Flaherty and Ahrens
Monday 15 May 2006 16:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Edward Seckerson profiles the award-winning composer/lyricist team responsible for Once on this Island and Ragtime, seen by many as the most important Broadway musical in the last quarter century.
He hears how their partnership blossomed at the Lehmann Engel BMI workshops with a musical comedy based on The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo called Lucky Stiff.
Playlist
Monday 15th May 2006
4pm
Producer: Bill Lloyd
Factsheet: Shona Pew
CD: Songs from Ragtime - The Musical
Tr.1 - "Ragtime Opening" (Piano Rag) - Orchestra conducted by Ted Sperling
Composers: Flaherty/Ahrens
RCA VICTOR 09026 68629 - 2
CD: Lucky Stiff - A Musical Comedy (studio recording from 1993)
Tr.1 - "Something Funny's Going On" - Company
Composers: Flaherty/Ahrens
VARESE SARABANDE VSD 5461
CD: Lucky Stiff - A Musical Comedy (studio recording from 1993)
Tr.5 - "Rita's Confession"- Rita La Porta/Vinnie Di Ruzzio
Composers: Flaherty/Ahrens
VARESE SARABANDE VSD 5461
CD: Lucky Stiff - The York Theatre Company Production
Tr.6 - "Dog Versus You" - Janet Metz/Malcolm Gets
Composers: Flaherty/Ahrens
JAY RECORDINGS CDJAY 1379
CD: Lucky Stiff - A Musical Comedy (studio recording from 1993)
Tr.11 - "Times Like This"- Annabel Glick
Composers: Flaherty/Ahrens
VARESE SARABANDE VSD 5461
CD: The MTI Ahrens & Flaherty Collection
Tr.13 - "Mama Will Provide" (from 'Once On This Island')
- Sharon D. Clark & Company (London Cast Recording)
Composers: Flaherty/Ahrens
MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL N/A N/A
CD: Once On This Island - Original London Cast
Tr.10 - "Ti Moune" - Shezwae Powell/Johnny Worthy/Lorna Brown
Composers: Flaherty/Ahrens
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT RECORDS CDTER 1224
CD: Seussical - The Musical
Tr.4 - "Biggest Damn Fool" - Sharon Wilkins/Kevin Chamberlin/David Engel/Tom Plotkin/Eric Jordan Young
Composers: Flaherty/Ahrens
DECCA BROADWAY 012 159 792-2
CD: Seussical - The Musical
Tr.4 - "Alone In The Universe" - Kevin Chamberlin/Anthony Blair Hall
Composers: Flaherty/Ahrens
DECCA BROADWAY 012 159 792-2
CD: A Man Of No Importance - A New Musical - Original Cast Recording
Tr.4 - "Princess" - Roger Rees/Sally Murphy
Composers: Flaherty/Ahrens
JAY RECORDINGS CDJAY 1369
CD: A Man Of No Importance - A New Musical - Original Cast Recording
Tr.5 - "The Streets of Dublin" - Steven Pasquale & Company
Composers: Flaherty/Ahrens
JAY RECORDINGS CDJAY 1369
CD: Dessa Rose - A New Musical - Original Off-Broadway Recording
CD1 Tr.11 - "The Gold Band"
- Soara-Joye Ross/Rachel York/Tina Fabrique/James Stovall/David Hess/Michael Hayden/ Norm Lewis
Composers: Flaherty/Ahrens
JAY RECORDINGS CDJAY2 1392
CD: Dessa Rose - A New Musical - Original Off-Broadway Recording
CD1 Tr.16 - " Ladies" -Rebecca Eichenberger/Kecia Lewis
Composers: Flaherty/Ahrens
JAY RECORDINGS CDJAY2 1392
CD: Dessa Rose - A New Musical - Original Off-Broadway Recording
CD2 Tr.10 - "In The Bend Of My Arm" -
Composers: Flaherty/Ahrens - Eric Jordan Young/LaChanze/Rachel York/Michael Hayden/Norm Lewis
JAY RECORDINGS CDJAY2 1392
CD: The MTI Ahrens & Flaherty Collection
Tr.6 - "Til We Reach that Day" (from 'Ragtime')
- Original Writers Demo - Private Recording
Composers: Flaherty/Ahrens
MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL N/A N/A
