Episode 126: THE LIVES OF NOEL COWARD, part 2
My guest again this week is Oliver Soden, author of the amazing new biography: Masquerade — The Lives of Noel Coward. Today in the second part of our conversation Oliver relates how Noel Coward, whi...
2 Nov 20231h 8min
Episode 125: MASQUERADE — THE LIVES OF NOEL COWARD
My guest this week is OLIVER SODEN, the author of a truly remarkable new book: Masquerade — The Lives of Noel Coward. As frequent listeners to this podcast may remember, as a teenager growing up in Ci...
26 Okt 202347min
Episode 124: A PASSION FOR PASTICHE!
I am thrilled to announce that today’s episode is a Broadway Nation take over! Since I am currently wearing a number of hats including returning to Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre to co-direct Irving Be...
19 Okt 202345min
Special Encore Episode: Jesus Christ Superstar & the Rise of The Rock Musical!
Although nobody knew it at the time, in April of 1968 “The Golden Age of Broadway” came to an abrupt end on the opening night of the “tribal rock musical” HAIR, which took America by storm and created...
12 Okt 202332min
Episode 123: National Identity and the British Musicals, part 2
Today’s episode is the second half of my recent discussion with author Grace Barnes whose fascinating new book it titled: National Identity and the British Musical — From Blood Brothers to Cinderella....
5 Okt 202352min
Episode 122: National Identity and the British Musical — From Blood Brothers to Cinderella.
My guest today is Grace Barnes whose new book it titled: National Identity and the British Musical — From Blood Brothers to Cinderella. This is a fascinating book that explores how British national i...
28 Sep 202339min
Special Encore Episode: Katherine Dunham & Agnes DeMille — The Craft & Art Of Broadway Choreography
This is an encore presentation of my conversation with author Liza Gennaro, regarding her fascinating book : Making Broadway Dance. Liza is currently the Dean of Musical Theater at the Manhattan Schoo...
21 Sep 202329min
Episode 121: Adapting Broadway to Hollywood: CABARET, part 4
This is the fourth and final segment of my recent conversation with author Geoffrey Block regarding his latest book: A Fine Romance — Adapting Broadway To Hollywood In the Studio System Era This fasci...
14 Sep 202332min
