Title: Coleman Forever
Product review: Ordinarily, I would not be interested in a musical that glorified wife-swapping. Yes, I know, the characters go back to their respective spouses at the end, but with no absolute guarantees of fidelity. Anyway, the plot, in this case, is not the point. What did attract me was the brilliant score by Cy Coleman, jazz man turned Broadway composer. He has turned his sharply tuned ear for jazz chords and variations to original, high calibre songs. There are warm, tuneful ballads such as the title song, "I Love My Wife" and the bittersweet "Someone Wonderful I Missed", as well as the melodically fascinating "Hey There, Good Times". These songs are both musically and dramatically well-rendered by a game cast: James Naughton, Lennie Baker, and Joanna Gleason. For good listening and top-notch Broadway songs, you can't beat a Cy Coleman score.
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