Where Did the Good Times Go?
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"Where Did the Good Times Go?" is, what is popularly termed, the "big ballad" or "11 o'clock number" from the popular musical, Over Here! which opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway) on March 6, 1974. The song is the penultimate moment of drama when all seems lost toward the end of the second act. The song was somewhat successful as a single for Patty Andrews who debuted the song in the show.
The song was written by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman. The original Broadway cast of Over Here! included Andrews Sisters, John Travolta, Treat Williams, Marilu Henner, Samuel E. Wright, and Ann Reinking and marked the beginning of a record breaking number of now iconic actors' careers. When Patty Andrews' husband sued the show midseason claiming that he was owed a royalty for being the rehearsal pianist, the production was forced to an untimely end. The case was eventually dismissed but the show closed on January 4, 1975 nevertheless. The musical ran for 341 performances on Broadway. Janie Sell, who played the part of "Mitzi the spy", won the "Best Featured Actress" Tony Award as well as the 1974 Theatre World Award. The show was nominated for a total of 5 Tonies.
[edit] Trivia
The recording on both the LP and the single are mixed without high hat. In 1992 when the Original cast CD was released, the high hat was suddenly apparent in the recording. It is most likely that the high hat was always present in the mix, but just not loud enough to be heard. It was probably boosted in the remix and subsequent remastering.
[edit] Literary Sources
- Sherman, Robert B. Walt's Time: from before to beyond. Santa Clarita: Camphor Tree Publishers, 1998.
