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 Dec 202026min
Episode 30: "Razzle Dazzle": The Broadway Musicals Of The 1990s, Part 2
In the second half of my interview with NY Post columnist Michael Riedel about his new book, Singular Sensation – The Triumph of Broadway we continue the story of the Broadway Musical as it moved from...
2 Dec 202039min
Episode 29: "The Triumph Of Broadway": The Musicals Of The 1990s, part 1 - with special guest Michael Riedel
I recently had a chance to interview NY Post columnist Michael Riedel about his new book, Singular Sensation, and that conversation proved to be the perfect vehicle to tell the story of the Broadway M...
25 Nov 202029min
Episode 28: Cameron Mackintosh & The British Invasion of Broadway (or Sondheim vs the Poperetta)
In this episode I explore what is often called “The British Invasion of Broadway” – a ten-year period during which it seemed that writers, directors, designers, producers and even performers from the ...
18 Nov 202033min
Episode 27: Broadway Comes Out: Gay Liberation & The AIDS Crisis On Broadway - The Modern Era, part 6
The progressive and disruptive social movements of the 1960s and 70s had a huge impact on the Broadway Musical and were reflected back into the culture by them. These include the Civil Rights movement...
11 Nov 202029min
Episode 26: Harold Prince & the Concept Musical - The Modern Era of Broadway, part 5
In this episode I explore the history of what is called the “Concept Musical”, including its key creators: Harold Prince, Stephen Sondheim, Kander & Ebb, Bob Fosse, Michael Bennett and their game chan...
4 Nov 202031min
Episode 25: The Black Musical Returns! - The Modern Era of Broadway, part 4.
Over the last three episodes I charted the rise of the Rock Musical – from HAIR to EVITA, - as well as the very unlikely “Nostalgia Craze” that swept Broadway and America during the 1970’s. 1970s Broa...
28 Okt 202026min
Episode 24: Crazy For Nostalgia - The Modern Era of Broadway, part 3
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 N...
21 Okt 202025min
