Musical Sunday: You Got Trouble
Mar. 21st, 2010 09:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
snick_backupI love musicals. You do, too. (If you don't, you should. You shall!) Hence Sunday is now "Here's a Really Fabulous Musical Number that Snick Likes a Bunch" Day here at The Blog.
First up is The Music Man, which for wordplay and cleverness and appealing characters and colorful ensemble pieces and wit and a librarian lead and a few other reasons is my very favorite musical. I found myself choosing between seven or eight really top-notch pieces, but settled on this one, which is iconic for a reason.
For one thing, yes, fun lyrics with interesting vocabulary. But most importantly: Robert Preston. He starred in the stage production for years before appearing in the film, and it shows. Every intonation, every expression is spot-on. He gives Professor Harold Hill all the charm a scheming salesman could wish for.
Without further ado, Robert Preston, ladies and gentlemen:
(The video cuts off about ten second early. Be forewarned.)
First up is The Music Man, which for wordplay and cleverness and appealing characters and colorful ensemble pieces and wit and a librarian lead and a few other reasons is my very favorite musical. I found myself choosing between seven or eight really top-notch pieces, but settled on this one, which is iconic for a reason.
For one thing, yes, fun lyrics with interesting vocabulary. But most importantly: Robert Preston. He starred in the stage production for years before appearing in the film, and it shows. Every intonation, every expression is spot-on. He gives Professor Harold Hill all the charm a scheming salesman could wish for.
Without further ado, Robert Preston, ladies and gentlemen:
(The video cuts off about ten second early. Be forewarned.)
