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No. 22. “Send in the Clowns”
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (1973). By Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and Hugh Wheeler (book). Suggested by the film SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT by Ingmar…
Aug 20 • 
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No. 21. “I Could Have Danced All Night”
MY FAIR LADY (1956). By Frederick Loewe (music) and Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics and book). Adapted from PYGMALION by George Bernard Shaw
Aug 13 • 
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No. 20. “Luck Be a Lady”
GUYS AND DOLLS (1950). By Frank Loesser (music and lyrics) and Abe Burrows & Jo Swerling (book). Based on a Story and Characters by Damon Runyon.
Aug 7 • 
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No. 19. “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend”
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (1949). By Jule Styne (music), Leo Robin (lyrics), and Joseph Fields & Anita Loos (book). Adapted from the novel by Anita Loos
Jul 30 • 
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No. 18. ”There’s No Business Like Show Business”
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (1946). By Irving Berlin (music and lyrics) and Herbert Fields & Dorothy Fields (book).
Jul 23 • 
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No. 17. “Summertime”
PORGY AND BESS (1935). By George Gershwin (music), DuBose Heyward & Ira Gershwin (lyrics), and DuBose Heyward (book). Based on the play PORGY by DuBose…
Jul 16 • 
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No. 16. “I Got Rhythm”
GIRL CRAZY (1930). By George Gershwin (music), Ira Gershwin (lyrics), and Guy Bolton & John McGowan (book).
Jul 9 • 
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