Rating: - a minor Rodgers and Hammerstein work in a very major key
ME AND JULIET was one of Rodgers and Hammerstein's least successful works, opening on Broadway in 1953 and running for only ten months, despite favourable reviews and a highly talented cast (led by Isabel Bigley, Joan McCracken and Bill Hayes).
The score for this show didn't yield as many hit tunes as did the previous (and later) Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, yet standouts would surely include "Marriage-Type Love" (recycled for the 1958 London production of "Cinderella"); and "That's the Way It Happens" (which later found a second life as part of the score for the 1996 Broadway ... Read More
Rating: - Me & Juliet
The musical was unknown to me - I was surprised and delighted with the CD - the music of Richard Rodgers is tops as always - recommended for any Broadway musical buff.
Rating: - Is This a Flop?
Finally, my Rogdgers & Hammerstein collection is complete. This musical rank among the team's failures. The show may have been a dud, but the songs, although not their best, is still charming and entertaining.
Rating: - "MINOR" RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN RESURRECTED BY THE BRITS . . . .
"In 1952 Richard Rodgers suggested to Oscar Hammerstein that as a change of pace they might write a musical comedy. The experience of writing four hugely popular shows was bound to colour any future work that was to be written, and the result was a highly successful musical hybrid. The story is set in the theatre world and theatre people, revolving around the inner mechanism of a musical show and two sets of lovers, who inevitably find happiness before the final curtain." -- The Guide to Musical Theatre
"Here, as in every musical production, Rodgers and Hammerstein have again attempted ... Read More
Rating: - Music+Lyrics-8/Remastering-1
I love even minor Rodgers + Hammerstein, and this one gives me great pleasure. But I am writing about this new remaster. I have to admit, every time a company bumps up the sound bites, or freshens up the sound, I plunk my money down and rarely have a beef. It amazes me to hear some of these recordings cleaned up and sound like it came out of the studio yesterday. This Flame re-release, however, sounds like it was among the first batch of CD's to enter the market. I have the original RCA, and A/B'd them back to back, and the sound on the RCA is superior in every way, almost giving a "stereo" bloom ... Read More
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