I've been trying to think of a musical link to Ingmar Bergman (god rest his soul), and what comes to mind is A Little Night Music, Sondheim's adaptation of Bergman's exquisite Smiles of a Summer Night. (Here's what Bergman said about it: "I was surprised that it was possible to eliminate the shadows of desperation, eroticism, and caprice without the whole story collapsing. At the moment I for...
I think "Anyone can Whistle" is a new favorite of mine. It's a fun, funny, surreal little musical with fantastic songs. One of my favorite songs from the show is "There's a Parade in Town." It's a peppy little number sung from the perspective of a person who just missed the parade because they were getting ready. I love it. And there's a whole group of songs from musicals that are about parades...