Elisabeth Vincentelli

This is by Frank Lesser, who also wrote Guys and Dolls, but had amazing inner ear.

It's in the style of an opera almost, but it's definitely musical theater, just long musical theater.

And it's about a mail-order bride.

It's about an old guy who has a grape farm in California who's too shy, and he invites this waitress he meets in San Francisco to come visit him and switches the picture.

So that she thinks he's going to be this hunky young worker.

Well, yes, oddly enough.

I hadn't thought of it that way, but well before its time.

Hairspray?

Again, is there a dud on hairspray?

Well, maybe you need to do one because I'll disagree with that.

I do too.

I'll go with you there.

Is it the only one?

Yes, that's where I was going.

Well, there's others.

Well, it's the only one about the making of a cast album that I'm aware of.

But it is, whether it was the only or not, it is amazing.

Oh, for God's sake, that is not the top choice.

Insane drama is the perfect description of Jesus Christ Superstar.

That was unfortunate.