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Amy Asch

Music Theater Historian
Stephen Sondheim: A Little Priest

Stephen Sondheim: A Little Priest

We're featuring a week of musical theater tunes from music researcher and longtime NYFOS subscriber Amy Asch. This post originally ran on June 29, 2017. It was not consciously planned, but the songs I chose to start and end this week are both idealistic.  By contrast,...

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Vernon Duke: April in Paris

Vernon Duke: April in Paris

We're featuring a week of musical theater tunes from music researcher and longtime NYFOS subscriber Amy Asch. This post originally ran on June 28, 2017. “April in Paris” was recorded by all the big mid-century pop singers; secondhandsongs.com lists more than...

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Alan Jay Lerner & André Previn: Fiasco

Alan Jay Lerner & André Previn: Fiasco

AND Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe: A Snake in the Grass Villain songs are fun to hear and to perform.  I suspect they are fun to write too.  These two—minor blips in a major career—have a delicious playfulness that I hope you’ll enjoy as much as I do. “Fiasco”...

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