Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter, Yes, the original cast CD with Ms Lawrence was a stinkeroo! Dubbed from a scratchy 78 RPM record. I just received the CD of the revival, with Rise Stevens, Adolph Green and Danny Kaye. Superb! Jerry Peter Klein wrote: > Jerry: ...with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book by Moss Hart, starred > Gertrude Lawrence. A favorite of mine. > > Perhaps Stephen Sondheim's parody of the song, written for Leonard > Bernstein's 70th birthday, fits even better: > > Poor Lenny, > Time and again he > Complained, "I'm in this dreadful bind. > I feel for Leonardo-- > God, genius is so hard--oh, > You cannot make up your mind." > > :-) > > --Peter > > > At 04:27 PM 6/1/2008 -0700, Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@san.rr.com> wrote: >> Peter, >> >> You remind me of Victor and his inability to make up his mind. I >> recommend that you read the >> lyrics of "The Saga Of Jenny" from Kurt Weill's play, "Lady In The >> Dark". >> >> Jerry Lehrer > >