{"id":3418,"date":"2017-06-07T20:10:47","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T20:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/?p=3418"},"modified":"2019-06-07T19:51:50","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T19:51:50","slug":"tony-treasures-five-forgotten-best-musical-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/tony-treasures-five-forgotten-best-musical-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Treasures: Five Forgotten Best Musical Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-header-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Tony Treasures: Five Forgotten Best Musical Winners<\/h3>\n<font size=\"2\" color=\"grey\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;-webkit-border-radius:50%;-moz-border-radius:50%;border-radius:50%;-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);margin-right:25px;float:left;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-glow imageframe-1 hover-type-none author-image\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/performerstuff.com\" target=\"_self\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/large-13015398_10208783920372319_8251907998121298385_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\" style=\"-webkit-border-radius:50%;-moz-border-radius:50%;border-radius:50%;\"\/><\/a><\/span><p>Written by\u00a0Jackson Upperco<\/p>\n<p>June 5, 2017<\/p>\n<\/font><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">There are more than a few musicals we&#8217;d love to see make a comeback on the Broadway stage. Below are five fantastic Tony Award-winning musicals we&#8217;re pining for again and again.<\/p>\n<h4><em>1. Redhead<\/em> (1959) [M: Albert Hague; L: Dorothy Fields]<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zksJAPCxwtU?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Set in Victorian London, this murder mystery musical comedy starring three-time Tony winner Gwen Verdon (who\u2019d win a fourth for her performance in this production), told the story of a wax museum figure-maker who becomes a target for the city\u2019s notorious strangler (inspired by Jack the Ripper). The score \u2013 which included nine dance sequences choreographed by Verdon\u2019s future husband, the legendary Bob Fosse \u2013 was tuneful and rapturous. But the bulk of the reviews were most enthused with the atmospheric production, defined by Fosse\u2019s movement and Verdon\u2019s talent. Unjustly neglected, with the right vision and a knock-\u2018em-dead star, <em>Redhead <\/em>would make for a great revival.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tony Awards Won (1959):<\/strong> Best Musical, Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (Gwen Verdon), Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Richard Kiley), Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Leonard Stone), Best Choreography (Bob Fosse), and Best Costume Design<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Other Notable Best Musical Contenders:<\/strong> Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein\u2019s <em>Flower Drum Song <\/em>(1958)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Female Solos:<\/strong> &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zksJAPCxwtU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Erbie Fitch\u2019s Twitch<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8221;\u00a0and &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R03E2Rm6o5o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Merely Marvelous<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Male Solos:<\/strong> &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DnqNWy3X5bw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My Girl Is Just Enough Woman For Me<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8221; and &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MY8MYCdeneQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I\u2019m Back In Circulation<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Duets:<\/strong> &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CSLiz4qrNJ0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Look Who\u2019s In Love<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8221; and &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i9SjTfdZhR4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I\u2019ll Try<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8221; (sheet music <span style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\"><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/30729\/Look-Whos-In-Love\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>2.<em> Fiorello!<\/em> (1959) [M: Jerry Bock; L: Sheldon Harnick]<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/26MHucu4idE?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">In addition to tying <em>The Sound Of Music <\/em>(1959) for the year\u2019s Best Musical, this colorful production about New York City mayor Fiorello LaGuardia also won the distinguished Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Covering his early career \u2013 particularly his attempts to rid the city of its crooked Tammany Hall political machine \u2013 <em>Fiorello!<\/em>\u2019s book was sharp, and the score, (despite, perhaps, shortchanging its title character) even better. Today, with fewer people knowing of LaGuardia (beyond the airport with the same name) and less of an understanding for references to 90-year old New York politics, the show is not performed as often as it should. Yet it\u2019s dramatically solid and musically charming \u2013 very Golden Age.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tony Awards Won (1960):<\/strong> Best Musical (tied with <em>The Sound of Music<\/em>), Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Tom Bosley), Best Direction of a Musical (George Abbott)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Other Notable Best Musical Contenders:<\/strong> <em>Gypsy <\/em>(1959) and <em>Once Upon A Mattress <\/em>(1959)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Female Solos:<\/strong> &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bo1fo3xlEO8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I Love A Cop<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8220;, &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=en9hyrqvG-k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Very Next Man<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8220;, and &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q5n1NFy9mm8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">When Did I Fall In Love?<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8221; (sheet music <span style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\"><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/19195\/When-Did-I-Fall-In-Love\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Male Solos:<\/strong> &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5ZgMPrSWsLI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Little Tin Box<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8221; and &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=26MHucu4idE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Name\u2019s LaGuardia<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Duets:<\/strong> &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LcqFQ1xElAE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marie\u2019s Law<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8220;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>3.<em> Hallelujah, Baby!<\/em> (1967) [M: Jule Styne; L: Betty Comden &amp; Adolph Green]<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LVyFpPskIMk?