ON BROADWAY

An interview with Professor Dominic McHugh on his book examining the works of Meredith Willson - "The Big Parade: Meredith Willson's Musicals from The Music Man to 1491."

We talk with Robert W. Schneider, co-Editor of the book, Fifty Key Stage Musicals.The book provides a round-up of the fifty musicals whose creations were seminal in altering the landscape of musical theater discourse in the English-speaking world. Some of the choices are obvious – Oklahoma!, West Side Story, Hair, Company, A Chorus Line. Others, in my opinion, are headscratchers – The Secret Garden, Falsettos, and Seussical. Rob will delve into many of them.

The 8th episode in a series on the complete works of Stephen Sondheim. Rick Pender, the author of the The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia, is our musical guide. For this episode,, the 1964 musical Anyone Can Whistle. We discuss the show and play a number of songs from the Original Broadway production.

I chat with Brian Gillet and Huck Walton of Accidental Jacket Entertainment, which produced the cast recording of the Broadway revival of The Music Man, starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. Plus a healthy dose of music from the show.

My interview with the multi-Tony Award nominated actress, Kate Baldwin. She is currently starring as Dorothy Brock in the Goodspeed Opera House’s 2022 production of 42nd Street. We talk about the musical and her appearances in the Broadway shows, Finian’s Rainbow, Big Fish, and the starry revival of Hello, Dolly! that starred Bette Midler. Musical selections included.

Chat with Klea Blackhurst, actress, singer and comedienne. Most recently she appeared as Miss Lemon in The Nutty Professor in the summer of 2022 at the Ogunquit Playhouse. We talk about that production, her career, and play songs from her past shows.

Interview with Tom Moore, the original Broadway Director of Grease and Ken Waissman, the original Producer of the long-running musical, on their book, “Grease, Tell Me More, Tell Me More: Stories from the Broadway Phenomenon That Started It All.” ​ The book is a collection of memories and stories from over one hundred actors and musicians, including the creative team and crew who were part of the original Broadway production and in the many touring companies it spawned.

The 7th episode in a series on the complete works of Stephen Sondheim. Rick Pender, the author of the The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia, is our musical guide. For this episode,, the 1970 landmark musical Company. We discuss the show and play a number of songs from the Original Broadway production.

The sixth episode in a series on the complete works of Stephen Sondheim. Rick Pender, the author of the The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia, is our musical guide. For this episode,, the 1979 musical Sweeney Todd. We discuss the show and play a number of songs from the Original Broadway production.

Interview with Stefan van de Graaff (Book) and Denning Burton (Book, Music, Lyrics), creators of Sherlock – the Musical (https://sherlockmusical.com/).

In this episode we talk with Mark Eden Horowitz on the publication of his new book, The Letters of Oscar Hammerstein II. Hammerstein virtually invented the modern American musical, first with Show Boat and then in his celebrated collaborations with composer Richard Rodgers.

Interview with author Kevin Winkler on his new book, Everything is Choreography: The Musical Theater of Tommy Tune.

Interview with Broadway Musical Director and arranger David Loud on his recently published memoir, Facing the Music. In addition to discussing his career in the orchestra pit, we talk about his acting in the original Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along.

The fifth episode in a series on the complete works of Stephen Sondheim. Rick Pender, the author of the The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia, is our musical guide. For this episode,, the 1973 musical A Little Night Music. We discuss the show and play a number of songs from the Original Broadway production.

The fifth episode in a series on the complete works of Stephen Sondheim. Rick Pender, the author of the The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia, will be our musical guide. For this episode,, the 1973 musical A Little Night Music. We discuss the show and playing a number of songs from the Original Broadway production.

On today's episode, I chat with Kendall Edwards, an account assistant at the Broadway public relations firm of DKC O&M. We’ll talk about her responsibilities and her insider perspective on the New York theater scene. The company handles PR concerns for many Broadway shows, including, Dear Evan Hansen, Hadestown, MJ - the Musical, and The Music Man.

The fourth episode in a series on the complete works of Stephen Sondheim. Rick Pender, the author of the The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia, is our musical guide. For this episode, we mark 46 years since the Broadway opening of Pacific Overtures by discussing the show and playing a number of songs from the Original Broadway production.

We chat with Frank DiLella, three-time Emmy Award winning host of “On Stage” on New York City’s Spectrum News NY1, the news channel’s weekly half-hour theater program.

We chat with Frank DiLella, three-time Emmy Award winning host of “On Stage” on New York City’s Spectrum News NY1, the news channel’s weekly half-hour theater program.

The third episode in a series on the complete works of Stephen Sondheim. Rick Pender, the author of the The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia, is our musical guide. For this episode, we mark 30 years since the Off-Broadway opening of Assassins by discussing the show and playing a number of songs from the Original Off-Broadway and Broadway revivals of the production.