THE BROADWAY MUSICALS YEARBOOK 1960 (RADIO PROGRAM PROMO)

 

THE BROADWAY MUSICALS YEARBOOK 1960

 “The Broadway Musicals Yearbook” will be heard on Artsound FM 92.7 at 5pm on Sunday 2 January and repeated at 11pm on Monday 3 January.  The show is produced and narrated by Len Power, Canberra theatre critic, music critic and radio presenter.

This week – the musicals of 1960

In 1960, Lucille Ball was on Broadway in Cy Coleman’s ‘Wildcat’.  ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ appealed to young and old audiences with its rock and roll music score and Tammy Grimes was in ‘The Unsinkable Molly Brown’.  Richard Burton, Robert Goulet and and Julie Andrews gave unforgettable performances in ‘Camelot’ with music and lyrics by Lerner and Loewe.

Songs in this program include ‘Hey Look Me Over’ (‘Wildcat’), ‘One Last Kiss’ (‘Bye Bye Birdie’), ‘If Ever I Would Leave You’ (‘Camelot’) and ‘Belly Up To The Bar, Boys’ (‘The Unsinkable Molly Brown’.)

Performers include Lucille Ball, Richard Burton, Robert Goulet, Julie Andrews, Tammy Grimes, Anthony Perkins and Keith Michell.

 

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