“The Broadway
Musicals Yearbook” will be heard on Artsound FM 92.7 at 5pm on Sunday 25
July and repeated at 11pm on Monday 26 July.
The show is produced and narrated by Len Power, Canberra theatre critic,
music critic and radio presenter.
This week – the musicals of 1952
In 1952, popular revues included ‘New Faces Of 1952’ and
‘Two’s Company’ with a singing and dancing Bette Davis. There was also Harold Rome’s holiday camp musical,
‘Wish You Were Here’, and a revival of the Rodgers and Hart musical, ‘Pal Joey’,
that was more popular than the 1940 original production.
Songs in this program include ‘Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered’ (from ‘Pal Joey’), ‘Wish You Were Here’ (from ‘Wish You Were Here’), ‘Lizzie Borden’ (from ‘New Faces Of 1952’) and ‘Turn Me Loose On Broadway’ (Two’s Company’, sung by Bette Davis!)
Listen Now: https://artsound.fm/shows/the-broadway-musicals-yearbook/
