For anyone born before 1950 who was lucky enough to see or become familiar with American musical theater, those memories are alive today, likely among their favorite recollections rooted in childhood.  If one just heard the soundtracks, they will remember the first time they heard the songs of South Pacific, Peter Pan, Oklahoma!, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The King and I, Carousel, My Fair Lady, Camelot, Porgy and Bess, Showboat, Brigadoon, West Side Story, The Sound of Music, Paint Your Wagon, etc.  In those musicals, every song was memorable.  Every lyric made sense.  Those lyrics were literate and grammatically correct! The stories, those musicals told, had substance.  They were often historical, or based on great literature (West Side Story),  and they were all truly great.  One would walk out of the theater humming those timeless melodies.  Those days are over. Along with the incredible technological changes since the 1950s have...(Read Full Article)