October 5, 2023: Anyone Can Whistle ​(1964) & Evening Primrose ​(1966)

Class Preparation

• Related readings in the texts:
  • Broadway: The American Musical: no recommended reading​
  • Finishing the Hat: Anyone Can Whistle  (Chapter 5, pp. 110-139) .
  • Note: Sondheim addresses Evening Primrose in the second volume of his memoirs/lyrics (Look, I Made a Hat, 2011) in a chapter on his television work. I certainly don't expect you to buy this book for the current class, but if you have it already, the pages are 387-393.
• Class 4 Lyrics This handout includes songs featured in class; ALL of the lyrics for Anyone Can Whistle--including cut songs and alternate versions--are in Finishing the Hat.
• Handout of Class 4 slides

YouTube Playlists & Links

Playlists

• Anyone Can Whistle (1964 Original Broadway Cast Recording)
• Evening Primrose (Complete 1966 made-for-TV-film starring Anthony Perkins) When I created the link to this black-and-white kinescope, there were also good notes along with the video.
• Evening Primrose (2001Nonesuch Recording with Neil Patrick Harris & Theresa McCarthy)
• Class 4 Videos​