| Date sent: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 14:25:42 EST Subject: Re: Miller's Son To: vocalist Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
In a message dated 12/3/99 7:18:36 PM Central Standard Time, peggyh-at-ix.netcom.com writes:
<< I just don't think the song
works outside the theatrical context >>
This is true of MANY of Sondheim's songs. He truly writes integrated shows, and it's not easy to find one or two that can be pulled from any given show.
This has been particularly frustrating for my cocktail partner & I---dedicated Sondheim groupies. We have tried again & again to get a club audience to listen to some of our favorites, but alas, only a few work out of context.
*sigh* We do them anyway. So there.
Tami Milwaukee
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