Episode 139: Birth Of An Art Form — Evolution of the American Musical, part 2.
Today’s episode is the second part of my recent conversation with author BEN WEST, regarding his his exceptionally comprehensive new book: THE AMERICAN MUSICAL — EVOLUTION OF AN ART FORM. This book tr...
29 Apr 202436min
Episode: 138: The Evolution of the American Musical
My guest this week is author BEN WEST, who joins me to discuss his exceptional new book: THE AMERICAN MUSICAL — EVOLUTION OF AN ART FORM. This book is a comprehensive history of the American Musical t...
22 Apr 202451min
Episode 137: Broadway Melody — A Novel Approach to Broadway History
My guest this week is Jack Viertel who joins us to talk about his delightful new novel, Broadway Melody. This is one of a fascinating wave of novels that explore the history of Broadway though a combi...
11 Apr 202450min
Carolyn, Dorothy, David, and More: Cy Coleman's Lyricists with special guest David Zippel
During an incredible Broadway career that stretched from 1953 to 1998, composer Cy Coleman created the music for 12 Broadway musicals. Unlike most Broadway composers, however, he was never part of an ...
4 Apr 202447min
Encore Episode: Patricia Zipprodt and the Women Who Invented Broadway
This is the second part of my discussion with Tony Award-winning Costume Designer Ann Hould-Ward in which we trace the legacy chain of Broadway costume design expertise that was handed down directly o...
27 Mar 202429min
Special Encore Episode: Irene Sharaff And The Women That Invented Broadway
To celebrate Women's History Month he is the first of two episodes recorded during the pandemic about the history of Broadway Costume design with special guest Ann Hould-Ward. Irene Sharraff is the le...
21 Mar 202431min
Episode 136: THE MUSICALS THAT NEVER CAME TO BROADWAY
My guest this week is Robert W. Schneider who joins me to talk about his new podcast, Broadway Bound — The Musicals That Never Came To Broadway. Each of the ten episodes in the first season of this w...
14 Mar 202444min
Episode 135: GO INTO YOUR DANCE: The Queer Backstage Novels of Bradford Ropes, part 3
My guest again this week is author Maya Cantu who returns for the third and final part of our conversation about her fascinating book: Greasepaint Puritan — Boston to 42nd Street in the Queer Backstag...
7 Mar 202444min
