“The Broadway
Musicals Yearbook” will be heard on Artsound FM 92.7 at 5pm on Sunday 22
August and repeated at 11pm on Monday 23 August. The show is produced and narrated by Len
Power, Canberra theatre critic, music critic and radio presenter.
This week – the musicals of 1962
1962 saw the opening of Stephen Sondheim’s ‘A Funny Thing
Happened On The Way To The Forum’ and Sid Caesar played multiple roles in
‘Little Me’, based on the hilarious novel by Patrick Dennis. Anthony Newley brought his show ‘Stop the
World I Want To Get Off’ from London’s West End and Richard Rodgers composed
both music and lyrics for ‘No Strings’, a controversial musical for its time
about an inter-racial romance.
Songs in this program include ‘Comedy Tonight’ (Zero Mostel), ‘What Kind Of Fool Am I’ (Anthony Newley), ‘I’ve Got Your Number’ (Swen Swenson) and ‘The Sweetest Sounds’ (Diahann Carroll and Richard Kiley).
Listen Now: https://artsound.fm/shows/the-broadway-musicals-yearbook/
