THE BROADWAY MUSICALS YEARBOOK 1982 (RADIO PROGRAM PROMO)

 

“The Broadway Musicals Yearbook” will be heard on Artsound FM 92.7 at 5pm on Sunday 8 August and repeated at 11pm on Monday 9 August.  The show is produced and narrated by Len Power, Canberra theatre critic, music critic and radio presenter.

 This week – the musicals of 1982

1982 saw the opening of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Cats’ on Broadway.  There was also Maury Yeston’s ‘Nine’, which was based on Fellini’s movie, ‘8½’.  ‘Pump Boys and Dinettes’ brought the country sound to Broadway and a second show by Andrew Lloyd Webber, ‘Joseph And His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat’, also opened that year.

 Songs in this program include ‘Any Dream Will Do’ (Jason Donovan), ‘The Bells of St. Sebastian’ (Raul Julia), ‘The Night Dolly Parton Nearly Was Mine’ (Mark Hardwick) and ‘Memory’ (Elaine Paige).

 

Listen Now: https://artsound.fm/shows/the-broadway-musicals-yearbook/