With their popular and tuneful musicals, John Kander and the late Fred Ebb fashioned a storied career essentially from derivation. That's not to slight the duo's awesome achievements because their order was a tall one. What they did was invoke yesteryear's entertainments as their muse, and bathed society's worst tragic memories in a glamorous light. [...]
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 09:24PM on June 9, 2013