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Sunday Night is Music Night: Cy Coleman

Cy Coleman

BBC Radio 2 - Sunday Night is Music Night, Cy Coleman

Sunday Night is Music Night celebrates the work of songwriter Cy Coleman.

Stars Michael Xavier, Siobhan Dillon, Tam Mutu and Ria Jones pay tribute to songwriter Cy Coleman.

He was the man who gave Sinatra Witchcraft, Tony Bennett The Best is Yet to Come and Sammy Davis, Jr The Rhythm of Life. 

He was the six-year-old child prodigy who gave piano recitals at Carnegie Hall; he grew up to be one of the most successful songwriters and composers in musical theatre history, winning five Tony Awards, two Grammys and three Emmys; his shows included Sweet Charity, starring Shirley Maclaine, Wildcat, starring Lucille Ball, and Barnum, which starred Jim Dale and Glenn Close on Broadway and Michael Crawford in London.  

BBC Radio 2’s Sunday Night is Music Night celebrates the life and work of the great Cy Coleman. With the 60-piece BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Mike Reed (Barnum, Sunset Boulevard), The Capital Voices and a stellar cast from London’s West End. Starring Michael Xavier, Siobhan Dillon, Ria Jones and Tam Mutu. 

Presented by Anneka Rice.

First broadcast in 2016.

Amazing music. Played by an amazing line up.

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