Kismet (musical) Kismet (musical) Kismet is a musical with lyrics and musical adaptation (as well as some original music) by Robert Wright and George Forrest, adapted from the music of Alexander Borodin, and a book by Charles Lederer and Luther Davis, based on "Kismet", the 1911 play by Edward Knoblock. The story concerns a wily poet who talks his way out of trouble several times; meanwhile, his beautiful daughter meets and falls in love with the young Caliph. The musical was first produced on Broadway in 1953 and won the Tony Award for best musical in 1954. It was also successful in
Jonathan Little (composer) Jonathan Little (composer) Jonathan David Little FRSA (born 1965 in Melbourne, Australia) is a contemporary classical composer, educator and author based in the UK and Australia. In 2008 his first CD was voted one of the top recordings of the year by US "Fanfare magazine" ("The Want List 2008"). He was subsequently featured in a news article in "Musical Opinion" in early 2009. As a composer, he first came to prominence in America in 2006 when The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) ran an article on him having five of his works accepted for recording (2004–07) by