One of the bizarre and wonderful things about Bernadette Peters's Royal Albert Hall concert--and I watched the VHS of this pretty much constantly, throughout high school--was the moment BP chose to cover "Later" from "A Little Night Music." This is not a song that anyone covers. It needs context. Also, it's a song for a young man. And yet: There was BP, singing it. Do you love the song "Later"? Do you think about it, still, on occasion, even though you haven't seen the Royal Albert concert in years? Then join me, reader. Let's take a look. This is a song about an emotionally- and sexually-constipated twentysomething. It's a monologue from a man who very much wants to sleep with his new stepmother. Of course! Broadway musical behavior! A feature I love: Henrik is "all dammed-up inside," at least for a portion of the monologue, and this is captured in the actual syntax of his song. Henrik cannot express himself well; he ...