“The Broadway
Musicals Yearbook” will be heard on Artsound FM 92.7 at 5pm on Sunday 16
October and repeated at 11pm on 17 October.
The show is produced and narrated by Len Power, Canberra theatre critic,
music critic and radio presenter.
This week – the musicals of 1970
In 1970, Lauren Bacall had a big hit with ‘Applause’, based on the movie ‘All About Eve’. Danny Kaye was in the musical ‘Two By Two’ about Noah’s Ark and Stephen Sondheim’s landmark musical, ‘Company’ opened. Shelley Winters was in a musical about the Marx Brothers called ‘Minnie’s Boys’.
You’ll hear songs from all of these shows and others including: ‘Two By Two’ (from ‘Two by Two’), ‘Being Alive’ (‘Company’), ‘Be Happy’ (‘Minnie’s Boys’) ‘In My Own Lifetime’ (‘The Rothschilds’) and ‘Welcome To the Theatre’ (‘Applause’).
Performers include original cast members Dean Jones, Lauren Bacall, Danny Kaye, Shelley Winters, Hal Linden and Elaine Stritch.
Listen Now: https://artsound.fm/shows/the-broadway-musicals-yearbook/
