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| re: Will Andrew Lloyd Webber ever be considered one of the great Bway composers? | |
| Last Edit: GavinLogan1 02:30 pm EST 12/24/22 | |
| Posted by: GavinLogan1 02:28 pm EST 12/24/22 | |
| In reply to: Will Andrew Lloyd Webber ever be considered one of the great Bway composers? - Zelgo 12:53 pm EST 12/24/22 | |
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| He is. By many. He’s technically far above a Jerry Herman, for example, and I don’t care what snobbery abounds regarding hits and such. The fact is this question is inflammatory and is not really fair. His work has touched millions, has actually saved a life (mine) and is interesting (not always equally so). Some of his shows are pure fun, some are weak, some rank among the greatest ever written. His shifting meter is consistently interesting, at times revealing. Is he Rodgers (his idol)? No. Is he the equal to a Sondheim? Of course not. And thank god. But, at least in my life and family, he is as equally loved. And I think that’s what actually matters. |
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| re: Will Andrew Lloyd Webber ever be considered one of the great Bway composers? | |
| Posted by: huskyital (huskyital@yahoo.com) 09:45 pm EST 12/25/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Will Andrew Lloyd Webber ever be considered one of the great Bway composers? - GavinLogan1 02:28 pm EST 12/24/22 | |
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| Whether we like it or not phantom of the opera will live on for years not only in theaters but also in piano bars. Cats will not. | |
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| re: Will Andrew Lloyd Webber ever be considered one of the great Bway composers? | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 09:56 pm EST 12/25/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Will Andrew Lloyd Webber ever be considered one of the great Bway composers? - huskyital 09:45 pm EST 12/25/22 | |
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| phantom of the opera will live on for years not only in theaters but also in piano bars. Cats will not. It won't? I imagine "Memory" will outlive just about any other ALW tune. |
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| re: Will Andrew Lloyd Webber ever be considered one of the great Bway composers? | |
| Posted by: caseyko 10:01 pm EST 12/25/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Will Andrew Lloyd Webber ever be considered one of the great Bway composers? - Chromolume 09:56 pm EST 12/25/22 | |
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| Now and forever... | |
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| re: Will Andrew Lloyd Webber ever be considered one of the great Bway composers? | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 10:03 pm EST 12/24/22 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 10:02 pm EST 12/24/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Will Andrew Lloyd Webber ever be considered one of the great Bway composers? - GavinLogan1 02:28 pm EST 12/24/22 | |
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| Well said. I often say - and am often met with eye rolls - ALW’s influence and stature exist and will persist whether you like him or not. As a layman who doesn’t adore some of his work, including the piece* still running, I am awed by his gift for melody. Off the charts. So to speak. *full disclosure; yet posting this I’m now humming “Prima Donna,” as I did, perhaps reluctantly, in my youth. |
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