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 103: More Scandalous Gertrude Hoffmann

Episode 103: More Scandalous Gertrude Hoffmann

My guest again this week is Sunny Stalter-Pace whose fascinating new book is titled: Imitation Artist — Gertrude Hoffmann’s Life in Vaudeville and Dance. Choreographer, producer, director, and dancin...

6 Apr 202348min

Episode 102:  The Scandalous Life & Career of GERTRUDE HOFFMANN

Episode 102: The Scandalous Life & Career of GERTRUDE HOFFMANN

My guest this week is Sunny Stalter-Pace whose wonderful new book is titled: Imitation Artist — Gertrude Hoffmann’s Life in Vaudeville and Dance.  And I am happy to say that this book covers her life...

30 Mar 202350min

Episode 101: Round In Circles — The Story of Rodgers & Hammerstein's CAROUSEL, part 3

Episode 101: Round In Circles — The Story of Rodgers & Hammerstein's CAROUSEL, part 3

This is the third and final part of my conversation with author, Barry Kester whose new book is titled, Round In Circles — The Story of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s CAROUSEL. (If you missed either of the p...

23 Mar 202337min

Episode 99:  ROUND IN CIRCLES, part 2

Episode 99: ROUND IN CIRCLES, part 2

This is the second part of my conversation with author Barry Kester whose fascinating new book is titled: Round In Circles — The Story of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s CAROUSEL. Last week we focused on the ...

9 Mar 202328min

Episode 98: Round In Circles — The Story of Rodgers & Hammerstein's CAROUSEL

Episode 98: Round In Circles — The Story of Rodgers & Hammerstein's CAROUSEL

My guest on Broadway Nation this week is Barry Kester, author of the fascinating new book: Round In Circles — The Story of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s CAROUSEL. I thought I knew a lot about Carousel — an...

2 Mar 202344min

Special Bonus Encore Episode: When Broadway Was Black, part Two!

Special Bonus Encore Episode: When Broadway Was Black, part Two!

This is a special bonus Encore episode of Broadway Nation in celebration of the rerelease of the book formerly known as Footnotes and now retitled When Broadway Was Black — The Triumphant Story of The...

26 Feb 202345min

Encore Episode: When Broadway Was Black!

Encore Episode: When Broadway Was Black!

This is a special Encore edition of Broadway Nation.  In the fall of 2021, I devoted two episodes to the remarkable book Footnotes by Caseen Gaines which was published to commemorate the 100th Anniver...

23 Feb 202339min

Episode: 97: Coming Out Of The Dark — A Conversation with Sheldon Epps, part 3

Episode: 97: Coming Out Of The Dark — A Conversation with Sheldon Epps, part 3

My guest again today is director Sheldon Epps, and this is the third and final part of our recent conversation about his long and successful career as he relates it in his new book: My Own Directions...

16 Feb 202333min

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