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This week on “Curtain Up,” where we play a complete cast recording, the spotlight is on the Broadway revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, THE KING AND I. The Overture begins at 8pm, Friday, April 16th. You can listen online at our website or via apps and devices (Apple iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Echo/Alexa etc.).
DID YOU KNOW? This revivial of THE KING AND I opened at Lincoln Center on April 16, 2015. It was the fourth revival of the musical and sixth collaboration between Rodgers and Hammerstein. The production won the Tony Awards for Best Musical Revival and Best Actress – Kelli O’Hara. It played for 538 performances on Broadway.
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PODCAST UPDATE:
On our Friday, April 2nd episode, co-hosts Marissa Perry and Stuart Brown interview musical theater lyricist Susan Birkenhead who has written numerous Off-Broadway and Broadway musicals. She also talks about her new Broadway musical – Betty Boop. Check out latest Podcast!
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