As a handful of you may know, I used to be a math tutor. This was long ago and far away, on another planet about 450 miles away. I did it for about 25 years, and given the number of private schools and well-heeled parents (think Mama Rose, aiming Louise at Harvard instead of The Palace), I was able to support a family of four on what that employment provided.
Growing up, I wasn't such a confident math student...not the one whose hand would immediately pop up with "47! The answer is 47!" Nope. I might well have had "47" in my mind and on paper, but I had no firm belief in "47" and would NEVER want to embarrass myself if "47" was wrong. That made me a perfect math tutor, actually. Especially with girls. Been there, embarrassed by that...so I propped up those gals' confidence levels, boosted that 13 year old's math-ego, and in general had a swell time doing it.
And I still feel a bit math-y now, even though I retired from it all when I left NYC. Hence my love of all things Venn. :)
I also like diagrams. And charts.
For the best view, click on. Zoom in.
I think I need to invent a few Venns of my own. Like a Sondheim vs Schwartz take. I mean they share first names, birthdays, and timely successes...and don't share ME liking both of them. Etc. I can visualize it now...
All that to say, there are no Sondheims or Schwartzes or MATH in this edition. In fact it's all about Streets. Boulevards. Roads. One Highway. And no expressways. Streets of Dreams, Roads to Hell, Avenues of Fifth, Park, and Q: Yes, another wacky (if desperate) theme. Plus birthday salutes to Sheldon (Harnick) and Carol (Burnett). (She'll be 92? Huzzah!)
But tune in...and heads up for a new Broadway Venn (or 7). Guess I've got some charting to do!
Every Street's A Boulevard In Old New York (Jack Whiting, Hazel Flagg)
Wall Street (Tamara Long, Dames At Sea)
Christopher Street (Warren Galjour, Ensemble, Wonderful Town)
Henry Street (Ensemble, Funny Girl)
On The Street Where I Live (Jordan Donica, My Fair Lady)
Street Of Dreams (Peggy Lee, Dream Street)
Easy Street (Elaine Stritch, Stritch)
Easy Street (Dorothy Loudon, Robert Fitch, Barbara Erwin, Annie)
It's Good To Be Back Home (Carol Burnett, Fade Out - Fade In)
Little Girls (Carol Burnett, Annie)
Shy (Carol Burnett, Once Upon A Mattress)
Fifth Avenue (Shirley Temple, Young People)
Confession To A Park Avenue Mother (Charles Nelson Reilly, Parade)
Grant Avenue (Pat Suzuki, Flower Drum Song)
So Long, 174th Street (Robert Morse, So Long, 174th Street)
Don't Forget About 127th Street (Sammy Davis, Jr., Johnny Brown, Golden Boy)
The Streets Of Miami (Allan Sherman, My Son The Folk Singer)
The Avenue Q Theme (Company, Avenue Q)
If You Were Gay (John Tartaglia, Rick Lyon, Avenue Q)
There's A Fine, Fine Line (Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Avenue Q)
Walking Happy (Louise Troy, Norman Wisdom, Walking Happy)
Let's Take An Old Fashioned Walk (Eddie Albert, Allyn McLerie, Miss Liberty
Elegance (Charles Nelson Reilly, Eileen Brennan, Jerry Dodge, Sondra Lee, Hello, Dolly!)
Let's Take A Walk Around The Park (Ella Fitzgerald)
To Life (Zero Mostel, Michael Granger, Fiddler On The Roof)
Ice Cream (Barbara Cook, She Loves Me)
Little Tin Box (Howard DaSilva, Ensemble, Fiorello!)
Highway 57 (Jim Wann, Ensemble, Pump Boys And Dinettes)
Ease On Down The Road (Stephanie Mills, The Wiz)
Road To Hell II (Chris Sullivan, Hadestown)
42nd Street (Wanda Richert, Company, 42nd Street)
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