Mark Chilla

Lyricist and librettist Oscar Hammerstein may have been the crowned king of the Broadway written word in the mid 20th century. But if there were one man who could rival him for the top spot, it would be Alan Jay Lerner. Lerner, along with composers Freder... See more

In the 1930s, when the Great Depression hit, there was a mass exodus of songwriters who moved from Broadway out to Hollywood, adding their songs to the new art form, the film musical. And one of the first to make a name for himself on the Silver Screen wa... See more

With A Song In My Heart: The Early Songs of Rodgers and Hart If I had to choose one songwriting partnership as the crown jewel of the great American songbook—a paradigm of inventiveness, tunefulness, and consistent quality—it would be Rodgers and Hart. Fo... See more