Well, I made it through all my Cy Coleman CDs. Some conclusions:
1. I like the newer shows better than the older shows. If I had to name shows where I consistently like the music, in terms of liking all the music, my first choice would have to be Will Rogers Follies, followed perhaps by Barnum, City of Angels, and I Love My Wife. I like much of the music of The Life, and selected pieces in the remaining musicals.
2. As I’ve known for a long time, I like the brassy and heavy piano pieces best (although not Cy Coleman, one of my favorite musicals that demonstrates this is The Wiz, where I love Don’t Nobody Bring Me No Bad News). In terms of tempo, I like the high energy pieces, preferably jazz, Dixieland jazz, ragtime. I don’t like the slow bluesy numbers.
Now, I need to turn my attention to 110 In The Shade, which I’ll be seeing on Saturday.
[Note: I’m trying this with a new user picture that I recently added. The picture is someone I call “Edward Littlehazy”, and is a cartoon character I developed many years ago.]
