I believe every show deserves to be judged on its own merit. To me, there are terrific jukebox musicals, and there are terrible ones.
Just as there are terrific original musicals and terrible ones. It all comes down to execution, talent and your taste, which can vary.
Comden & Green were once given the assignment to write a movie using a bunch of 1930s songs. It became: ''Singin' in the Rain.''
Broadway might be more resilient than expected. Whenever I hear predictions of its doom and demise, this lyric comes to mind:
''The theater is dying. The theater is dying. The theater is practically dead ...''
It's from ''Intermission Talk,'' a lyric from a show whose title is close to the one that kicked off this thread: ''Me and Juliet'' (1953)! |
