BROADWAY NATION

BROADWAY NATION

A lively and opinionated cultural history of the Broadway Musical that tells the extraordinary story of how Immigrants, Jews, Queers, African-Americans and other outcasts invented the Broadway Musical, and how they changed America in the process.In Season One, host David Armstrong traces the evolution of American Musical Theater from its birth at the dawn of the 20th Century, through its mid-century “Golden Age”, and right up to its current 21st Century renaissance; and also explore how musicals have reflected and shaped our world -- especially in regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, and equality.

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Episode 76: 20 Years of HAIRSPRAY, part 2

Episode 76: 20 Years of HAIRSPRAY, part 2

My guests on Broadway Nation today are the Tony Award winning songwriting team of Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman who join me to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Hairspray – The Musical. That’s right! I...

18 Elo 202255min

Episode 75: FINALE: Sunday In The Park, Into The Woods, Crazy For You & GEMIGNANI

Episode 75: FINALE: Sunday In The Park, Into The Woods, Crazy For You & GEMIGNANI

This is the fourth and final section of my conversation with author Margaret Hall, about her recent biography of Paul Gemignani that is titled Gemignani – Life And Lessons From Broadway And Beyond. If...

11 Elo 202248min

Episode 74: Sweeney, Merrily, Dreamgirls & Gemignani

Episode 74: Sweeney, Merrily, Dreamgirls & Gemignani

This is the third part of my conversation with author Margaret Hall, whose captivating new book is titled Gemignani – Life And Lessons From Broadway And Beyond. If you missed the first two parts you m...

4 Elo 202242min

Episode 73: Sondheim, Prince & Gemignani

Episode 73: Sondheim, Prince & Gemignani

This is the second part of my recent conversation with author Margaret Hall, the remarkable young theater historian whose new book is titled Gemignani – Life And Lessons From Broadway And Beyond. If...

28 Heinä 202239min

Episode 72: Broadway's First Choice - Paul Gemignani. part 1

Episode 72: Broadway's First Choice - Paul Gemignani. part 1

My guest this week is Margaret Hall, a remarkable young theater historian who is the author of the celebrated new book Gemignani – Life And Lessons From Broadway And Beyond. As you will hear, Margaret...

21 Heinä 202235min

Special Encore Episode: Eubie Blake & The Black Artists Who Invented Broadway

Special Encore Episode: Eubie Blake & The Black Artists Who Invented Broadway

The 1920's brought the second great era of musicals that were written by, staged by, and starring Black theater artists to Broadway. In this episode I profile these brilliant creators and stars includ...

14 Heinä 202228min

Special Encore Episode: Irving Berlin & The Immigrants Who Invented Broadway

Special Encore Episode: Irving Berlin & The Immigrants Who Invented Broadway

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7 Heinä 202232min

Encore Episode: "Yearning To Breathe Free": George M. Cohan & The Immigrants Who Invented The Broadway Musical

Encore Episode: "Yearning To Breathe Free": George M. Cohan & The Immigrants Who Invented The Broadway Musical

This is a special holiday rerelease of the very first episode of Broadway Nation. In this episode David Armstrong and Albert Evans begin to tell the remarkable story of how Immigrants, Jews, Queers, ...

4 Heinä 202229min

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