21. He likes show tunes and barbershop quartets. 22. He grew up in a house where folk songs and show tunes were frequently on the turntable. 23. He was so happy he nearly burst into show tunes. 24. His father was an actor and his mother a writer, and they filled their home with classical music and Broadway show tunes. 25. I know people who were more mortified to learn Albert likes show tunes than rough sex. 26. Intentionally he omits show tunes while mixing a repertory with ease and musicality. 27. It also offers a goodly amount of deep discussion as to the greatest show tune in history and such existential debates as Sondheim vs. Wildhorn. 28. It is a revisit to the show tunes of his career. 29. Koeppel finds opera a yawn and prefers show tunes. 30. Listen to Billie Holiday sing even the blandest show tune, and she turns it into a seance with the subconscious. |