Dept. of Small Corrections

In my Finian’s Rainbow piece, I quoted Terry Teachout’s line "I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more musically satisfying Broadway show," thinking (in the context of the review) that this referred to the combination of the score and the performances. In comments, however, Teachout writes: "Actually, I wasn’t talking about the score--I was talking about the production and performance." Thanks for the correction.

This, of course, doesn’t change my own thesis that Finian’s Rainbow has the best score ever written for a musical. But  everyone has their own choice for the absolute best score.