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re: The last great musical to open on Broadway

Posted by:	Chromolume 12:02 am EDT 03/14/14
In reply to:	re: The last great musical to open on Broadway - LegitOnce 10:21 pm EDT 03/13/14

This song is a glaring example of "but the girl can sing, so we have to write a song for her." You do realize that's factually wrong. Sondheim wrote the song, then they discovered the original Petra couldn't sing it well enough - and she was fired, and replaced by D'Jamin Bartlett. It would seem that Sondheim (and Prince, assumedly) felt the song was too important at that point. You have a right to hate the song (as unfortunate as that is), but don't make false statements about its composition, please.

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re: The last great musical to open on Broadway

Posted by:	Chazwaza 12:32 am EDT 03/14/14
In reply to:	re: The last great musical to open on Broadway - Chromolume 12:02 am EDT 03/14/14

Thank you! And honestly, who writes "The Miller's Son" when they are trying to shoehorn in a showcase for an actor they discovered could really sing?

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