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Showtune Saturday: “Lonely House”

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: The late American tenor Jerry Hadley gives us a haunting and wistful rendition of this tune, from Street Scene. Like Porgy and Bess, Street Scene is often the basis for pedantic musical arguments about whether it’s an opera … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Performers | Tagged elmer rice, jerry hadley, kurt weill, langston hughes, lonely house, Opera, showtune saturday, street scene | 3 Comments

Showtune Saturday: “Ain’t Got No Tears Left”

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: The sublime Donna Murphy sings this nightclub/torch song from On The Town, the classic Bernstein/Comden/Green musical later remade (and substantially revised) as a Gene Kelly-Frank Sinatra film. The song was cut from the original but is sometimes … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Performers | Tagged adolph green, ain't got no tears left, betty comden, donna murphy, leonard bernstein, on the town, showtune saturday | 2 Comments

Showtune Saturday: “All I Care About Is Love”

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: “All I Care About Is Love” from Kander & Ebb’s Chicago, performed by the peerless Jerry Orbach on the 1976 Tony Award telecast. Billy Flynn was charmingly and winningly played on screen years later by Richard Gere, … Continue reading →

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Showtune Saturday: “Honey Bun”

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Welcome to Showtune Saturday, where I’ll share some great musical theater numbers from stage, screen, and recording. Here’s “Honey Bun” from Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific, performed by Reba McEntire and Alec Baldwin with the New York … Continue reading →