I Did not want to hate ..

Not that bad, but you're right about the Rodgers and Hammerstein version with Leslie Anne Warren made in 65. That one was much better.

I was very disappointed in this after reading all of the glowing reviews. I forgot to record it, and was so relieved and happy when I saw it was available on Amazon Prime. I probably would have bought it and would have been so mad. It certainly had some good actors, but it was really boring and you are right, the tunes were unmemorable although the lyrics were clever in places. It was so bad, in places, it was funny. Richard Chamberlain leaping around in the mausoleum and swinging from the rafters with his buddy John was an eye-rolling hoot.