Lyrics & Lyricists

Songbook Classics by Unsung Lyricists

May 6 at 8:00 pm
May 7 at 2:00 & 7:00 pm
May 8 at 2:00 & 7:30 pm

92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Ave., NYC
212.415.5500

They’re standards we all know and love: “As Time Goes By,” “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend,” “The Nearness of You.” But who wrote their famous words? Ever hear of … Herman Hupfeld? Leo Robin? Ned Washington? Join artistic director Rob Fisher, who arranged the music for Broadway’s An American in Paris, and celebrated Fiddler on the Roof lyricist Sheldon Harnick in their latest Lyrics & Lyricists collaboration, as they salute the unsung wordsmiths behind some of the world’s greatest songs.

With: Rob Fisher, artistic director & piano; Sheldon Harnick, writer & host; Scott Faris, stage director; and
John Bell, associate music director

Performers: Aaron C. Finley, Judy Kuhn, Elizabeth Stanley, and Sal Viviano,

The band: Lawrence Feldman (reeds); Jim Hershman (guitar); Dick Sarpola (bass); and John Redsecker (drums)