An Evening With Lerner and Loewe launches the new Broadway in Concert series from Nouveau Productions and PBS, paying tribute to the musicals that have shaped the landscape of American musical theatre by pairing Broadway favorites with the American Pops Orchestra for new takes on some of Broadway's most beloved showtunes.
Featuring songs from Lerner and Loewe's Gigi, My Fair Lady, Camelot, The Day Before Spring, Brigadoon, and Paint Your Wagon, the inaugural concert in the series is now available to watch below. The concert will also premiere on PBS March 6 at 6:30 PM ET (check local listings); in the New York metropolitan area, WNET will air the concert March 10 at 9:30 PM ET and March 13 at 2:30 PM.
Performing these Lerner and Loewe classics are Tony nominee Jenn Colella (Come From Away), Aaron Lazar (The Phantom of the Opera), Jose Llana (The King and I), Michael Maliakel (Aladdin), Aisha Jackson (Frozen), Sean Thompson (Sunset Boulevard), and Bayla Whitten (West End鈥檚 Les Mis茅rables).
The song list follows:
鈥淚 Could Have Danced All Night鈥� (My Fair Lady) 鈥� Jenn Colella
鈥淭hey Call The Wind Mariah鈥� (Paint Your Wagon) 鈥� Aaron Lazar
鈥淏efore I Gaze At You Again鈥� (Camelot) 鈥� Aisha Jackson
鈥淭here But For You Go I鈥� (Brigadoon) 鈥� Michael Maliakel
鈥淚 Remember It Well鈥� (Gigi) 鈥� Jose Llana and Bayla Whitten
鈥淎lmost Like Being In Love鈥� (Brigadoon) 鈥� Michael Maliakel
鈥淗eather On The Hill鈥� (Brigadoon) 鈥� Jenn Colella and Sean Thompson
鈥淚 Loved You Once In Silence鈥� (Camelot) 鈥� Aaron Lazar
鈥淚f Ever I Should Leave You鈥� (Camelot) 鈥� Aisha Jackson
鈥淥n The Street Where You Live鈥� (My Fair Lady) 鈥� Michael Maliakel
鈥淲hat Do The Simple Folk Do鈥� (Camelot) 鈥� Aaron Lazar, Bayla Whitten
鈥淲anderin鈥� Star鈥� (Paint Your Wagon) 鈥� Jose Llana
鈥淭he Day Before Spring鈥� (The Day Before Spring) 鈥� Bayla Whitten
鈥淕et Me To The Church On Time鈥� (My Fair Lady) 鈥� Jenn Colella
鈥淚 can think of no better way of kicking off Broadway in Concert on PBS than with a musical celebration of the extraordinary songs of Lerner and Loewe,鈥� said Robert Pullen, executive producer of Nouveau Productions, in an earlier statement. 鈥淭heir work is simply timeless and has shaped musical theatre as we know it.鈥�
An Evening With Lerner and Loewe is directed by Tara Young, with associate direction by Leah Hoffman, lighting design by Chris Montrie, and musical direction by Luke Frazier, who also serves as the series' arranger and orchestrator. Also featuring members of the American Pops Orchestra, the concerts have been filmed in multiple locations, including D.C. and Los Angeles.
Additional episodes of the series, also available at and the , will be announced.
