| re: Also, so much for '1491,' Meredith Willson's musical about Columbus, being rediscovered |
| Last Edit: BroadwayTonyJ 10:50 pm EDT 06/27/20 |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 10:38 pm EDT 06/27/20 |
| In reply to: Also, so much for '1491,' Meredith Willson's musical about Columbus, being rediscovered - WaymanWong 03:08 pm EDT 06/27/20 |
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I recall John Cullum stating in an interview many years ago that his character in 1491 had to sing a lot of patter songs that were pretty bad and did not suggest the period that the show was set in.
BTW there is a musical in which Christopher Columbus is a character. It's the 1945 film musical Where Do We Go from Here? with a very good score by Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin. Columbus has a lengthy musical number titled (appropriately) "Columbus (The Nina, the Pinta, the Santa Maria)". The song has been described as a mock-opera bouffe, which set the perfect tone for a scene taking place in the 15th century. |
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