The genius of Schmigadoon!

Some second-season lyrics are positively Sondheimian

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• This Weekly Blast focuses, among other things, on the Apple TV+ musical parody series Schmigadoon!:

A) an ESSAY about the best lyrics in the second season of Schmigadoon!;

B) PETER FILICHIA on Aladdin: Peter talks about the show’s anachronisms and what’s missing from the show;

C) a REVIEW of Experiencing Broadway Music, an excellent book that traces Broadway history through the scores of several major shows;

D) a Broadway Maven YouTube GEM that’s a ten-minute version of Avenue Q;

E) a SURVEY related to reader familiarity with Schmigadoon!; and

F) a LAST BLAST about Anything Goes and Kiss Me, Kate.

NOTE: The Peter Filichia’s Broadway series contains short show-specific talks that…