Pheasantry, London: For many people, Ethel Merman was simply one of those larger-than-life Broadway characters now readily assigned to the history books. In fact there are few performers in the history of American musical theatre that have made such a remarkable impact on the genre itself, with some of the greatest composers of the 20th century keen to write specifically for her. Rosemary Ashe's examination of M…
SOURCE: The Stage at 11:32AM on May 15, 2012