Tag Archives: Lorenz Hart

Ethel Merman sings “Ten Cents a Dance”

Posted on September 4, 2010 by David Fick

Here’s a video of Ethel Merman singing Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart’s “Ten Cents a Dance” from Simple Simon. I pity the tough guy who would try to ‘tear her gown’. She looks like she’d deck him and do some … Continue reading →

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“Discouraging Words”: Lyrics for Musical Theatre

Posted on October 1, 2009 by David Fick

In 1998, Steven Winn wrote an article about lyric writing in contemporary musical theatre for the San Francisco Chronicle: Discouraging Words. The general thrust of his article is that “Broadway lyrics, with a few exceptions, have lost the wit and … Continue reading →

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PAL JOEY Smiles for the Camera

Posted on December 11, 2008 by David Fick

The Roundabout revival of Pal Joey, the classic Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart musical comedy from 1940, has released a few production photographs, taken by Joan Marcus. The cast is led by Stockard Channing as Vera Simpson, Matthew Risch as … Continue reading →

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Broadway Revival for PAL JOEY

Posted on June 20, 2008 by David Fick

Word is that the Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart’s 1940 musical comedy, Pal Joey, will be revived on Broadway in a limited engagement in December this year. Christian Hoff will star in the titular role, with Stockard Channing as Vera … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on a revival of A CONNECTICUT YANKEE

Posted on February 10, 2001 by David Fick

In his review of the Encores! production of the Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart musical, A Connecticut Yankee, Ben Brantley says of the show: There’s no pretending that A Connecticut Yankee… seems other than quaint today. The show, originally written … Continue reading →

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