More than a couple of my favorites coming up in this Sunday's show...like September Song, sung by Lotte Lenya. This song was from Knickerbocker Holiday, back in 1938, and was written by Kurt Weill, so I guess if anyone has a right to sing it, Lotte does. Walter Huston (yup, that grand man of the stage/screen and Pop to Angelica) wanted to spice up his role as Knickerbocker Peter Stuyvesant with an additional solo number, so Kurt wrote him this song. Hard to imagine Peg Leg Pete being this sentimental!
Way Out West, from Babes at Arms, really speaks to me, as West End Avenue (or its equal) is about as west as I'd ever want to get...And With a Little Bit of Luck, featuring everyone's favorite dustman, Alfred P. Doolittle, aka Stanley Holloway, is another winner. Hope you can tune in for Broadway at its Best!
Masquerade (Cast, The Phantom of the Opera)
I Feel Pretty (Carol Lawrence, West Side Story)
With a Little Bit of Luck (Stanley Holloway, My Fair Lady)
Everybody Says Don't (Harry Guardino, Anyone Can Whistle)
Two Fairy Tales (Suzanne Henry, Craig Lucas, Marry Me A Little)
Jubilation T. Cornpone (Stubby Kaye, Li'l Abner)
Freedom (Donna Theodore, Chip Ford, Shenandoah)
September Song (Lotte Lenya, Knickerbocker Holiday)
Crazy World (Julie Andrews, Victor/Victoria)
You Mustn't Kick it Around (Harold Lang, Pal Joey)
With You on My Arm (Gene Barry, George Hearn, La Cage Aux Folles)
Way Out West (Judy Kaye, Babes in Arms)
Kansas City (Lee Dixon, Oklahoma)
So Long, Dearie! (Carol Channing, Hello Dolly)
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