Episode 36: Everything Sondheim: Inside the Creation of The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia with author Rick Pender
Author Rick Pender takes us inside the creation of The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia. Rick Pender is a longtime member and former chair of the American Theater Critics Association. He first began rev...
9 Sep 202141min
Episode 35: "Sensory Abundance!": or, Why We Are Hooked On Musicals
Why are the great Musicals so unforgettable? Why do musicals have so much power and impact? How is it that they are able to live in our hearts and memories for a lifetime? Musicals are experiences tha...
22 Jan 202130min
Episode 34: Community: The Major Themes Of The Broadway Musical, part 3
Over the past two episode we’ve explored the principal themes that underly the greatest number of Broadway Musicals. Two weeks ago we looked at “Transgressive Women”, last week it was “Equity, Justice...
14 Jan 202137min
Episode 33: Equity, Justice & Inclusion: The Major Themes of the Broadway Musical, part 2
At the beginning of each episode of this podcast I state that the Broadway Musical was invented by various marginalized and disenfranchised people, and that in the process of creating it, they transfo...
7 Jan 202137min
Special Bonus Episode: "White Christmas": The Story Behind The World's Most Popular Song, Part 2
This is the second of two special holiday bonus episodes of Broadway Nation. Just like the first, this is an audio version of a Broadway Nation Live! performance that was given in December of 2019 at ...
30 Des 202041min
Special Bonus Episode: "White Christmas": The Story Behind The World's Most Popular Song, Part 1
This special holiday bonus episode of Broadway Nation is an audio version of a Broadway Nation Live! performance that was presented in December of 2019 at the Vashon Center For The Performing Arts on ...
24 Des 202032min
Episode 32: Transgressive Women: Major Themes of the Broadway Musical, part 1.
This is the first of three episodes highlighting the principal themes of the Broadway Musical. Today I look at the single most ubiquitous and pervasive theme: “Transgressive Women”. For more than 100...
16 Des 202034min
Episode 31:"Defying Gravity" - The Broadway Musical in the 21st Century
In today’s episode I focus on the Broadway Musicals of the 21st Century. Perhaps surprisingly, the current generation of Broadway creators has re-embraced and reinvigorated both the “Musical Comedy” a...
9 Des 202026min
