I attended the Civic Theater / Philharmonic "Tribute to the Music of Rogers & Hammerstein and Andrew Lloyd Webber" this evening. One of the French Horn players rode down in the elevator as we were both on our way to the theater and the Oboe player zipped past me on his way a few minutes later as I was waiting for my ride. These are both very pleasant young men who live in my building.
Needless to say the music was beautiful and the soloists were outstanding. What surprised me though was what I didn't know. Act 1 presented pieces from some R & H staples like "Oklahoma", "South Pacific" and "The King and I'. What surprised me was a piece called "A Fellow Needs a Girl" from a musical named "Allegro." I have never heard of that musical.
Act 2 presented pieces from Anderw Lloyd Webber classics "Evita", "Cats", and "The Phantom of the Opera" all wonderfully performed. Then their were equally lovely pieces from three Webber musicals named "Starlight Express". "Sunset Boulevard" and "Aspects of Love". I have never heard of these last three plays but I'm curious about them now.
The closing number, from "Aspects of Love" was "Love Changes Everything" and that was a truly beautiful number. All in all, an excellent evening. I'm just feeling humbled by how much I didn't know.
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