Very reminiscent of The Fantastiks! I never knew there was a musical of Our Town! I read they are staging a revival of Our Town on Broadway in the coming year or so. I will never forget the first time I saw it on TV as a child. Robby Benson was in it and Sada Thompson. Other stars too, I’m sure, but those two remain in my memory. 😊
There was a TV musical version of OUR TOWN in 1955 that starred Frank Sinatra, Paul Newman and Eva Marie Saint. The song "Love and Marriage" (aka theme song from the TV show "Married ... with Children") came from that musical.
This is a beautiful song! It is so Jones and Schmidt, so ethereal, so delicate, so full of magic. Even with this small orchestration the song comes alive in pure beauty. Is there are recording of this entire production? There just has to be a ay for the world to hear this score. If only Mary Martin had lived long enough to bring this play into prominence. I hope that the estates settle their differences soon so that there can at least be a professional recording made of the score.
The final two "time goes by" into that beautifully orchestrated final melody of the song "Our Town" makes me tear up every time I hear this.
Very reminiscent of The Fantastiks! I never knew there was a musical of Our Town! I read they are staging a revival of Our Town on Broadway in the coming year or so. I will never forget the first time I saw it on TV as a child. Robby Benson was in it and Sada Thompson. Other stars too, I’m sure, but those two remain in my memory. 😊
There was a TV musical version of OUR TOWN in 1955 that starred Frank Sinatra, Paul Newman and Eva Marie Saint. The song "Love and Marriage" (aka theme song from the TV show "Married ... with Children") came from that musical.
This is a beautiful song! It is so Jones and Schmidt, so ethereal, so delicate, so full of magic. Even with this small orchestration the song comes alive in pure beauty. Is there are recording of this entire production? There just has to be a ay for the world to hear this score. If only Mary Martin had lived long enough to bring this play into prominence. I hope that the estates settle their differences soon so that there can at least be a professional recording made of the score.