Attend the tale of 'Anyone Can Whistle,' then and now
From left: Maria Friedman, John Owen Edwards, John Yap and Stephen Sondheim work on a recording of Anyone Can Whistle, at Abbey Road Studios in London, in 2013. A sparkling new recording of the 1964 musical makes half the case for Stephen Sondheims endlessly inventive score. Doug Craib, via JAY records via The New York Times.
by Jesse Green
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- A new recording of Anyone Can Whistle, the 1964 musical by Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents, has for decades been on the wish lists of Broadway cultists and completists. Now that their wish has been granted a complete studio version from the English label Jay Records was released in December I think theyll find that new isnt always enough.