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Lyricists Edition!

Elaine presents her special Lyricists Edition in which she looks at the contribution that musical theatre's best lyricists have made to the genre.

In a special programme, Elaine takes a closer look at the contribution that lyricists make to musical theatre. She'll be hopping between STEPHEN SONDHEIM and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN, LORENZ HART and IRA GERSHWIN, FRED EBB and TIM RICE and COLE PORTER and ALAN J LERNER, as she celebrates the fantastic work of the West End and Broadway's best wordsmiths.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Sun 7 Jun 2020 13:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Too Marvellous For Words

    • The Johnny Mercer Songbook.
    • Verve.

  • Tony Bennett

    On The Sunny Side Of The Street

    • Jazz Moods CD1.
    • Sony/BMG Entertainment.
    • 14.

  • Joan Roberts & The Girl Chorus of Oklahoma!

    Many A New Day

    • Oklahoma! The Original Cast Album.
    • Broadway Gold/MCA Classics.
    • 6.

  • Shirley Jones & The Girls' Chorus Of Carousel

    What's The Use Of Wond'ring

    • Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Carousel.
    • EMI Records.
    • 13.

  • Anna Kendrick, James Corden, Lilla Crawford & Daniel Huttlestone

    No One Is Alone

    • Into The Woods.
    • Walt Disney Records.
    • 18.

  • Heather Headley & Adam Pascal

    Written In The Stars

    • Aida: Original Broadway Cast Recording.
    • EMI Records.
    • 18.

  • Tsidii Le Loka & Ensemble

    Circle Of Life

    • The Lion King: Original Broadway Cast Recording.
    • Walt Disney.
    • 1.

  • Jason Donovan & The Joseph Ensemble and Children

    Pharoah's Dreams Explained

    • Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
    • Really Useful/Polydor.
    • 13.

  • John Barrowman

    Being Alive

    • Another Side.
    • Sony Music Entertainment.
    • 11.

  • Ute Lemper And Company

    All That Jazz

    • Chicago The Musical.
    • RCA Victor/ BMG Classics.
    • 2.

  • Bernadette Peters & Tom Wopat

    An Old Fashioned Wedding

    • Annie Get Your Gun.
    • Broadway Angel.
    • 16.

  • Robert Preston

    I Won't Send Roses

    • Mack & Mabel.
    • MCA CLassics.
    • 005.

  • Bobby Darin

    All by Myself

    • Sophisticated Gentlemen: Volume 2.
    • EMI Records.
    • 11.

  • Lin‐Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr. & The Hamilton Company

    Non Stop

    • Hamilton: Original Broadway Cast Recording (PG Advisory).
    • Hamilton Uptown Under Exclusive License To Atlantic Recording Corporation.
    • 23.

  • Christy Altomare

    Journey To The Past

    • 2017 Tony Award Season.
    • Broadway Records.
    • 13.

  • The Cast Of Oliver

    Food Glorious Food

    • The Greatest Hits Of The Musicals (V).
    • EMI.

  • Sally Dexter & And The Company

    It's A Fine Life

    • The 1994 London Palladium Cast Recording.
    • Broadway Angel.
    • 13.

  • Tony Bennett

    There's A Small Hotel

    • Memories Are Made Of This CD3.
    • Disky.
    • 5.

  • Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney

    I wish I were in love again

  • Andy Williams

    Falling In Love With Love

    • Can't Get Used To Losing You/Love Andy.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Danny Burstein & Jessica Hecht

    Do You Love Me

    • Fiddler On The Roof.
    • Broadway Records.
    • 13.

  • Matilda

    Naughty

    • Matilda The Musical - Original Cast Recording.
    • Rsc Enterprise Ltd..
    • 2.

  • Rex Harrison

    I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face

    • My Fair Lady: Original Soundtrack Recording.
    • CBS.
    • 16.

  • Harry Connick, Jr.

    But Not For Me

    • When Harry Met Sally.
    • Sony Music Entertainment.
    • 4.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)

    • When I Fall In Love: 24 Love Songs.
    • Universal Music Operations Ltd.
    • 11.

  • Dick Van Dyke

    Chim Chim Cher-Ee

    • Mary Poppins.
    • Walt Disney.
    • 6.

  • Kristin Chenoweth & Company

    Veronique

    • On The Twentieth Century.
    • PS Classics.
    • 10.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 22 Oct 2017 13:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
  • Sun 7 Jun 2020 13:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2