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Dorothy Fields links

The First Day Cover Store. This has an image of the portrait of Dorothy Fields by George Sottung which was on the first day cover for her commemorative stamp. It really doesn't look very much like her photographs.
Recent production information. This groups various links to pages which review or publicise productions of Dorothy Fields' work. There was a Goodspeed Opera House production of Redhead in 1998, and the website has a lot of information about the show, and photos of the production. The 42nd Street Moon theatre in San Francisco has included two Dorothy Fields shows in its dazzling record of producing rarely-seen musicals, and its productions of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Redhead are documented on their site. You can read an enthusiastic review from the Off Off Broadway Review site of the 1999 production of By the Beautiful Sea in the Musicals Tonight! series, and an account of the 1997 Cabaret Convention evening devoted to Dorothy Fields.
Jazz Poetry Anthology. This is a Russian site, written in Russian. Two of the contributors, Galina and Henry, alerted me to the fact that they had translated I Can't Give You Anything But Love and On The Sunny Side Of The Street, and these translations can be viewed.

Songwriter sites

Cole Porter - Cole Wide Web. This is a great-looking site by a professional designer. There's an interesting biography and an excellent booklist. The list of CDs is restricted to those which are 100% Porter material, and come with a star rating. A complete A-Z songlist.
Stephen Sondheim - Stephen Sondheim Stage. An amazing site devoted to the great man's work. It feels rather overgrown - pages are based on different designs - and the quality of the material is variable. However there is much fascinating information here and a huge amount of critical discussion of the great man's works by well-informed and thoughtful contributors. There is also a splendid discography.
The Gershwins - Gershwin fan page . This site is mainly devoted to George and features an excellent biography. The discography would be more useful if it gave details of the songs on each recording. An impressive feature is the message lists - literally hundreds of messages.
Lorenz Hart - Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. This site features good show-by-show information, including information on a lot of films. There are also lyrics to many songs. The recordings list is useful, and has a star rating system, but some links do not work. Good bibliography.
Harry Warren - The Harry Warren Web Site. This is a wonderful site, the product of a dedicated admirer of the under-appreciated composer. What makes the site stand out is the sheer amount of data on Warren's career and songs. Many lyrics are available, and also a huge number of MIDI files with the music to the Warren songs.

Other favourites

Advanced Book Exchange. This is an incredible resource for tracking down second-hand and out-of-print books. It combines the stocklists of several hundred booksellers into a single searchable database. Ordering is simple and ABE provides a secure credit card service at a small fee for those booksellers unable to handle credit cards online themselves. A note for fellow Europeans - United States postage rates to Europe are very cheap, and in the U.K. at least there is no import duty on books. (Not so for CDs alas.)
Fynsworth Alley. A site by the new company which produces CDs of great interest to cast recordings enthusiasts. You will find a host of interviews with artists and songwriters such as Jason Graae, Tom Jones and Brent Barrett. There are numerous radio programs devoted to musical theatre recordings which you can listen to over the net. And of course you can purchase their CDs, including the entire catalogue of marvellous recordings which Bruce Kimmel produced for Varese Sarabande. These are available for only $7.99 each at the moment, if you join the Fynsworth Alley Record Club. There are also some really tough but interesting prize competitions.
Find a grave. Do you want to know where your favourite deceased celebrity is buried, or where their ashes lie? You have an excellent chance of finding the answer here, and may well find a photo of the stone/urn/plaque or mausoleum. Strange but fascinating.
Class Act. This site is devoted to the American movie musical, and has a huge amount of information, and star ratings, for many lesser-known examples of the genre.
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