The Tenth and Final Generic Broadway Friday Afternoon Post

Why not end with Sondheim and Dame Judi Dench? (Please do not interpret the “sad song” choice as me imbuing the natural closure of my summer editorship with Sondheimian import.) Peace out, Hairpin!

Oh, and I love how YouTube commenters on Sondheim videos like to overcome stereotypes about YouTube commenters:

Ummm you do realise — it WAS written to be sung this way. He wrote it with Glynis Johns in mind for the role so he wrote it for her. He deliberately wrote it so that it had short lines so that there would not need to be a lot of breath retention, and with out any long held notes. It is a song for the short of breath actress. Plus Sondheim is VERY picky on how his songs should be performed. He is known for being over critical of the performers who are singing his songs in theatre.