“The Broadway Musicals Yearbook” will be heard on Artsound FM 92.7 at 5pm on Sunday 3 July and repeated at 11pm on Monday 4 July. The show is produced and narrated by Len Power, Canberra theatre critic, music critic and radio presenter.
This week – the musicals of 2019
2019 saw the opening of new jukebox musicals like ‘Tina: The Tina Turner Musical’ and ‘Ain’t Too Proud: The Life And Times Of The Temptations’. Then there were the new musicals based on popular movies such as ‘Moulin Rouge’ and ‘Beetlejuice’. There were also some completely original new musicals, including ‘Hadestown’ and ‘Be More Chill’.
You’ll hear songs from all of these shows including ‘We Don’t Need Another Hero’ (from ‘Tina: The Tina Turner Musical’), ‘Fright Of Their Lives’ (‘Beetlejuice’), ‘What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?’ (‘Ain’t Too Proud: The Life And Times Of The Temptations)’, ‘Your Song’ (‘Moulin Rouge’) and ‘Way Down Hadestown’ (‘Hadestown’).
Performers include original cast members Adrienne Warren, Aaron Tveit, Eva Noblezada, Alex Brightman, Kerry Butler, Derrick Baskin, Santino Fontana, George Salazar, Karin Olivo and Andre de Shields.
Listen Now: https://artsound.fm/shows/the-broadway-musicals-yearbook/
