coshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-61423574846769650672011-01-26T16:26:37.000-05:002011-01-26T16:26:37.000-05:00Random thoughts (I read it around Christmastime):
...Random thoughts (I read it around Christmastime):<br /><br />1. Interesting to see the praise for Jason Alexander, who as I recall he singles out as being the one youth involved with Merrily who was already on top of his game.<br /><br />2. The Hermione Gingold audition story for Little Night Music is fantastic.<br /><br />3. Also, I didn't know that Bergman would not allow LNM to use the title of this movie, except in German-speaking countries where the title would be Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.<br /><br />4. Love, love, love the one-to-two page essays on various musical theatre composers. I was a little scared there was going to be a takedown of Cole Porter as merely clever, but thankfully he seems to come off best in those essays (and boy, does Sondheim not like Noel Coward).<br /><br />5. That said, I should put my pre-order in now so I can start reading the <i>Assassins</i> section ASAP.Joseph J. Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-4787454448043416862011-01-26T16:13:52.000-05:002011-01-26T16:13:52.000-05:00I should also say that I'm really hoping he di...I should also say that I'm really hoping he discussed "Getting Away With Murder" in the next volume - his only non-musical play. I saw it on Broadway and would LOVE to hear his thoughts on it.Marshanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-47590924341730826082011-01-26T16:12:33.000-05:002011-01-26T16:12:33.000-05:00I just finished FTH a few days ago, and love love ...I just finished FTH a few days ago, and love love loved it. What fantastic insight into the creative process! I especially enjoyed his notes on Merrily We Roll Along, which is probably the show of his I know best, having produced it in college. His comment on the flaws in that show, and how he tried to rectify them are fascinating.<br /><br />Yesh, there's stuff he could have done, but he says right up front that he won't disparage the living, so that leaves out a lot of gossip.Marshanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-70817356184008847752011-01-26T15:36:36.000-05:002011-01-26T15:36:36.000-05:00That's actually how my production of Merrily W...That's actually how my production of Merrily We Roll Along begins.Adlainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-74988856760093798972011-01-26T14:57:52.000-05:002011-01-26T14:57:52.000-05:00I just got this in the mail today and will now tak...I just got this in the mail today and will now take the opportunity to avoid the snowy slush outside and curl up on the couch with Sondheim.Emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-38978183233410535412011-01-26T14:54:56.000-05:002011-01-26T14:54:56.000-05:00I kind of enjoy that it is mostly dishy on lyricis...I kind of enjoy that it is mostly dishy on lyricist/creator process and skills more than other dish. I don't really like to read gossipy books that aren't total fiction.<br /><br />But in reading his notions on writing for character, it did sort of spoil me on a production of Reasons to Be Pretty I saw last night at Profiles Theatre here in Chicago, all because Neal LaBute does not seem to be interested in doing that for his regular words, and with FTH fresh in mind I couldn't stop noticing all the places that LaBute failed at that.Heather Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-44206523654981417762011-01-26T14:48:16.000-05:002011-01-26T14:48:16.000-05:00" (I recall reading about a production somewh..." (I recall reading about a production somewhere where after singing "Being Alive," Bobby puts a gun to his head, the lights go out, and we hear a gunshot--curtain.)"<br /><br />If you're allowed to do that, you can make pretty much anything bleak, can't you? "Oklahoma" would sound like they just invented the machine gun.DonBoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-52346003603256010052011-01-26T14:41:39.000-05:002011-01-26T14:41:39.000-05:00In the spirit of librettos, the new translation of...In the spirit of librettos, the new translation of the top Mozart operas is really, really good. I got it for my dad for Christmas because he's learning Italian, and got a copy for myself. The Da Ponte operas -- bawdy!<br /><br />"Into the Woods" is good.Bennernoreply@blogger.com