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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Ep 189: Queer Musicals 2 — Falsettos, Hedwig, Bare, & Kinky Boots

Ep 189: Queer Musicals 2 — Falsettos, Hedwig, Bare, & Kinky Boots

This is the second part of my conversation with author Rob Schneider, who returns to tell us more about his new book, Queer Musicals — Boy Meets Boy to Jagged Little Pill. On this episode, Falsettos,...

31 Okt 202528min

Ep 188: QUEER MUSICALS — From Boy Meets Boy to Jagged Little Pill

Ep 188: QUEER MUSICALS — From Boy Meets Boy to Jagged Little Pill

On this episode my guest is Rob Schneider, who returns to the podcast to talk about his new book, Queer Musicals — Boy Meets Boy to Jagged Little Pill. Robert W. Schneider is a historian, director, p...

24 Okt 202538min

Ep 187: 20 YEARS of THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE

Ep 187: 20 YEARS of THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE

Amazingly, this year marks the 20th Anniversary of the Broadway musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. In 2005, after an incredibly short development period, opened first off-Broadway a...

17 Okt 20251h 3min

Ep 6: Lorenz Hart & The Queer Artists Who Invented Broadway!

Ep 6: Lorenz Hart & The Queer Artists Who Invented Broadway!

To a great extent the Broadway Musical has been a queer creation -- and for more than 125 years the musical theater world has been filled with brilliant and creative LGBTQ people, including many in th...

9 Okt 202532min

COME FROM AWAY — The Most Produced Play of the Year, part 2

COME FROM AWAY — The Most Produced Play of the Year, part 2

This is the second part of this Encore Episode from 2021 featuring a conversation with Irene Sankoff & David Hein — the dynamic writing team and married couple that created the international smash hit...

3 Okt 202536min

The Most Produced Play in America: Come From Away

The Most Produced Play in America: Come From Away

My guests today are Irene Sankoff & David Hein – the dynamic writing team and married couple that created the giant international smash hit musical Come From Away. Five productions of Come From Away ...

26 Sep 202538min

Ep 186: GOING HOLLYWOOD — THE OXFORD GUIDES TO FILM MUSICALS

Ep 186: GOING HOLLYWOOD — THE OXFORD GUIDES TO FILM MUSICALS

On this special video and audio episode of Broadway Nation my guests are Dominic Broomfield—McHugh, editor of The Oxford Guides to Film Musicals, along with the authors of the first three books in thi...

19 Sep 20251h 16min

Ep 185: CHALLENGING SONDHEIM — A conversation with RICHARD SCHOCH, part 5.

Ep 185: CHALLENGING SONDHEIM — A conversation with RICHARD SCHOCH, part 5.

This is the fifth and final episode in this series of conversations with RICHARD SCHOCH, author of the acclaimed book, HOW SONDHEIM CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE. This week Richard and I discuss two of Stephe...

11 Sep 202553min

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