| Also no playlist! re: SHY. There's no index! |
| Posted by: FasterTheater 05:31 pm EDT 08/18/22 |
| In reply to: SHY. There's no index! - aleck 11:30 pm EDT 08/17/22 |
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"'Shy' contains Green’s extensive annotations at the bottom of almost every page, elaborating on names or incidents merely mentioned in the main narrative, sometimes gently correcting or disagreeing with what Rodgers has just said, often digressing into Green’s observations or opinions or occasionally some personal bon mots, the latter of which don’t always work. But the net result of his additions is to turn the book into something close to a solid work of theater history – which makes it all the more annoying that there is no index.
"There’s something else 'Shy' could use. There are hints throughout the book that Mary Rodgers had a deep talent for musical theater, and theater music — not just composition, but analysis. Perhaps because she wanted the book to be a fun read, we only get a few brief passages of analysis. But threaded through the book is also a tantalizing description of many of her songs — some of which delighted listeners in their day, and have largely disappeared in ours. Wouldn’t it be great to have a playlist of those songs – or even better, an album?" |
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Book Review: Shy The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers |
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