Scene to Song Episode 108: The Bimbo or Ditz Character in Sondheim Musicals

In this episode, home care nurse and educator BethAnn Freed Cohen discusses the bimbo, or ditz, character in Sondheim musicals. We also talk about the song "Glitter and Be Gay" from the 1956 Leonard Bernstein, Richard Wilbur, and Lillian Hellman musical Candide.

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Music played in this episode:
"Could I Leave You" from Follies
"Lovely" from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
"That’ll Show Him" from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
"Barcelona" from Company
"Everybody Loves Louis" from Sunday in the Park with George
"Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide