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PBS Will Air Broadway’s Lost Treasures II in August

New York City
PBS’s Great Performances series will offer another installment of Broadway’s Lost Treasures this August. Like its predecessor, the show will feature musical performances from the Tony Awards telecasts that were produced by Alexander H. Cohen; it will premiere on New York’s WNET on Monday, August 9 at 8pm and will air on PBS stations around the country as part of their August pledge drive programming. Tony winners Lauren Bacall, Bebe Neuwirth, Jerry Orbach, and Brian Stokes Mitchell will host the program.

Among the musical numbers scheduled to be included are:

  • The title song of Anything Goes, performed by Patti LuPone and company
  • A medley from Sweet Charity, performed by Juliet Prowse and Chita Rivera
  • “Bosom Buddies” from Mame, performed by Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur
  • “I Believe in You” from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, performed by Robert Morse
  • “The Impossible Dream” from Man of La Mancha, performed by Richard Kiley
  • “We Are What We Are” and “I Am What I Am” from La Cage aux Folles, performed by George Hearn and Les Cagelles
  • “At the End of the Day” and “One Day More” from Les Misérables, performed by Colm Wilkinson and company
  • “You’ll Never Walk Alone” from Carousel, performed by Shirley Verrett and company
  • “All I Care About is Love” from Chicago, performed by Jerry Orbach and company
  • “The Ladies Who Sing” from Ain’t Misbehavin’, performed by Nell Carter and company
  • “We’ll Take a Glass Together” from Grand Hotel, performed by Michael Jeter and Brent Barrett
  • “That’s How You Jam” from Jelly’s Last Jam, performed by Gregory Hines and company
  • “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat” from Guys and Dolls, performed by Walter Bobbie and company