Next up for the American Songbook at NJPAC is an episode with Marilyn Maye on Wedensday, January 20 at 8:00pm on NJTV. Maye shows off her status as living cabaret legend with a lively assortment of classic songs of past and present, including Harold Arlen and E.Y Harburg’s “Over The Rainbow”; Jerry Herman’s “It’s Today”; Steve Allen’s “This Could Be The Start Of Something Big”; Lerner And Loewe’s “I’ve Grown Accustomed To Your Face” plus an assortment of favorite medleys.
Marilyn Maye appeared a record-setting 76 times on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson! She was a constant presence on numerous television shows ranging from The Ed Sullivan Show to The Merv Griffin Show, The Dick Cavett Show and The Mike Douglas Show. She was named an Official Jazz Legend by The American Jazz Museum. She was listed as one of the Best Performers of the Best Compositions of the 20th Century by The Arts Council of The Smithsonian Institution for her recording of Alan J. Lerner and Burton Lane’s composition, Too Late Now,” written for M-G-M’s 1951 movie musical, Royal Wedding.
“American Songbook at NJPAC is the gold standard for artful and inspiring performances of classic popular song by our finest interpreters,” said John Schreiber, President and CEO of NJPAC. “NJPAC couldn’t be prouder to be the home of original television that is both entertaining and historically important.”
American Songbook at NJPAC is a production of New Jersey Performing Arts Center and Public Media NJ, Inc. John Servidio is the Executive in Charge of Production; Mike Kostel is the series executive producer, along with John Schreiber and David Rodriguez; Will Friedwald, is writer and producer; David Stern is director and Annette Jolles is Associate Director.
The series, which launched in 2013, received accolades in its first two seasons. Most recently, the series was nominated for a 2015 Mid-Atlantic Emmy® Award. Its first season was awarded a New York State Broadcasters Association award for Outstanding Locally Produced Television Program.
Sneak-peek clips of this season and previous episodes and can be viewed online at http://www.njtvonline.org/programs/american-songbook-at-njpac/
