Many Splendored Words
The Songs of Paul Francis Webster
(3m, 1w; piano player)
Paul Francis Webster was one of
Hollywood's most renowned lyricists. A three-time Academy
Award winner, his catalog of songs includes such popular
standards as "The Shadow of Your Smile," Somewhere, My
Love," "The Green Leaves of Summer,"April Love," "Secret
Love," "Friendly Persuasion," "The Song from Raintree
County" and "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing."
Many Splendored Words introduces us to
Webster and his longtime collaborator, composer Sammy Fain
in 1977, as they go about planning what will be their final
Oscar campaign. The friends poke fun at each other, bicker
and reminisce about how they rescued for posterity many of
their most endearing tunes, which were initially rejected by
major recording artists.
Michael B. Druxman's cabaret-style musical revue
incorporates more than 20 of Webster's best-known numbers,
written with some of the the greatest composers of the
period.
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