| what's become of all the lesser known/newer William Finn musicals? | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 10:45 pm EST 01/04/22 | |
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| How could one of the modern musical theater's most beloved and acclaimed writers have so many musicals that never got a NYC production and/or are rarely/never produced after their premiere? I'm talking about: -The Royal Family of Broadway with book by Tony Winner Rachel Sheinkin, and before her book a book by Richard Greenberg premiered at Barrington Stage... then nothing -Little Miss Sunshine with book by James Lapine premiered in La Jolla and mounted at 2nd Stage in NYC... then nothing. -Muscle book by James Lapine (and lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh) premiered in Chicago... then nothing. -Romance in Hard Times premiered at The Public in 1989... then nothing. -Sizzle ... from 1971, his first musical, done at Williams College. I'd think there'd have been interest in recording it for college productions at least. even the scores that have albums... there's no love or fanfare about them in the musical nerd community, at least nothing very vocal. perhaps there are others he wrote scores for that I haven't even heard of. But I for one would love to hear Royal Family and Muscle and Sizzle. There is a cast album of Little Miss Sunshine but somehow I still haven't listened to it, but I also have heard almost nothing about it despite two high profile fairly recent productions and an album. He's not a very prolific writer compared to most of his contemporaries (the one exceptional being Guettel)... but it's a shame so many of his shows, especially more recent ones, have happened with little fanfare or success. I'm left to assume they just weren't very good or very interesting? |
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