I was raised on the Patti LuPone version of "Sunset Boulevard" -- and, like Jesse Green, I had problems with the scansion. "SHE'S immortal!" (Why would you emphasize SHE? Wouldn't you say.... she's im-MOR-tal ?) "I've seen so MAN-y idols fall." (Wouldn't you say.... I've seen SO many idols fall ?) "Hers WAS the face you'd think of...." (Why not.... HERS was the face you'd think of ?) It's like Taylor-Swift-at-her-worst is writing a musical. Fortunately, we've removed "The Lady's Paying." (That said, we lose Patti's famous rendition of "loving flannel on a man." I love flaaaanuhmah na maaaaaa! ) We've also removed much of the collaborative drafting session that features Joe and Betty. This seems ripe for an SNL parody, because the two characters alter their plot in bizarre ways each time they speak. "What if the lead is an alien? What if he climbs up from Middle Earth?...