And this one:
Which is the book that lists the breakdown of the orchestrations for all of the old classic Broadway shows - is it the Steven Suskin book?
This is from a Playbill article. Don't know how accurate it is.According to a statement by Lyric Stage music director Jay Dias, "When the show opened at the Broadway Theatre in 1959, Jule Styne had orchestrators Sid Ramin and Robert Ginzler use a string section that consisted of violins, cellos, and bass. After the initial Broadway run closed, the orchestration was adjusted to allow for theatres to use a more conventional string section division. For the Lyric Stage production, Jule Styne's estate and Sid Ramin himself have not only given permission for the original Gypsy cello parts to be restored, but an originally written acoustic guitar part, cut before the first rehearsal due to budget and seating capacity of the pit, will finally be heard. Lyric Stage's production will form the basis for the Jule Styne estate's work on the critical edition of the score, and it's quite a thrill that Lyric Stage audiences will soon be part of this major step in the restoration of one of the greatest scores in American musical theatre."
I kept thinking that the vocal score for The Pajama Game got a lot of Babe's songs wrong.Then I finally realized I was just used to Janis Paige singing flat.
I didn't mean to write a book.
Where is DR slipshod?Why hasn't he informed all of us that today is Vesuvius Day???Fie! https://nationaltoday.com/vesuvius-day/
Quote from: Ron Pulliam on August 24, 2024, 06:31:36 AM Why hasn't he informed all of us that today is Vesuvius Day??? Shall we celebrate with Vesuvius cake?
Why hasn't he informed all of us that today is Vesuvius Day???
Winter is coming.
"No."
Quote from: Jrand73 on August 24, 2024, 07:12:38 AMCongratulations to DR singdaw on his millstone.Ditto!! A little late, but better late than never:
Congratulations to DR singdaw on his millstone.
Quote from: singdaw on August 24, 2024, 06:51:15 AMYou used to do these parodies quite often, DR Freddie, and I always loved them.If you mean parodies in general, I'm still writing them regularly. But every political story is changing so quickly that the stories are old before someone with my resources could record and upload and promote them. For example, the series of parody lyrics I did on RFK Jr.'s candidacy now - in retrospect just a few weeks later - look more scary than funny.
You used to do these parodies quite often, DR Freddie, and I always loved them.
Quote from: Freddie on August 24, 2024, 07:29:49 AMQuote from: singdaw on August 24, 2024, 06:51:15 AMYou used to do these parodies quite often, DR Freddie, and I always loved them.If you mean parodies in general, I'm still writing them regularly. But every political story is changing so quickly that the stories are old before someone with my resources could record and upload and promote them. For example, the series of parody lyrics I did on RFK Jr.'s candidacy now - in retrospect just a few weeks later - look more scary than funny. Scary and shocking. I never imagined a child of Robert Kennedy supporting Trump. There were signs it would happen and I kept hoping he would support Harris.
DR George for long while I could still use OverDrive but there was an expiration date on it. I switched to Libby before that date and could not open up OverDrive after that. I thought it was the same for everyone. Overall I actually prefer Libby and have forgotten the things I missed from OverDrive it has been so long.One thing that never happened with OverDrive, is my books ALWAYS reopened. Sometimes they don't with Libby.
