Cy Coleman (1929–2004)

Very clever script by Larry Gelbart, which dances around private eye cliches and Nathanael West-esque writerly angst without ever edging too far into predictability. Pretty much every character in it is a shit-heel, heroes and villains alike. Even Buddy Fidler, ostensibly the villain of the piece, knows his chosen medium and probably has better instincts about what works in a film than the hero, novelist turned screenwriter Stine.

Nice meta-plot where the story within the story is as show more interesting as the framing story, and vice versa. The ending, as with most musicals, is a bit facile, but I'm not complaining.

The score is great, and I'm excited about getting to work on it, playing Buddy. show less

This is actually the score. It is such a fabulous score that gets your heart pounding and brings you to tears.

Tracklist
1 Let's Go Flying 1:46
2 Willamania 6:12
3 Never Met A Man I Didn't Like 2:15
4 Give A Man Enough Rope 3:47
5 It's A Boy 3:43
6 So Long Pa 1:33
7 My Unknown Someone 4:16
8 Wild West Show/Dog Act 3:01
9 We're Heading For A Wedding 0:51
10 The Big Time 4:57
11 My Big Mistake 2:36
12 The Ziegfeld Follies (My Big Mistake) 3:22
13 Marry Me Now/I Got You/First Act Finale 4:41
14 Entr'acte/Give A Man Enough Rope/Rope Act 3:40
15 Look Around 2:08
16 Our Favorite Son 3:40
17 No Man Left For Me 3:16
18 show more Presents For Mrs. Rogers 5:03
19 Willamania (Reprise) /Without You 2:51
20 Never Met A Man I Didn't Like 5:11

Credits
Composed By, Arranged By – Cy Coleman
Lyrics By – Betty Comden And Adolph Green
Music Director, Conductor – Eric Stern (3)
Orchestrated By – Billy Byers
Producer – Cy Coleman, Mike Berniker
Vocals [Betty Blake] – Dee Hoty
Vocals [Clem Rogers] – Dick Latessa
Vocals [Wiley Post] – Paul Ukena, Jr.
Vocals [Will Rogers] – Keith Carradine
Vocals [Ziegfield’s Favorite] – Cady Huffman
Written-By [Book] – Peter Stone (2) show less