In this episode, professor Ashley Pribyl discusses marriage in musical theater, focusing on Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's 1970 musical Company, as well as how marriage was portrayed leading up to Company in musicals such as Allegro and I Do! I Do! We also talk about the song "Marry Me a Little" from Company.
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Music played in this episode:
"The Honeymoon is Over" from I Do! I Do!
"Overture" from Company
"Marry Me a Little" from Company
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