B'WAY HR 111 jHARNAR mTURQUE cSTROUSE lisaBANES jGRIFFIN iFIELDS

BROADWAY HOUR-Sheraton NY Hotel & Towers 1993-1996

This show is dedicated to the memory of LISA BANES, R.I.P.

B'WAY HR #111 originally recorded May 11, 1995 for WPAT-AM
Your Host: LARRY SUTTON, of the NY Daily News
JEFF HARNAR backed by ALEX RYBECK, piano performs live.
Multiple Award-Winning New York Cabaret, Concert, and Recording Artist. "The most important male cabaret performer to emerge since Michael Feinstein.". THE NEW YORK TIMES. -jeffjarnar.com
MIMI TURQUE She is an actress, known for Law & Order (1990), The Nurses (1965) and Je suis Alice (2015) She played and sang the role of Antonia, Don Quixote's niece, in the original 1965 Broadway stage production of "Man of La Mancha". -iMDb
CHARLES STROUSE Strouse has written scores for over 30 stage musicals, including 14 for Broadway. He has also composed scores for five Hollywood films, two orchestral works and an opera. He has been inducted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Theatre Hall of Fame. He is a three–time Tony Award winner, a two–time Emmy Award winner, and his cast recordings have earned him two Grammy Awards. His song "Those Were the Days" launched over 200 episodes of All in the Family and continues to reach new generations of television audiences in syndication. With hundreds of productions licensed annually, his musicals Annie and Bye Bye Birdie are among the most popular of all time–produced by regional, amateur and school groups all over the world. -charlesstrouse.com

LISA BANES was an American actress known for more than 80 film and television roles, as well as stage appearances on Broadway and elsewhere. She was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 1984 for Isn't it Romantic? and won a 1981 Theatre World Award for her performance as Alison Porter Off-Broadway in Look Back in Anger. At the time of this recording, she was appearing in the original Broadway cast as Lady Croom in ARCADIA. -Wikipedia. Ms. Banes died following injuries she sustained in a hit and run accident after being hit by a scooter that ran a red light in Manhattan's Upper West Side on June 4, 2021 -CNN. Ms. Banes is survived by her wife, Kathryn Kranhold.

JOHN GRIFFIN credits include: Bare [Los Angeles]World Premiere, 2000 Jason/ Arcadia Broadway ] Original Broadway Production, 1995 Augustus Coverly-Gus Coverly/ Applause [West End] London Production, 1972/ Funny Girl [West End]London Production, 1966
IRVING FIELDS performs on the Lobby Court Steinway Grand to close the show
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Taped at the SHERATON HOTEL & TOWERS, 53rd & 7th Ave. New York City
in the Lobby Court Lounge.....on scenic 7th Avenue
Executive Producer: KATE McGRATH / Engineer & Editor: CHRIS BREETVELD
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