Richard Linklater

Few people can say what show those originated from.

Yeah, they're not memorable and those shows aren't really put up anymore.

There's, you know, no one's putting up those Rogers and Hart plays anymore.

Whereas someone's going to do South Pacific again, someone's Oklahoma's playing always, you know, Sound of Music, you know, these last forever just because of that combination.

that the stories are intertwined in the music.

And it's just a new kind of musical.

And, you know, Larry, poor Larry, he realizes the times are leaving him behind.

Rogers is right.

People do want to cry a little bit.

They want to feel that they want to, you know, a war is going on.

This takes place in 43.

That's kind of the backdrop to everything.

And

Larry, on this night, sadly, is being left behind not only by his partner, but by the times that are changing.

Artists are vulnerable to tastes changing and your thing is no longer what's in vogue and you're out of a job.

So it's kind of sad.

No artist proceeds through life thinking they have an expiration date.

It wasn't just the height, which is a big part of it, but it's also his hair.

You know, Hart was bald with kind of a comb over, which wasn't totally uncommon at that time.

So he's a funny looking guy.