The first of a three-part program paying tribute to renowned lyricist Ira Gershwin on what would have been his 86th birthday. While Gershwin is perhaps best known for the songs he wrote with his brother George, this program focuses on his collaborations with other composers, including Harold Arlen, Burton Lane, and Kurt Weill.

 

Featured songs: “You’re a Builder Upper”, “Fun to Be Fooled”, “What Can You Say in a Love Song?”, “Let’s Take a Walk around the Block”, “I Can’t Get Started”, “He Hasn’t a Thing Except Me”, and “Cheerful Little Earful”.

 

Originally produced and broadcast in 1982. For more information go to AnythingGoesPL.com or BPN.FM/Anything Goes. Theme music arranged by Bruce Coughlin.  Anything Goes – Backstage with Broadway’s Best – is produced and hosted by Paul Lazarus.
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Take a trip backstage with Broadway’s best – exclusive interviews with the leading creators of musical theatre.&nbsp;Based on the popular 1980s radio series produced and hosted by award-winning director and producer, Paul Lazarus, ANYTHING GOES is a celebration of storytelling through song, past, present and future.&nbsp;Now available in 30-minute segments.&nbsp;Hundreds of episodes featuring show-stopping interviews with composers, lyricists, book writers, directors and performing legends from the Broadway stage.&nbsp;A treasure trove of rare and famous songs performed by the original singers as well as the writers themselves. The series showcases interviews with living composers and lyricists like Stephen Sondheim, Gretchen Cryer and Stephen Schwartz, tributes to past greats like the Gershwins, Cole Porter, Comden & Green, Dorothy Parker and Ethel Merman as well as early encounters with now famous tunesmiths like Alan Menken, William Finn and Craig Carnelia.&nbsp;Anything Goes is everything Musical Theatre.&nbsp;Join Paul Lazarus as he explores the dazzling history of the musical stage.&nbsp;A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.