92nd
Street Y - Tisch Center for the Arts Lyrics & Lyricists 2002 Presents
"The Revolutionaries"
Barry Levitt, Artistic
Director, Bill Boggs, Host
Lyrics & Lyricists
at the 92nd St. Y (92nd Street at Lexington Avenue, NYC - Y Charge:
212-996-1100 - http://www.92ndsty.org/)
features "The Revolutionaries" on Saturday, March 2, at 8:00 p.m.,
Sunday, March 3, at 2:30 and 8:00 p.m. and Monday, March 4th, at 2:00
and 8:00 p.m. The show features the songs of those who changed the
course of musical theater and looks at the way their songs influenced
the current crop of composers and lyricists. The March 3rd matinee
is supported by Kenneth Kolker. Tickets are $40.
Each of the songwriters
whose work is featured in the show redefined the musical theater of
his era. George M. Cohan broke away from the reigning operetta form
in the early part of the century with a quintessentially American
sound that was aggressive, full of speed and supremely patriotic.
Cohan's songs include classics like "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "Give
my Regards to Broadway."
Barry Levitt, artistic
director of Lyrics & Lyricists, calls E.Y. "Yip" Harburg one of the
first songwriters to bring the social consciousness of Tin Pan Alley
to musical theater with "Brother Can You Spare a Dime." Levitt says
Cole Porter, Lorenz Hart, and Ira Gershwin raised the level of sophistication
of theater lyrics with songs like "It's Delovely" from Red Hot and
Blue and "Manhattan" from Garrick Gaieties.
George Gershwin expressed
the excitement of the jazz age in songs like "I Got Rhythm," "Fascinating
Rhythm" and "Embraceable You." And the songwriting team of Howard
Dietz (lyricist) and Arthur Schwartz (composer) refined the musical
revue with shows like The Bandwagon, which included "Dancing in the
Dark."
Composer Kurt Weill and
poet/lyricist Bertold Brecht, both Europeans, explored the darker
side of life with Threepenny Opera, which ultimately laid the groundwork
for shows like Cabaret and Sweeney Todd. The show also features the
work of Irving Berlin, one of the 20th century's most successful and
versatile songwriters.
Bill Boggs is the host
of (and occasional performer in) "The Revolutionaries." Television
audiences know Boggs as a host on the Food Network and a long-time
presence on New York-based television talk shows. What audiences may
not know about Boggs is that he is also a singer. He appeared most
recently in the cast of "Our Sinatra," a fitting vehicle for him,
since Frank Sinatra made his first-ever talk-show appearance on "Midday
with Bill Boggs."
Scheduled to appear in
the cast are Ric Ryder (Blood Brothers, Grease, Starmites), Martin
Vidnovic (the voice of the King of Siam in the 1999 animated version
of The King & I), Annette Sanders, a first-class studio and jingle
singer, Sal Viviano (The Full Monty, City of Angels), L&L veteran
Jan Neuberger and Shoshana Bean, an exciting new talent.
Lyrics & Lyricists: Coming
Up
L&L closes the season
with Radio Days, a two-part tribute to music heard on the radio from
its early days, in the 1920s, to the cusp of the rock'n'roll era.
Radio personality Jim Lowe hosts Part I (May 4-6), featuring songs
from the jazz age to the swing era (1920-1940). Two more familiar
radio voices, Stan Martin and Michael Bourne, co-host Part II (June
8-10) with a look at music on the airwaves from World War II through
the postwar era (1940-1955).
The 92nd Street Y has
been one of the country's leading cultural and community centers for
over 128 years. This unique, multifaceted institution serves over
300,000 people annually, from newborns to centenarians. A model for
outstanding programming in the arts, education, Jewish studies, health
and fitness, parenting, and a variety of social services for children
and adults, the 92nd Street Y always remains true to its mission to
enrich the lives of those who pass through its doors.
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