The Richard Maltby, Jr. Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour. Are you here? That’s right, you are! Welcome to The Paul Leslie Hour, a place to listen to interviews with fascinating people. We’ve got a great interview from the archives with Richard Maltby, Jr. This was recorded for
Lee Adams has always been a writer, but it was the Cole Porter musical “Kiss Me Kate” that greatly intrigued the young Lee and soon he was writing lyrics. Meeting composer Charles Strouse led him to a partnership and the two went on to write some of the most enduring songs
Michael S. Harper was a poet and professor. He lived from March 18, 1938—May 7, 2016. He was Poet Laureate of Rhode Island from 1988 to 1993. Harper published ten books of his poetry and was considered one of the most prominent people in African-American literature. Many of his poems
Susan Birkenhead is one of the most in-demand theatre lyricists. She made her Broadway debut as a contributor to Working in 1978. Her songwriting has been featured in many productions both on and off Broadway, including Jelly’s Last Jam, Triumph of Love, High Society, Hats!, Radio Girl and most recently