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Critical opinion on this Tony winner generally regards <em>Hallelujah, Baby! <\/em>as being thematically ambitious, but narratively, not ambitious enough. A \u201cconcept musical,\u201d this show aimed to examine race relations in the first 67 years of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> century while following an actress (Leslie Uggams), her family, and her lovers \u2013 who stay the same age throughout the proceedings. However, the snappy score by Styne, Comden, and Green belied what many critics considered the simplistic approach it took to racism \u2013 shying away from saying anything weighty in favor of its routine \u201cbackstage\u201d story and love triangle. Nevertheless, the starry performances were hot and the songs were catchy. =<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tony Awards Won (1968):<\/strong> Best Musical, Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (Leslie Uggams), Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (Lillian Hayman), Best Original Score, Best Producer of a Musical<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Other Notable Best Musical Contenders:<\/strong> Kander and Ebb\u2019s <em>The Happy Time <\/em>(1968)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Female Solos:<\/strong> &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6rhGxNqE8KY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Being Good Isn\u2019t Good Enough<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/a>&#8220;, &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-9eH95D5Szw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I Wanted To Change Him<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8220;, and &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iYTX6PoMBcs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Now\u2019s The Time<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8220;, and &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yQH_nJsxJiQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My Own Morning<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Male Solos:<\/strong> &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U3kMDc6WOb8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Not Mine<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8221; and &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8wkE77YA9Cs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch My Dust<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8220;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>4.<em> Applause <\/em>(1970) [M: Charles Strouse; L: Lee Adams]<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CQljpNf7z2I?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">If this musical adaptation of one of the greatest show biz pictures of all time, <em>All About Eve <\/em>(1950), failed to reach the same dramatic heights as its source material, it still boasted a memorable headlining performance by movie star Lauren Bacall, and kitshy, hummable songs that remain \u2013 in this author\u2019s opinion \u2013 underrated in most post-Golden Age surveys. With then-contemporary sounds meeting a traditional Broadway joie de vivre, the production guaranteed an evening of fun. In the decades since its original run, several attempts at reviving and revising the work have been attempted, but they\u2019ve all lacked one thing: a star as magnetic as Lauren Bacall in the Margo Channing role.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tony Awards Won (1970)<\/strong>: Best Musical, Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (Lauren Bacall), Best Direction of a Musical, Best Choreography<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Other Notable Best Musical Contenders:<\/strong> <em>Coco <\/em>(1969) \u2013 starring Katharine Hepburn<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Female solos:<\/strong> &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8apePWlkv2E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">But Alive<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8220;. &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CQljpNf7z2I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Welcome To The Theatre<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8220;, and &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XZ6sxXtby2s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Applause<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8221; (gender neutral, sheet music <span style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\"><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/8801\/Applause\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Male solos:<\/strong> &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9cppAkl6dgY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Loneliest Man In Town<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8220;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>5.<em> Two Gentlemen Of Verona <\/em>(1971) [M: Galt MacDermot; L: John Guare]<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Ot6gagElAA?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Today, it may seem shocking that this fairly forgotten musical adaptation of a lesser Shakespearian comedy \u2013 with a score composed by the man behind <em>Hair <\/em>(1968) \u2013 would beat Sondheim\u2019s cult classic <em>Follies <\/em>(1971) and the commercially triumphant <em>Grease <\/em>(1972) as the Best Musical. But critics took to its eclectic, modern, and infectious fun, only retroactively decrying it as lyrically juvenile and dramatically campy. Once again, several performances were deemed partly responsible for its initial reception \u2013 and today, if it\u2019s not worthy enough of a <em>large<\/em> scale revival, the score still offers a wealth of material that provides valuable insight as to what well-received rock musicals sounded like in 1971.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tony Awards Won (1972):<\/strong> Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Other Notable Best Musical Contenders:<\/strong> Stephen Sondheim\u2019s <em>Follies <\/em>(1971) and <em>Grease <\/em>(1972)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Female solo:<\/strong> &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wt1aVwRdJ5I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Love Me<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Male solos:<\/strong> &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jihI0LaOttg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mansion<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8220;, &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8TV8nJ-PcdE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bring All The Boys Back Home<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8220;, and &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-NjpOScG-aM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What\u2019s A Nice Girl Like Her<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Duets:<\/strong> &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8Ot6gagElAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Night Letter<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8221; and &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q3RYIFtMDKI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What Does A Lover Pack?<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8220;<\/p>\n<br><h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Interested in theatre history? 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