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re: Poor Sheldon
Posted by:	ryhog 11:13 am EST 12/19/15
In reply to:	Poor Sheldon - wisebear 11:01 am EST 12/19/15

only a lousy writer gets what he or she really wants in any play. A good writer listens to the audience and is guided by what resonates for it. That resonance is not static. It is the resulting synthesis that creates greatness. Harnick is far better than a good writer, and knows better than to write egocentric-ly.
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re: Poor Sheldon
Posted by:	owk 05:24 pm EST 12/19/15
In reply to:	re: Poor Sheldon - ryhog 11:13 am EST 12/19/15

And, by the way, your approval rights don't die with you. Joseph Stein's estate has, I'm sure, all the same approval rights as Mr. Stein had when he was alive. And as for Sheldon Harnick, he's hardly a feeble man -- in fact, he is, at 91, as wise, clear of mind and articulate of voice as he was 50 years ago. Just watch him at any event at the 92nd Street Y or the recent WNYC/Greene Space event on sexism in musicals (you can stream it) and you'll see.
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