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re: I just noticed that this article doesn't mention who wrote the book for the musical

Posted by:	ryhog 01:04 pm EDT 08/14/14
In reply to:	re: I just noticed that this article doesn't mention who wrote the book for the musical - mikem 12:32 pm EDT 08/14/14

It is also worth considering that Harvey may well be paying the bookwriter in the fashion of screenwriters, and that he is not considered important. The whole Sondheim bookwriter thing is really about Sondheim wanting to show respect for his collaborators. Whether, in a given show, the bookwriter is critical creatively is not static. Oftentimes it is the director driving the book, or even the songwriters. It is interesting that one would not be surprised that the orchestrator is not mentioned, even though the contribution may in some cases loom very large.

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Thread:	re: I just noticed that this article doesn't mention who wrote the book for the musical - Michael_Portantiere 02:27 pm EDT 08/14/14 (3) re: I just noticed that this article doesn't mention who wrote the book for the musical - ryhog 05:41 pm EDT 08/14/14 (2) re: I just noticed that this article doesn't mention who wrote the book for the musical - Michael_Portantiere 12:10 pm EDT 08/15/14 (1) re: I just noticed that this article doesn't mention who wrote the book for the musical - ryhog 01:18 pm EDT 08/15/14

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