Richard M. Sherman and George Stiles
Composers of Mary Poppins.
Richard M. Sherman and George Stiles, the film and stage composers of Mary Poppins, come together for a special program that explores the creation of the original film score and how it was adapted and supplemented for the stage musical. Sharing a piano, they play and sing snippets of a variety of Poppins songs – including songs that were cut from both versions, some of which ended up in other familiar scores. Separately, Sherman and Stiles also provide quick overviews of their respective careers, with Sherman recalling how he and his brother Robert became the house composers for Disney and later wrote the stage musicals Over Here and Busker Alley, and Stiles reviewing his partnership with Anthony Drewe and how they spent seven years writing Just So, only to win the Olivier Award for their more swiftly created Honk!
Original airdate – April 27, 2007.
Running time – 59:24.
For more information, to listen online, or to download the episode go to Downstage Center’s Richard M. Sherman and George Stiles program page.
You can also download directly the Richard M. Sherman and George Stiles program (mp3).
Posted on Monday, April 30th, 2007 at 12:29 pm
by
American Theatre Wing
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