Episode 13: How "The Bench Scene" Changed Broadway
Stephen Sondheim considers "The Bench Scene" in Rodgers & Hammerstein's CAROUSEL to be “the singular most important moment in the evolution of contemporary musicals.” In this episode the amazing Albe...
5 Aug 202028min
Episode 12: The Harbach, Hammerstein, Sondheim, Miranda Connection, Part 2
In this episode Albert Evans and I continue our exploration of the amazing "legacy chain" during which the art and craft of writing Broadway Musicals was handed down directly from Otto Harbach to Osca...
29 Juli 202032min
Episode 11: The Harbach, Hammerstein, Sondheim, Miranda Connection, Part 1.
The art and a craft of creating Broadway Musicals has been passed down directly from one artist to the next, generation to generation, for more than 125 years. We can literally trace the first-hand co...
22 Juli 202026min
Ep 9: George Gershwin & "The Silver Age" of Broadway!
Most historians have labeled the entire period from the 1920’s through the 1960’s, “The Golden Age of Broadway”, but I find it much more useful to call the era that spans from the end of WWI to the op...
8 Juli 202028min
Ep 8: Agnes DeMille & The Women That Invented Broadway
Women have played a much more significant role in the history of the Broadway Musical than they are generally given credit for. In this episode, I share the often overlooked stories of Broadway's grou...
24 Juni 202027min
Ep 7: Dorothy Fields & The Women Who Invented Broadway
Women have had a much more significant impact on the Broadway Musical than has generally been reported or acknowledged. In fact, talented, dynamic women have been a major force in the creation and dev...
20 Juni 202036min
Ep 5: Cole Porter & The Queers Who Invented Broadway
From its earliest days, the Broadway Musical has to a very large degree, been a Queer creation. In this episode David Armstrong shares the fascinating stories of early queer producing and life partner...
6 Juni 202035min
Episode 2 - Irving Berlin & The Immigrants That Invented Broadway
In this episode David Armstrong and special quest Albert Evans continue the amazing story of how Jewish, Irish and other immigrants invented the Broadway Musical -- including the immortal contribution...
16 Maj 202033min
