| 'Smile,' you're on Broadway |
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| Posted by: WaymanWong 09:19 pm EDT 06/15/22 |
| In reply to: re: Remembering really forgotten Broadway musicals - juniper 04:19 pm EDT 06/15/22 |
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I saw ''Smile'' and all I can recall is Jodi Benson singing ''Disneyland,'' a lovely ballad by Howard Ashman and Marvin Hamlisch.
But many years ago, I somehow got to listen to a cassette of songs from ''Smile'' that were written by Carolyn Leigh and Hamlisch.
Leigh's lyrics were tough, and I remember a tune called ''Nightlife in Santa Rosa,'' a biting indictment of living in a small town. Sara Zahn recorded it for her wonderful CD ''Witch Craft: The Songs of Carolyn Leigh.'' (Also on that CD: ''Killing Time,'' a haunting ballad by Leigh and Jule Styne.)
In 1986, ''60 Minutes'' followed ''Smile's'' journey to Broadway and noted that orchestra seats were $47.50. It closed after 48 performances.
In 2014, there was a ''Smile'' reunion concert, featuring Benson, at 54 Below. And in 2018, a high school in Nyack, N.Y., did ''Smile.'' |
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'60 Minutes': 'Smile' (1986), features Marvin Hamlisch |
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