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> [I attend surprisingly few shows. The type of theater that is popular today just doesn't appeal to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethel-merman/i-attend-surprisingly-few-shows-the-type-of-theater-that-is-popular/)

[Ethel Merman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethel-merman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25e/ethel-merman-11612_appeals_i-attend-surprisingly-few-shows-the-type_217097.png)

> [Popular music of the last 50 years has failed to keep in step with advances in musical theater, namely Stephen Sondheim. But the two have grown apart so that popular music is based more than ever on a rhythmic grid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephin-merritt/popular-music-of-the-last-50-years-has-failed-to-keep-in-step-with/)

[Stephin Merritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephin-merritt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32f/stephin-merritt-18370_block_popular-music-of-the-last-50-years-has-f_528320.jpg)

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