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| It's so cute when the young discover the past | |
| Posted by: aleck 07:59 am EDT 06/26/18 | |
| In reply to: Wait, Leonard Bernstein Wrote a ‘Peter Pan’ Musical? - Mike 07:27 am EDT 06/26/18 | |
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| Spoiler alert: "Back in the day" -- that vague phrase that now seems to define anything that happened prior to one's own memory -- holds some great treasures and disappointments. All of which can be enlightening and/or entertaining. As I recall, there is a recording of this Bernstein Peter Pan, although I'm not sure it ever found a medium other than its original vinyl. Jean Arthur, with her distinctive voice, sounds great on it. Further news: There are even EARLIER versions of Peter Pan created by other artists. |
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| It's actually the only one I knew about | |
| Posted by: mikem 12:48 pm EDT 06/26/18 | |
| In reply to: It's so cute when the young discover the past - aleck 07:59 am EDT 06/26/18 | |
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| When NBC did Peter Pan Live, I went to the library to get a CD of the score beforehand, having never seen the show. The only version they had was the Bernstein one, and I did not realize until much later that this was not the version that most people are familiar with. According to the library, it was released on CD in 2005. |
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| The snark is unwarranted. | |
| Posted by: portenopete 11:03 am EDT 06/26/18 | |
| In reply to: It's so cute when the young discover the past - aleck 07:59 am EDT 06/26/18 | |
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| I'm 52 and have been spent more than forty of those years immersing myself in musical theatre trivia and arcana. I'm far from the most devout practitioner but I have a lot of factoids crammed in my noggin. I'd never realized that Bernstein wrote a score for PETER PAN. I did know that Jean Arthur and Boris Karloff had done a famous production but was not aware of the Bernstein connection. Give the OP a break. Whether or not s/he is young or not. I have long stopped getting irked by stuff like this. If they are not aware that, before Alison Williams, there were Cathy Rigby, Sandy Duncan, Mia Farrow, Mary Martin, Maude Adams and Nina Boucicault, then just pass the info along without scold or judgement. |
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| re: The snark is unwarranted. | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 09:26 pm EDT 06/26/18 | |
| In reply to: The snark is unwarranted. - portenopete 11:03 am EDT 06/26/18 | |
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| It's not the OP's subject line -- it's the title of the NY Times article he is quoting. | |
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| re: It's so cute when the young discover the past | |
| Posted by: Cabfan 09:47 am EDT 06/26/18 | |
| In reply to: It's so cute when the young discover the past - aleck 07:59 am EDT 06/26/18 | |
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| I thought "back in the day" meant when someone was a child and life was rosy because their parents protected them from (covered up) the horrors of real life. No, wait, is that the definition of "the good old days"? Cabfan -- happy to be living now and looking forward to Spencer Liff choreographing on Broadway, even if it is a jukebox musical. He would have been a great Peter Pan! |
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| re: It's so cute when the young discover the past | |
| Posted by: AC126748 08:47 am EDT 06/26/18 | |
| In reply to: It's so cute when the young discover the past - aleck 07:59 am EDT 06/26/18 | |
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| I'm not sure Liz Vincentelli qualifies as "the young"... | |
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| re: It's so cute when the young discover the past | |
| Posted by: bmc 09:39 am EDT 06/26/18 | |
| In reply to: re: It's so cute when the young discover the past - AC126748 08:47 am EDT 06/26/18 | |
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| The 'Jean Arthur PETER PAN, that was released on LP in the early 5o's has a few songs, but the incidental music was by Alec Wilder.The album listed above has a complete 'background score" by Bernstein. Songs not on the first album are "Dream With Me Tonight", which had been dropped from ON THE TOWN, a mermaid song, and 'aria for Capt Hook, a new song. It's a wonderful album, I play it all the time. There's even a brief musical fragment borrorowed from ON THE TOWN | |
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| re: It's so cute when the young discover the past | |
| Posted by: duckylittledictum 09:46 am EDT 06/26/18 | |
| In reply to: re: It's so cute when the young discover the past - bmc 09:39 am EDT 06/26/18 | |
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| It was released on CD years ago, but think it's out of print. | |
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