Episode 160: Fixing The Musical — How Technologies Shaped the Broadway Repertory
Over the past century, thousands of musicals have opened on Broadway. Why do we remember some and not others? My guest this week is Doug Reside, the author of a very interesting new book: Fixing The M...
12 Dec 202442min
Episode 159: Dance In Musical Theatre — A History of the Body in Movement
My guests this week are Dustyn Martincich & Phoebe Rumsey who have edited and authored (along with a number of other contributors) a recent book titled Dance In Musical Theatre — A History of the Body...
5 Dec 202446min
Encore Episode: Transgressive Women —Major Themes of the Broadway Musical, part 1
With Gypsy on Broadway, Wicked on movie screens nationwide and Mama I'm A Big Girl Now off-Broadway, this seemed to be the perfect time to revisit this episode from the first season of Broadway Nation...
28 Nov 202434min
Episode 158: Hammerstein Invents The Musical, part 3
This is the third and final segment of my recent conversation with author Laurie Winer regarding her book Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of The Musical, recently released in paperback. Today o...
21 Nov 202439min
Episode 157: Hammerstein Invents The Musical, part 2
My guest again this week is the noted journalist and theater critic Laurie Winer, who returns for part two of our conversation about her book, Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of The Musical. If...
14 Nov 202431min
Episode 156: Hammerstein Invents The Musical, part 1
My guest this week is the noted journalist and theater critic Laurie Winer, the author of a beautifully written and expertly researched book, Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of The Musical. Div...
7 Nov 202441min
Episode 155: SHOWMANCE — A New Broadway Novel
My guest is six-time Tony Award nominee Chad Beguelin, who has created book & lyrics for Broadway musicals The Prom, Disney’s Aladdin, The Wedding Singer, and Elf. Today, he joins me to discuss his ca...
31 Okt 202436min
Episode 154: TikTok and the Broadway Musical, part two
Today’s episode is the second half of my conversation with Trevor Boffone regarding his fascinating new book: TikTok Broadway — Musical Theatre Fandom in the Digital Age. If you missed part one of our...
24 Okt 202436min
