简介：In1966,BroadwaysongwriterStephenSondheimwasofferedtheopportunitytowriteaone-hourmusicalfortelevisiontobebroadcastontheABCStage67series.Heturnedtohiscollaborator,JamesGoldman,withwhomhewasdevelopingamusicalthatwouldemergelaterasFollies,andtheyadaptedaJamesColliershortstoryaboutapoetwhoabandonstheworldtoliveinaNewYorkdepartmentstore.There,tohissurprise,heencountersasocietyofpeoplewhohavedonethesamethingovertheyears,amongthemayoungwomanwhowenttosleepinthestoreasachild.Theyfallinlove,butarethreatenedbythestore'sotherdenizens,whofeartheirsecretwillgetout.AnthonyPerkinsplayedthepoetandCharmianCarr(whohadbeenLieslvonTrappinthepreviousyear'sfilmversionofTheSoundofMusic)wastheyoungwoman.Sondheimwrotefoursongsandmuchunderscoring.Thesongs"I'mHere"(aka"IfYouCanFindMe,I'mHere"),"IRemember,""When?,"and"TakeMetotheWorld"earnedrecordingsonSondheimalbumslater,butthesoundtracktotheprogramwasnotreleasedlegitimately.Thatinspiredtheaterbuffs,whodubbeditfromthevideotapeandpressedituponabootlegLP,alsotradingitasatapebetweenthem.Thetaperunsabout45minutes(thecommercialshavingbeendeleted),anditgivesagoodsenseoftheshow,withPerkinsandCarrcomingoffwellasthedoomedlovers.ItisnotamajorSondheimwork,byanymeans,andthesongscanbefoundelsewhere,butfortheSondheimcultitisatreasured(andhard-to-find)rarity.~WilliamRuhlmann,AllMusicGuide…