And on that note (E#),
And what the F is an E#?
I'm back from OH, LADY! LADY! which felt like OY! LADY! LADY! There were good performances from several of the leading ladies and the second leading man and comedian, but the show suffered from the McGlinn need to shove every song, including all the cut ones, back into the libretto. It wasn't a McGlinn performance but he did it better in 1985 for the Jerome Kern centenary. Of course, McGlinn's cast in 1985, with orchestra, included Judy Kaye, George Dvorsky, Ron Raines, Alix Korey, David Garrison, Paula Laurence and others.
The book, which is a funny drawing room comedy, wasn't played too well tonight, the battleaxe mother knew she was funny (oy!) and rather than doing the original version of "Bill" cut from OH, LADY! LADY!, they performed the 1928 rewrite from SHOW BOAT. The musical director added lots of harmonies, so often the unfamiliar tunes were covered by the alternate lines. It should have been better.
I'm all packed, and I'm ready to go. I'll stop in before I leave around 11 am.