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Musicals of the Mid 1960s
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Sondheim, Stephen. A Funny Thing Happened on
the Way to the Forum; a musical comedy
based on the plays of
Plautus. Libretto by Burt Shevelove
and Larry Gelbart.
Illustrated with a drawing by Hirschfeld and photographs.
New York, Dodd, Mead, 1963.
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
Sondheim, Stephen. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; vocal
selection.
New York, Burthen Music Co.,[1965?].
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
A Funny Thing Happened... is a riotous burlesque further enlivened by
Zero Mostel
as the slave Pseudolus and Jack Gilford as Hysterium. Given his later work,
it is
startling to note that this is a Stephen Sondheim show, the first for which
he contributed
both music and lyrics. He added to the roster of show business tunes this
play's
Comedy Tonight. |
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Hello, Dolly
Herman, Jerry. Hello, Dolly. Libretto by Michael
Stewart.
Based on The Matchmaker by Thorton [sic] Wilder.
[New York] DBS Publications [1968, c1966]
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
Herman, Jerry. Vocal Selections from Hello, Dolly!
[Libretto by Michael Stewart]
[New York] : E.H. Morris, c1964.
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
Dolly Levy proved to be a career-enhancing role for many older leading
ladies,
including Ginger Rogers, Ethel Merman, Mary Martin, Pearl Bailey, and Carol
Channing, who originated the part. It was becoming increasingly rare for
popular
songs to emanate from the Broadway stage, but Hello, Dolly, particularly
as
performed by Louis Armstrong, became a hit. The other lasting song from the
show was Before the Parade Passes By. |
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Funny Girl
Styne, Jule. Funny Girl, a New Musical. Lyrics
by Bob Merrill..Libretto by Isobel Lennart from
an original
story by Miss Lennart.
New York, Random House [1964]
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
Styne, Jule. Funny Girl; vocal selection. Lyrics by Bob Merrill.
[New York] : Chappell-Styne and Wonderful Music Corp., [1964]
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
Funny Girl made a star of Barbra Streisand; the song People and her characterization
of
Fanny Brice arei indelibly assocated with Streisand forty years later. Other
notable songs,
enhanced by Streisand's performance, are I'm the Greatest Star, Don't Rain
on My Parade,
and the wonderful Cornet Man. |
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