THE BROADWAY MUSICALS YEARBOOK 2014

 

“The Broadway Musicals Yearbook” will be heard on Artsound FM 92.7 at 5pm on Sunday 22 May and repeated at 11pm on Monday 23 May.  The show is produced and narrated by Len Power, Canberra theatre critic, music critic and radio presenter.

This week – the musicals of 2014

 2014 saw the music of Carol King on Broadway in ‘Beautiful: the Carol King Musical’.  Idina Menzel starred in ‘If/Then’, a multiple choice musical and there were also musicals based on the movies ‘Rocky’, ‘Bullets Over Broadway’ and ‘The Bridges Of Madison County’.  There was also the big hit ‘Aladdin’ from Disney and ‘The Last Ship’ which had a musical score by Sting.

You’ll hear songs from these shows and others including ‘A Whole New World’ (from ‘Aladdin’), ‘Falling Into You’ (‘The Bridges Of Madison County’), ‘You’ve Got A Friend’ (‘Beautiful: The Carol King Musical’) and ‘Always Starting Over’ (‘If/Then’).

Performers include Kelli O’Hara, Adam Jacobs, Idina Menzel, Stephen Pasquale, Marin Mazzie, Andy Karl, Jessie Mueller and Sutton Foster. 

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