ABSTRACT
Jule Styne was no Broadway newcomer when he composed the score for Gypsy. When Gypsy made its debut in 1959, the Journal American reviewer declared, "Anyone who doesn't think Gypsy is a fine, funny, satisfying evening in the theatre needs oxygen, a nurse and a pint of blood". Throughout Gypsy, Styne and Sondheim used recurrent themes in the manner of Wagnerian leitmotifs to create continuity and, in Rose's case, to represent her obsessions. Jule Styne had been a musician nearly his whole life. Frank Loesser wrote lyrics for various composers, including Hoagy Carmichael, Burton Lane, and Jule Styne. Loesser started working on the songs for Guys and Dolls while Jo Swerling, a Hollywood scriptwriter, drafted a libretto. Frank Loesser was not finished making his mark on Broadway. It took him four years to write his next show, The Most Happy Fella. The Most Happy Fella was completely different in style from Guys and Dolls,.
