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Post by crabtree on Sept 4, 2016 18:25:03 GMT
Hi there, and has there ever been a biographical show built around the beautiful, joyous, angry, and melancholy songs of Stephen Foster....or, as a bit of a change, the songs of the Ink Spots?
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Post by cathyfromlex on Sept 4, 2016 19:34:21 GMT
It's funny you say that, because there has been an outdoor drama running every summer in Kentucky (where I live) for almost 60 years called "The Stephen Foster Story." Not that it is ready for Broadway, but maybe it's the oldest jukebox musical LOL! Check it out:
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Post by crabtree on Sept 4, 2016 20:19:31 GMT
Thanks Cathy, and that looks interesting. Is it an honest portrayal, warts and all. There was certainly a lot of darkness in his life.
And as for being the oldest jukebox musical, I would suggest that The Beggar's Opera claims that title.....full of joyously recycled tunes from a variety of popular airs. Darn, I want to direct that piece.
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Post by Mr Snow on Sept 7, 2016 10:18:57 GMT
I love the idea of this.
Pretty sure someone did a show at the Edinburgh Festival in recent years but we couldn't fit it in.
When you get o know his songs you can hear how important he was to modern songs, including for the great Broadway writers who grew up hearing them
In recent years the McGarrigle sisters helped keep the flame alive.
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