The Broadway and Hollywood Legends: Burton Lane

I have enjoyed both On a Clear Day you Can See Forever and, particularly, Finian's Rainbow, so I was looking forward to hearing some more of Burton Lane's music in The Broadway and Hollywood Legends: Burton Lane, which was created for CBS in 1981. Well, it turns out I had heard most of the music Mr. Lane created, since those two shows are his claim to fame.

No troubles, particularly when it is a well-performed as this is by Larry Kert, Bobbi Baird, and Martha Wright. Kert is very likable and handles both lyric and comic singing with aplomb.

The Broadway and Hollywood Legends: Burton Lane
Music by Burton Lane
Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Yip Harburg,
Filmed for television in 1981
Released on DVD in 2004
Cast: Burton Lane, Larry Kert, Bobbi Baird, Martha Wright