"My first reaction was that all of the songs were losers." "A terrible idea." That first quotation, reported by Joshua Rosenblum in his excellent new book CLOSER THAN EVER, came from lyricist Richard Maltby, Jr. The second quip came from Maltby's longtime writing partner, composer David Shire. Understand that Maltby wasn't evaluating such Broadway abominations […] The post STARTING HERE WITH MALTBY, SHIRE AND ROSEN…
SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 06:00AM on July 23, 2024