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da ([personal profile] da) wrote2009-06-23 12:00 am
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Toronto: William Finn

Just got back from Toronto, seeing Williiam Finn talk about his shows and listen to songs from Falsettos, A New Brain, Elegies: Song Cycle, and 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Makes me glad to be alive, hearing his work. As good show tunes will. ...Not at all fluffy, this show; nearly all the songs were ballads, sad ballads at that. Of the pieces I'd never heard before, I really liked two from Elegies, both which gave me a lump in my throat: "14 Dwight Ave." and "Infinite Joy", both sung by Barbara Barsky, who at the end thanked Mr. Finn for writing excellent songs for middle-aged women.

Thank you, Mr. Finn, for writing excellent songs.

I did say thank you to him, and he gave a very polite "thank you for coming." Just before a kid came up and begged for a photo, which he got.

And now, bed awaits, because tomorrow's a full day too.