Quote Originally Posted by auld argonian View Post
I remember that one well. Watched it when it aired. Yes, it is very stage-y but whaddaya want...it's Lerner and Lowe and it was written in the fifties. All of those fifties musicals were unreal. Think about "Carousel"...spousal abuse, robbery, premarital sex, unwed mothers, murder...but everybody remembers it as a warm and charming piece of work. Go figger...
And let's not forget Showboat with its theme of miscegenation. That was a pretty sticky topic back then. Especially since it was still illegal in most states in the country at the time the show came out.