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Absolutely right that they are two one-act musicals, each with a style of its own. The fact that they are tonally different is one of the major reasons why the show endures as one of the great originals. Rather than lock the show into the early-1980s, Lapine has opted to stress the underlying theme of growing up and he is helped considerably by the fascinating design. Kad points out the characters use the blocks as their playground in the first half as they go about trying to figure out their...

"Where's Charley?" with Ray Bolger in 1950! I don't remember where it was the St. James or the Broadway. Think it was the St. James. I do remember Ray singing "Once in Love with Amy" and the hysterical response he generated as he performed encore after encore. My first musical and my first showstopper! Delighted to have the opportunity to remember,