Craig Carnelia!!!

I did a thread search and after scrolling forever, I realized...
Craig Carnelia is so underappreciated!
I absolutely love him, and count him as one of my favorite Broadway composers. True, he's never had a hit, but his songbook is incredible.
Any fellow fans of the shows/ recordings Is There Life After High School?, Pictures In the Hall, Working, Sweet Smell of Success, or Cast of Thousands?

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Hey, count me in!

Long time LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL fan, and I love Carnelia's WORKING songs (especially "Just a Housewife"). I think SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS was severely underrated. Whatever happened to his INDIAN, COOK, BOTTLE WASHER (or whatever that show was called that he was workshopping at Goodspeed for so long)?

He teaches a highly respected class in NYC, that many Broadway performers attend, which focuses on how to act a song. (Although he does have a bit of a reputation for hitting on his female students, but that's neither here nor there...)

Hahaha! Veuve, why do we have so many of the same opinions?
YES! Whatever did happen to that show? He seems to have a lot of projects drop by the wayside...
Have you heard of/ heard his show "Three Postcards". It has some amaaazing songs in it.
Sweet Smell of Success was so underrated.
Where is this class that he teaches??

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Hahaha. Very interesting!! Even if he did, I don't think I'm the type to stalk his class...
I'm sad that there aren't any other visible Carnelia fans here, really...
Just for kicks, what are your top 5 or so fav. musicals? It'd be really interesting if ours were similar...

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And yes, he's very underappreciated as a songwriter.

I haven't been but I've spoken to him and others about it. It's supposed to be excellent.

I've seen a few productions of Is There Life After High School?. I find the show to be genuine, touching, tuneful, and artful. I haven't seen Three Postcards, but I found the script to be beautiful... and everytime I hear recordings of songs from that show, I am rendered breathless. (She was K.C. on the Cast of Thousands CD; Pictures in the Hall on Pictures in the Hall CD)
I find all of his music to be charming and/or touching. I don't consider him a failure just because he's contributed songs to shows (like Working). You are completely entitled to your opinion, but I respectfully disagree. His work is performed by plenty of students across America as well as in cabarets. Plenty of people appreciate his music... I don't think the lack of popularity on this message board indicates lack of respect for his work.

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Wow! I didn't know he was in The Fantasticks! How interesting!!!

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I really like the Sweet Smell score. Highlights include At The Fountain and I Cannot Hear The City.

Yes, that's another highlight.

I agree Veuve. I still maintain that "I Cannot Hear The City" is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.

A pessimistic comment from MusicMan...please excuse my lack of surprise.

You haven't liked anything written within the last 30 years.

Enough said.