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Broadway celebrities including multiple Tony Award nominee Judy Kuhn will jog Broadway鈥檚 memory about lesser-known musical wordsmiths in the concert Songbook Classics by Unsung Lyricists May 6鈥�8 as part of the Lyrics & Lyricists series at the 92nd Street YM-YWHA in Manhattan.

The event is being written and hosted by a well-known lyricist, Sheldon Harnick of Fiddler on the Roof and Fiorello!. He will introduce performances by Kuhn (Fun Home), Aaron C. Finley (Kinky Boots), Elizabeth Stanley (On the Town), and Sal Viviano (The Full Monty).

They will perform songs by Broadway and Hollywood lyricists, including Leo Robin (鈥淒iamonds Are a Girl鈥檚 Best Friend鈥� from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and 鈥淭hanks for the Memories鈥�), Ned Washington (鈥淭he Nearness of You鈥� from Romance in the Dark), and Herman Hupfeld (鈥淎s Times Goes By鈥� from Everybody鈥檚 Welcome, later used in Casablanca), plus works by Mack Gordon, Harry Warren, Joe Burke, Al Dubin, and others.

Series Artistic Director Rob Fisher, who will accompany the singers on the piano, said, 鈥淐ertain lyrics persist in our brains, and often we know exactly how the song became a part of us, as well as who wrote it. But there are songs that have endured where we know almost nothing about the writers who have managed to permanently plant those words in our heads and hearts. We鈥檒l explore the lives of those lesser-known creators, and celebrate their achievements through anecdotes and the personal insights of our host, Sheldon Harnick.鈥�

Performances are scheduled for 8 PM May 6; 2 PM and 7 PM May 7; and 2 PM and 7:30 PM May 8. To order tickets, visit . The 92nd Street YM-YWHA is located at 1395 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan.

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The 2017 Lyrics & Lyricists series, which began in March with a salute to Dorothy Fields, will conclude June 3鈥�5 with From Camelot to California: The Worlds of Lerner and Loewe. Chuck Cooper, Lauren Worsham, and other performers to be announced will salute the songwriters of Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon, My Fair Lady, Gigi, and Camelot, including the songs 鈥淎lmost Like Being in Love鈥� and 鈥淚 Could Have Danced All Night.鈥� The series has been presented annually since 1970.