Photo Coverage: Harriet Harris, Colleen McHugh, et al. at MAD DOGS & EDUCATED FLEAS

L&L has previously featured each of these gentlemen in his own evening, Mark Waldrop says, "it's my hope that in this show, we will get to look at their work – and especially their comic numbers – side by side, and offer a fresh perspective on what made them so great. As a lyricist myself, I can't think of two artists I'd rather celebrate, and I'm thrilled to share the stage with a group of wonderful performers who share my enthusiasm for this material."

Long one of 92nd Street Y's most popular programs, the American Songbook series Lyrics & Lyricists™ was launched in 1970 when longtime Broadway conductor Maurice Levine and lyricist E.Y. "Yip" Harburg (The Wizard of Oz) took to the stage to talk about the then unusual topic of songwriting. Over the years the series has featured every great Broadway and Hollywood lyricist including Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Johnny Mercer, Stephen Sondheim, Dorothy Fields, and Alan Jay Lerner. Since 2004, L&L has featured original programs created by accomplished champions of the repertoire, including John Pizzarelli, Rob Fisher, Sheldon Harnick, Robert Kimball, Rex Reed, Billy Stritch, Lucie Arnaz and Ted Sperling. Each show is designed to celebrate the American Songbook through a blend of narrative and entertainment with a particular focus on lyrics. For more information, please visit www.92Y.org/Lyrics.

92nd Street Y is a world-class nonprofit community and cultural center that connects people at every stage of life to the worlds of education, the arts, health and wellness, and Jewish life. Through the breadth and depth of 92Y's extraordinary programs, we enrich lives, create community and elevate humanity. More than 300,000 people visit 92Y's New York City venues annually, and millions more join us through the Internet, satellite broadcasts and other digital media. A proudly Jewish organization since its founding in 1874, 92Y embraces its heritage and enthusiastically welcomes people of all backgrounds and perspectives. 92Y is an open door to extraordinary worlds.

Photo Credit: Stephen Sorokoff

92Y Lyrics & Lyricists

Mark Waldrop, artistic director, writer & host

Edward Hibbert, T. Oliver Reid, La Tanya Hall, Colleen McHugh,Jeff Harnar, Mark Waldrop

Edward Hibbert & Mark Waldrop

Jeff Harnar

La Tanya Hall

T. Oliver Reid

Colleen McHugh & Jeff Harnar

Colleen McHugh & Jeff Harnar

Jeff Harnar, Mark Waldrop, T. Oliver Reid

Harriet Harris

Jeff Harnar, Edward Hibbert, T. Oliver Reid

Don Rebic music director, Cole Porter & Noel Coward

Cole Porter