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Diamonds (musical)

Diamonds is a musical revue about baseball. The book and music were created by many writers, composers, and lyricists. Among them were Ellen Fitzhugh, Roy Blount, Jr., Alan Zweibel, and John Weidman (book); and Larry Grossman, Comden and Green, Howard Ashman, Alan Menken, Kander and Ebb, and Cy Coleman, music.

Songs
• Winter In New York (music: John Kander, lyrics: Fred Ebb) • In The Cards (music: Alan Menken, lyrics: David Zippel) • Favorite Sons (music: Larry Grossman, lyrics: Ellen Fitzhugh) • Song for a Pinch Hitter (music: Larry Grossman, lyrics: Ellen Fitzhugh) • Vendors (music: Cy Coleman, lyrics: Betty Comden and Adolph Green) • What You'd Call a Dream (music and lyrics: Craig Carnelia) • Escorte-Moi (music and lyrics: Albert Von Tilzer and Jack Norworth) • He Threw Out The Ball (music: Larry Grossman, lyrics: Ellen Fitzhugh) • Hundreds of Hats (music: Jonathan Sheffer, lyrics: Howard Ashman) • 1919 (music and lyrics: Jim Wann) • Let's Play Ball (music and lyrics: Gerard Alessandrini) • Vendors #2 (music: Cy Coleman, lyrics: Betty Comden and Adolph Green) • The Boys of Summer (music: Larry Grossman, lyrics: Ellen Fitzhugh) • Song for a Hunter College Graduate (music: Jonathan Sheffer, lyrics: Howard Ashman) • Stay in Your Own Back Yard (music: Lyn Udall, lyrics: Karl Kennett, additional music: Pam Drews) • Ka-Razy (music: Doug Katsaros, lyrics: David Zippel) • Diamonds Are Forever (music: John Kander, lyrics: Fred Ebb) ==Critical response==
Critical response
The Christian Science Monitor gave the musical a positive review, calling the "good-natured celebration of baseball" a hit but not a home run. The Los Angeles Times quoted several reviews of the piece: ==References==
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