Lena Horne

We’re celebrating a birthday on this week’s Dress Circle (2/15 7:00 p.m.).Actually, we’re celebrating two birthdays. This week’s program begins our 43rd year as volunteer hosts of the Dress Circle, a fact of which we’re extremely proud. Since that, in itself, isn’t very musical, we’re also going to be celebrating the 121st birthday of Hyman Arluck who is better known as the fabulous composer of musicals and film songs, Harold Arlen.

We're celebrating the incredible talents of lyricist E.Y. Harburg through six of his Broadway musicals: "Finian's Rainbow," "Bloomer Girl," "Jamaica," "The Happiest Girl in the World," "Flahooley," and "Darling of the Day."

This week's program looks at 15 songs from musicals by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart but in performances by "pop" singers from the 30's through 90's.

We’re celebrating Black History Month on this week’s program by showcasing the careers of some of the wonderful black performers who left indelible marks…