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...show was composed of lyrics and tunes by Stephen Sondheim, the much celebrated and/or reviled Broad-way musical theater composer whose works include West Side Story, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Company. But Sondheim's works have always rung true with words at once witty, humorous and often insightful. To many, he's the one who added drama and humor to that highly formalized entertainment called the Broadway musical. His songs are not merely decorations of an overly ornate storyline nor are they flashy showstoppers. Instead, they are integral components of character development that...
...previous position as a drama critic for The Times earned him the nickname "The Butcher of Broad-way" for his harsh analyses--an epithet to which he referred laughingly during his talk...
...singing voices, the near-fatal miscasting of the female lead, and the lack of style in much of the blocking and pseudo-choreography, gave me that feeling of death I associate with the Saturday afternoons I spent taking tickets at a theatre in Washington where so many hopeful Broad-way shows seemed to wilt up and die before my very eyes during their tryouts...
...Arts will be represented by award winning playwright Lillian Hellman, whose latest work, "Toys in the Attic" is currently in its second season on Broad-way. Miss Hellman has spoken at the University in the past, and will be a Visiting Lecturer on English in the Spring...
...sings four torrid arrangements in the Andrews Sisters manner. Giving the audience everything from dinner with the Roosevelts to a boudoir rendezvous with a dozen bare, telephoning Petty girls, "Keep Off the Grass" may not fulfill all extravagant pre-opening predictions; but with Bolger down-stage, its security on Broad-way is unquestionable...