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Sounds of Broadway is your 24/7 online radio station playing the music of Broadway, Off-Broadway, the London stage and much more. Send your questions, comments and suggestions to General Manager Stu Brown at Stuart@SoundsofBroadway.com.

Who should have won the 1969 Tony for Best Score

CURTAIN UP: This week we spotlight the musical The Life. The show has a book by David Newman, Ira Gasman, and Cy Coleman, music by Coleman, and lyrics by Gasman.

The show was first produced at the Off-Broadway Westbeth Theatre, running from July 30, 1990 to August 16, 1990. Joe Layton directed and choreographed. The Broadway production, directed by Michael Blakemore, opened on April 26, 1997, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, where it closed on June 7, 1998, after 466 performances.

The musical was based on an original idea by Gasman, and explores the underbelly of Times Square’s 42nd Street, inhabited by pimps and prostitutes, druggies and dealers, and runaways and street people in the era prior to its Disneyfication.

Lillias White and Chuck Cooper both won 1997 Tony Awards for their performances in this production as Featured Actress in a Musical and Featured Actor in a Musical, respectively.

“Curtain Up” is our weekly program playing a complete cast recording from Overture to Finale. It premieres on Friday at 8pm EST with two re-broadcasts – the following Monday at 2am EST and Wednesday at 11am EST. You can listen online here on our website or via apps and devices (Apple iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Echo/Alexa etc.).

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