I noticed that this particular book says I've already read it, which is true...but Zia and I listened to the songs from the selections song book. I have always had a soft place in my heart for this musical. It came out when I was a middle schooler and Daisy Eagan won the Tony for Best Actress at 11 years old, and that was very inspiring to a middle schooler. I was also moved by the fact that it was written by two women. The set design of the original production was also masterful. Anyway, it was nice to go down memory lane with Zia and to hear Mandy Patinkin's voice over and over again.

This is a sweet heartwarming story about kids and adults helping each other grow through grief.

Would recommend?
Yeah

Id let a lot of questionable things slide for the sake of my childhood nostalgia of the story

This book is a classic that everyone should read!

contains problematic depiction of Indian people and culture, as well as some ableism. Otherwise, it is a sweet and emotional show.

The theatre for which I work is doing the Spring Version of this musical. The Spring Version is 90 minutes. The edits (It's been a long time since I saw the original.) seem to be removal of the prologue and shortened songs. I'm sure there are songs that were removed and I don't realize it.

This makes me want to read the Frances Hodgson Burnett book again. I don't think I've read it since i was a kid. It's interesting what I remember (from the book? from a film version?). Statements like this from Mary to Colin: "You're too nasty to die." How did I forget Dr. Craven?

So far I love this book.

Love the music in this, especially when sung by Anthony Warlow & Philip Quast!

In searching for a musical play script for our local theatre I was not hooked by the stodgy gloom and obscure symbolism of this play. The characters are all mostly unpleasant, although wondrously redeemable at the eleventh hour. As a musical it’s more of an operetta (28 musical numbers!) Rather squirm-inducing for kids, for whom this story is supposedly intended.

Better to see on stage, but it is still very good.

sensational

Not my kind of book.