I'm afraid I've been neglecting my blog this month - but December is always a busy time! The New York Public Library is featuring the 1903 Broadway production of
The Wizard of Oz as the
musical of the month for December in a series of blogs, written by a variety of authors - including
this entry by David Maxine of Hungry Tiger Press. A version of the
libretto for the show is available as well.
Here I have a couple more pieces of sheet music from the Broadway production of
The Wizard of Oz.
Must You was a hit for David Montgomery, who played the Tin Woodman and contributed to the lyric for this song.
The Tale of a Cassowary is one of a number of songs added to the show in 1904, for what was known as the Edition De Luxe. Recently I read an interview with a producer of the current Broadway show
Spiderman, who mentioned the exciting "new" concept of possibly freshening the show each season with new songs and ideas. Guess what - it's a very old concept!
Here I have a couple more pieces of sheet music from the Broadway production of The Wizard of Oz. Must You was a hit for David Montgomery, who played the Tin Woodman and contributed to the lyric for this song. The Tale of a Cassowary is one of a number of songs added to the show in 1904, for what was known as the Edition De Luxe. Recently I read an interview with a producer of the current Broadway show Spiderman, who mentioned the exciting "new" concept of possibly freshening the show each season with new songs and ideas. Guess what - it's a very old concept!
Thanks for the mention!
ReplyDeleteI just posted an early draft of "The Tik-Tok Man of Oz" as well if anyone's interested:
http://www.nypl.org/blog/2011/12/27/musical-month-ozma-oz