“A Broadway Show is not a toy, nor a series of gusts of saliva spray. It is some $400,000 worth of hard work and it should not be dumped on the stage like a paper bag full of rhinestones. It has to be mounted in an appropriate design of solid gold.”
- Frank Loesser

Heart & Soul - Celebrating The Unforgettable Songs Of Frank Loesser

There may be no better shorthand for Frank Loesser’s genius than the words “heart and soul.” They never deserted him, from the dapper hit-parade favorites he wrote for Hollywood, to his ambitious Broadway career. A complex and sophisticated man, Loesser somehow managed to keep the essence of “heart and soul” in everything he wrote, without ever seeming glib.