Goldilocks is indeed a very enjoyable score, and it also has a truly funny script. The book resolves itself in about two seconds in the final minute, but otherwise, I think it's a really solid '50s musical comedy. And that Overture is a winner. I love when an Overture starts off like a house on fire, and the Goldilocks Overture really begins with a bang, with that furioso version of "The Pussy Foot".
Left off a particular favorite Overture on my earlier list: the '71 No, No, Nanette has spectacular orchestrations throughout by Ralph Burns and dance arrangements by Luther Henderson. The Overture is just beautifully crafted, culminating in a gorgeous version of "Tea for Two," with one of the two pianos going nuts with triplet runs up and down the keyboard. I always listen to that moment in admiration and awe. In terms of its sound, I think the '71 Nanette is the gold standard of what a big, splashy Broadway musical should sound like.
Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.
