EVDOL 32 - Lerner & Loewe

Edward Barnes
The collaborative partnership of lyricist Alan Jay Lerner and composer Frederick Loewe spanned more than three decades, producing eight Broadway stage musicals and six Hollywood movie musicals. Working during the peak years of the Golden Age of musicals, Lerner and Loewe created some of the most successful and enduring stage musicals ever written, including Brigadoon, My Fair Lady, and Camelot, and, in their respective film versions, some of the most popular and iconic movie musicals of all time. This two-part series explores the lives and careers of these American songwriters, their collaborative process, their songwriting craft and style, the behind-the-scenes stories of their productions, and the legacy of their work.

Biography: Edward Barnes (BM ‘79, MM ‘80, composition) is an award-winning composer-lyricist and/or producer of more than 50 works of opera, theater, radio shows, and recordings. His work has been seen around the world from Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center to the Opera Company of the Philippines and San Francisco Mime Troupe. He has been a resident artist at the Instituto Sacatar (Brazil), Ucross Foundation (Wyoming), and Fundación Valparaíso (Spain), and served as the executive director of Gotham Chamber Opera, producing director of MasterVoices, and managing director of American Lyric Theater. He has won Guggenheim and NEA fellowships and the Stephen Sondheim Award for the creation of innovative musical theater.

2 Weeks

Tuesdays 5:30–7pm ET

July 8–July 15

Online Only

$150