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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Jule Styne; lyrics by Carolyn Leigh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Remembrances Of Things Past | 9/17/1979 | See Source »

Despite the success stories, doctoring is often not enough. Composer Jule Styne believes that great hits-My Fair Lady, Oklahoma!, Fiddler on the Roof, A Chorus Line-were great from the start and only needed polishing. "Ninety percent of plays that call in a new writer and director fail," says Styne. "Sometimes the best you can do is to convince them to close," adds Joseph Stein, who wrote Fiddler on the Roof and has doctored such plays as Irene and Raisin. "If you're lucky, the show will be mediocre...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Is There a Doctor in the House? | 6/4/1979 | See Source »

While Composer Jule Styne thumped the piano in accompaniment, Gypsy Star Angela Lansbury belted out a chorus of Everything's Coming Up Roses and happily observed: "The whole complexion of the joint is changing." For one thing, the Lambs had recently dropped a century-old rule that denied membership to women. Among the first to join: Jacqueline Onassis, who contributed $25,000 to the club's depleted treasury...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Dec. 16, 1974 | 12/16/1974 | See Source »

Music by JULE STYNE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: Siren on the Rocks | 2/11/1974 | See Source »

...that diamonds are a girl's best friend. That was in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, the musical hit that made her an instant star. It may be too late to revive that show, which never laughed quite hard enough at itself, but Lorelei is a particularly tawdry retread. Jule Styne has added a few routine songs; and the book, originally by Anita Loos and Joseph Fields, has been updated by Kenny Solms and Gail Parent. Lorelei has been touring the country for eleven months. Perhaps that is why not even the Art Deco sets - inappropriate for a 1920s story- look...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: Siren on the Rocks | 2/11/1974 | See Source »

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