“The Broadway
Musicals Yearbook” will be heard on Artsound FM 92.7 at 5pm on Sunday 17th
of October and repeated at 11pm on Monday 18th of October. The show is produced and narrated by Len
Power, Canberra theatre critic, music critic and radio presenter.
This week – the musicals of 1956
1956 produced ‘My Fair Lady’ by Lerner and Loewe. It’s still considered one of the greatest musicals of all time. Frank Loesser’s ‘The Most Happy Fella’ also opened that year, as well as ‘Bells Are Ringing’ by Jule Stein and Leonard Bernstein’s ‘Candide’.
Performers featured in this program include Sammy Davis Jnr., Judy Holiday, Rex Harrison, Ethel Merman, Stubby Kaye and Julie Andrews.
Listen Now: https://artsound.fm/shows/the-broadway-musicals-yearbook/
