That this new collaboration
between composer Jule Styne and lyricists Comden & Green (together they
wrote BELLS ARE RINGING and DO RE MI) failed on Broadway was kind of a surprise
for everyone involved. Not even the star power of the hilarious Carol Burnett,
who sounds great at this recording, saved the show. Even so, someone had the
great idea of recording the score, persevering it for eternity.
What we have here is a highly
tuneful and funny score, with some terrific songs like “Call Me Savage”, “Lili
Tremaine”, “You Mustn’t Be Discouraged” and, a special favorite of mine, “The
Usher from the Mezzanine”.
This is a musical worthy of
discovering and it shows that even a lesser Jule Styne is better than almost
all of the contemporary new Broadway musicals.
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