Since the film was so short, it allowed me to catch the last half hour of a celebration of the music of John Kander and Fred Ebb, the team behind Cabaret, Chicago, New York, New York and many other award winning musicals. It was an instant reminder of the very best of life, often personified in the work of great artists. My favorite song by that dynamic duo is the rousing, hilarious Cell Block Tango from Chicago. The program introduced me to one I'd never heard: The Apple Doesn't Fall Very Far from the Tree from The Rink, which was not very successful, running only 204 performances on Broadway. Ebb said of it: "...That show hurt me more than any show I've written.... I felt that I had let them down." He was referring to Liza Minelli, who was nominated, and Chita Rivera, who won a Tony for her performance. I was unable to find the clip from the tribute, done beautifully by two women with whom I am completely unfamiliar. Here's one featuring the aforementioned legendary divas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq4OMZi_GT8 There must be dozens of great numbers from failed shows. In fact, New York, New York is about the only worthwhile part of that misbegotten film, a rare failure from Martin Scorsese.
My thanks to the kind folks who bought books today on Bay Parkway.
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