Comments on: Celebrating Cy Coleman

By: Rediscovering the Demo Tapes | Boles Blues

Rediscovering the Demo Tapes | Boles Blues — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:42:14 +0000

[...] Cy Coleman was a friend of mine and I miss him a lot. Listening to the demo album for his “Barnum” musical is a great gift he left us. Cy sings all the songs and plays the piano. Did you know “Barnum” started as this Jazz album? I like this version — this originating schema — of what the Broadway Barnum songs were supposed to be instead of what they ended up becoming on stage. Perhaps the musical would have even more depth and resonance today if the original Jazz reflections had been more faithfully reproduced on the live stage? [...]

By: Bye Bye Pandora and iTunes: The Spotify Review | Boles Blues

Bye Bye Pandora and iTunes: The Spotify Review | Boles Blues — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:20:00 +0000

[...] a search for my composer friend “Cy Coleman” brings up a magical list of songs long forgotten and albums I didn’t even know [...]

By: The Irreparable Insult: John Denver Does Not Star on Broadway as Will Rogers | United Stage

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:58:18 +0000

[...] Peter told me, as the writing of the show was coming to a close. Peter was writing the book, and Cy Coleman was writing the music and Betty Comden and Adolph Green were writing the [...]

By: David W. Boles

David W. Boles — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:55:25 +0000

It is a perfect blend of melody to lyric.

By: kathakali.chatterjee

kathakali.chatterjee — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:42:03 +0000

Thanks David, the music and the lyrics are just divine, thanks again…

By: David W. Boles

David W. Boles — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:06:45 +0000

Yes, Cy was a child prodigy and he always was one step ahead of everyone around him. Those videos are from "Playboy After Dark" and were hosted by Hugh Hefner: http://www.tvparty.com/recplayboy.html

By: Gordon Davidescu

Gordon Davidescu — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:26:56 +0000

Cy was a brilliant musician and muscle. I love those videos!