Look, Look To The Revival

Finian's Rainbow opened last night on Broadway. It should be interesting to see the reviews. The score is tuneful and witty, but that book! It was socially progressive in its day, but the politics have not aged well.

The book has been rewritten, so maybe it can be saved. But it's from the post-Oklahoma! era, and you don't want to see it messed with too much.



PS The reviews (i.e., The New York Times) are in and the word is good:

Leaves are decaying in soggy piles in the city’s parks, and the first cold snap has come and gone, awakening anxiety about the prospect of a chilly winter. But permanent sunshine can confidently be predicted for the vicinity of the St. James Theater, where the joyous revival of “Finian’s Rainbow” opened on Thursday night.