Some folk-oriented numbers, calypsos, sea chanteys, Off Broadway tunes and a blues number.

I always looked forward to working with Robert, an aspiring artist who, when he was in a good mood, would sing the documents to different Broadway tunes.

The music is the character," he said, explaining that that is how operatic music differs from a Broadway tune.

It is often said that Cohan mainstreamed ragtime and jazz through his Broadway tunes.

He caught a happy Broadway tune, thought about him anyway.

What follows in her new show is an hour of songs, diverse but all deeply felt - blues, ballads, country and a few Broadway tunes.

It will feature a selection of Broadway tunes and pop standards, "a hot Latin section and many other surprises."

These sound like possible Broadway tunes, don't they?

If they are dreamier than his theater music, their melodic diction, like that of his Broadway tunes, was utterly direct.

His footsteps on the marble sounded light and snappy, like a Broadway tune.