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Coupla points for Verona

Posted by:	thtrgoer 10:17 pm EST 01/16/14
In reply to:	Follies - Chazwaza 07:03 pm EST 01/16/14

At the time, it was welcomed as a joyous + effective celebration of racial diversity. Normally that would count for a lot on this board, but time has gone by, the original prdctn is not that well-remembered (I was too young to see it), and the show committed the original sin of beating Follies. It's like the Jews rejecting Jesus 3 times when Pontius Pilate asked them, in terms of traditionally never-to-be-forgiven things. :) Also, with the show being so well-liked at the time, it actually could plausibly have won Best Score and possibly other awards that it didn't win. It should be considered that some of Follies' awards may have received many votes as consolation prizes by voters who knew they were voting for Verona as best musical.

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