LizzieMaine
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Nobody alive now knows how to write a traditional musical comedy -- Rodgers and Hammerstein pretty much killed off the frothy Cole Porter-type book shows and the George White-type revues in the fifties, and all we have now is bad Sondheim imitations, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and merchandising tie-ins for Disney properties. That's a nightmare world for anyone who really cares about the musical theatre and its legacy.
The civilization that could produce something as brilliant and sophisticated as "The Little Show" or "Three's A Crowd" has been ruthlessly killed off, and we're not a better people for it.
The civilization that could produce something as brilliant and sophisticated as "The Little Show" or "Three's A Crowd" has been ruthlessly killed off, and we're not a better people for it.