[Magdalen] Show Boat.

[Marion Thompson]

But the classic Ol Man River is often enough sung or played on its own 
to be familiar to a wider group than just us old farts.

Marion, a pilgrim

On 10/17/2015 11:28 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen wrote:
> I caught a portion of the PBS presentation of the Kern/Hammerstein  musical
> play, "Show Boat" last night.  This was a concertized version, with
> orchestra
> and singers on stage together.  Norm Lewis sang the theme song of  the
> musical play, "Old Man River."  He was interviewed in a little  documentary
> at the conclusion, and allowed that he was tense but exhilarated to  sing
> this song "because everyone knows it."
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> Is this so?  Is it likely that many under, say, 60, are familiar with  this
> song or the several other big numbers from the musical?
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> The popular movie of the musical was in 1951.  The play dates from  1927.
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> The other revivals strike me as not having a widespread impact.
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> David Strang.
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