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Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'
Series exploring how musical theatre evolved over the last 100 years. Neil finds out how its modern shape was established through pioneering works.
Series in which composer Neil Brand explores how musical theatre evolved over the last 100 years to become today's global phenomenon. Neil hears the inside story from leading composers and talent past and present, and recreates classic songs, looking in detail at how these work musically and lyrically to captivate the audience.
In the first episode, Neil finds out how the modern shape of the musical was established through a series of pioneering works, from Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein's Show Boat in the 1920s with its bold take on America's racial divide and innovative use of songs that further the narrative, to Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's My Fair Lady, which made a star of Julie Andrews in the late 1950s. Neil also reveals the songwriting secrets of some much-loved numbers, including Ol' Man River, Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin', and If I Loved You.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Neil Brand |
Producer | Sebastian Barfield |
Director | Sebastian Barfield |
Executive Producer | John Das |
Broadcasts
- Fri 13 Jan 2017 21:00
- Sat 14 Jan 2017 01:05
- Mon 16 Jan 2017 00:25
- Boxing Day 2017 19:00
- Wed 27 Dec 2017 01:00
- Sun 7 Jul 2019 23:50
- Fri 17 Jan 2020 20:00
- Sat 18 Jan 2020 02:30
- Fri 22 Jan 2021 19:00
- Sat 23 Jan 2021 02:35
- Thu 2 Dec 2021 20:00
- Fri 3 Dec 2021 00:50
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