Episode 1 - George M. Cohan & The Immigrants That Invented Broadway
BROADWAY NATION29 Huhti 2020

Episode 1 - George M. Cohan & The Immigrants That Invented Broadway

In this episode, host David Armstrong, along with special guest, Albert Evans, begin to tell the amazing story of how Immigrants, Jews, Queers, and African-Americans invented America's signature art form -- the Broadway Musical. The Broadway Musical was born around the turn of the last century and it emerged out of what we used to call “the melting pot” – that simmering confluence of cultures and races that were packed into the teeming tenement neighborhoods of New York City. To an enormous extent the Musical can be called an “Immigrant art form” – it certainly was originated almost entirely by men and women from outside of the mainstream of society.” What they created was something totally new. A popular, democratic kind of music-theater that -- like most great American inventions -- was inspired by both a strong desire to express oneself, and a strong necessity to put food on the table. The concept of “the melting pot” has lost favor with some historians, but it remains a very apt description of how various multi-cultural artistic traditions blended together to create the American musical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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An Update on Broadway Nation!

An Update on Broadway Nation!

A quick update on what's going on with Broadway Nation podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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CRAZY FOR NOSTALGIA! — BROADWAY'S NOSTALGIA CRAZE OF THE 1970s, Part 2.

CRAZY FOR NOSTALGIA! — BROADWAY'S NOSTALGIA CRAZE OF THE 1970s, Part 2.

In this episode I continue my review of Broadway’s Nostalgia Craze of the 1970s and beyond. Many of the musicals that emerged in the late 60s and very early 70s were also influenced by the incipient ...

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BROADWAY'S NOSTALGIA CRAZE OF THE 1970s, part 1

BROADWAY'S NOSTALGIA CRAZE OF THE 1970s, part 1

In this episode Albert Evans and I explore the origins of Broadway’s “Nostalgia Craze of the 1970s” — where it came from, and what artistic, social and cultural forces came together to spark this unli...

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Episode 179: THE QUEER PIONEERS OF BROADWAY MUSICAL STAGING

Episode 179: THE QUEER PIONEERS OF BROADWAY MUSICAL STAGING

This episode is adapted from a section of my new upcoming book, Broadway Nation — How Immigrant, Jewish, Queer, and Black Artists Invented the Broadway Musical, which will be released on July 24 (and ...

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Episode 178: The Show Goes On, Broadway Hirings, Firings, and Replacements, part 2.

Episode 178: The Show Goes On, Broadway Hirings, Firings, and Replacements, part 2.

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Episode 177: THE SHOW GOES ON — BROADWAY HIRINGS, FIRINGS, AND REPLACEMENTS, part 1

Episode 177: THE SHOW GOES ON — BROADWAY HIRINGS, FIRINGS, AND REPLACEMENTS, part 1

My guest is author Ron Fassler, whose latest book is titled The Show Goes On — Broadway Hirings, Firings, and Replacements, a fascinating collection of insider theater stories that range from as far b...

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Episode 176: In Memory of CHARLES STROUSE

Episode 176: In Memory of CHARLES STROUSE

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Happy Birthday Broadway Nation!: Special Anniversary Encore

Happy Birthday Broadway Nation!: Special Anniversary Encore

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