Like the way the choreography stays fairly true to the epoch; a lot of later productions have the dance getting way too balletic and/or modern jazzy. As I remember it, the original B'way production was even more just tap,
Yes, I prefer the original choreography seen here. The only two good things about the 1993 TV remake was that they kept the original script and choreography intact.
Jule Styne wrote the music, Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics. At this point in his career, Sondheim had yet to have a show produced on Broadway for which he wrote both words and music (he had of course been credited with the lyrics to Leonard Bernstein's music in West Side Story), and Ethel Merman didn't want to take a chance on an untried composer, though she was fine with Sondheim writing the lyrics. So far as I can tell, the only place where it gets a bit fuzzy is in the 11 o'clock number "Rose's Turn," which Sondheim and original director/choreographer Jerome Robbins develpped/constructed together from numbers heard earlier in the show (including one, "Momma's Goin' Strong" which was dropped). As it was Sondheim who first played and sang "Rose's Turn" for the company, I've always assumed that the ingenious transitions and sophisticated "distorted" harmonies were Sondheim's work, though of course all the melodic material was Styne's.
one of the most underrated musical numbers. Love this!
I'm gonna be playing this guy in a production come September.
Fred Reindl how was it?
I played Tulsa when my highschool did this show so this is awesome XD
What a Joy.
Like the way the choreography stays fairly true to the epoch; a lot of later productions have the dance getting way too balletic and/or modern jazzy. As I remember it, the original B'way production was even more just tap,
Yes, I prefer the original choreography seen here. The only two good things about the 1993 TV remake was that they kept the original script and choreography intact.
Jeffrey Broadhurst was great in this clip.
I know that Gypsy songs were credited to Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim. But to me, this sounds like all Styne.
Jule Styne wrote the music, Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics. At this point in his career, Sondheim had yet to have a show produced on Broadway for which he wrote both words and music (he had of course been credited with the lyrics to Leonard Bernstein's music in West Side Story), and Ethel Merman didn't want to take a chance on an untried composer, though she was fine with Sondheim writing the lyrics. So far as I can tell, the only place where it gets a bit fuzzy is in the 11 o'clock number "Rose's Turn," which Sondheim and original director/choreographer Jerome Robbins develpped/constructed together from numbers heard earlier in the show (including one, "Momma's Goin' Strong" which was dropped). As it was Sondheim who first played and sang "Rose's Turn" for the company, I've always assumed that the ingenious transitions and sophisticated "distorted" harmonies were Sondheim's work, though of course all the melodic material was Styne's.
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Ice cream soda? What is that, a milkshake?
maybe like a float?
It's a glass of soda with ice cream,whipped cream and cherries.
It is an old fashioned soda fountain ice cream drink. Unbelievably good.
Great number, but the actor should be straight.
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