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 ...
26 Jun 202525min
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...
19 Jun 202531min
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 ...
12 Jun 202531min
Episode 178: The Show Goes On, Broadway Hirings, Firings, and Replacements, part 2.
This week’s episode of Broadway Nation is the second half of my conversation with author Ron Fassler, whose latest book is titled The Show Goes On — Broadway Hirings, Firings, and Replacements. Amon...
5 Jun 202541min
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...
29 Mai 202551min
Episode 176: In Memory of CHARLES STROUSE
I, along with the rest of the musical theater world, was saddened to learn that composer CHARLES STROUSE, one of the last of the great creators from the Golden Age of Broadway had passed away last wee...
20 Mai 202544min
Happy Birthday Broadway Nation!: Special Anniversary Encore
It's hard for me to believe that I launched this podcast exactly five years ago this week, and even harder for me to comprehend that, to date, more than 279,000 people, from nearly every country in th...
13 Mai 202531min
