STORIES FROM THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK
Popularised by Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland and Tony Bennett among others
the Great American Songbook celebrates a golden era of sumptuous melodies and witty lyrics,
written for Broadway and Hollywood by a remarkable generation of songwriters:
Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hart, George and Ira Gershwin and Jerome Kern.
Mary Carewe and Graham Bickley bring together these evergreen songs and share the anecdotes,
rivalries and triumphs behind them, uncovering their lasting appeal.
Some of the remarkable songs featured in the programme:
ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE (Kern)
THEY ALL LAUGHED (Gershwin)
MY FUNNY VALENTINE (Rodgers & Hart)
EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE (Porter)
LETS FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE (Berlin)
I LOVE PARIS (Berlin)
I’VE GOT RHYTHM (Gershwin)
Many of these songs are also available on the CD release with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra “Long Ago And Far Away”. Do click on the album cover below to listen to a selection from this recording.
"Graham Bickley - Laurence Olivier Theatre Award Nominee"
— Best Actor in a Musical (Ragtime 2004)
"I was struck by Carewe’s capacity to live the song rather than merely sing the words together with the even rarer ability of giving the impression that she is singing directly to you…"
— Seen and heard international