Jule Styne and His Many Lyricists: Distant Melody (2020)
Overview
It is said that Jule Styne published over 1,500 songs in his lifetime, a staggering number that spans decades and includes dozens of collaborators. Beginning with Sammy Cahn in the 1940s, his lyricists would include names like Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Leo Robin, Bob Merrill, and Stephen Sondheim. Styne wrote some of our most famous songs and classic Broadway hits, with a multitude of lesser-known work along the way. The lasting power of star vehicles like Gypsy and Funny Girl has remained throughout every sea change of cultural mood and sentiment.
Cast
Beth Malone
Narrator
Nikki Renée Daniels
Brandon Victor Dixon
Jeff Kready
Telly Leung
Kara Lindsay
Julia K. Murney
Zachary Noah Piser
Pearl Sun
Mariand Torres
Recommendations
California Suite
The Producers
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Genius
The Return
Miller's Girl
The Hoax
The Physician
Thoroughly Modern Millie
The Libertine
Stan & Ollie
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story
The Aristocrats
Plaza Suite
Around the World in 80 Days
King of the Hill
Funny Girl
The Raven
Mean Girls