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Musical theater from off the beaten path. Obscure and unusual show tunes from within the canon and without, flops, failures, and the newest works from up-and-coming artists—plus tried-and-true hits. Also, occasional appearances from songs that are not show tunes (but only if they go really well with show tunes).

Location:

United States

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WFMU

Description:

Musical theater from off the beaten path. Obscure and unusual show tunes from within the canon and without, flops, failures, and the newest works from up-and-coming artists—plus tried-and-true hits. Also, occasional appearances from songs that are not show tunes (but only if they go really well with show tunes).

Language:

English


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moon over jazz hands from Jan 10, 2025

1/10/2025
Harry Nilsson - "Lazy Moon" - A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night [Music: J. Rosamond Johnson Lyrics: Bob Cole] [0:00:00] Jackie Wilson - "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" - By the Light of the Silvery Moon/Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want to Meet) [Music: Gus Edwards Lyrics: Edward Madden] [0:05:24] The Mellomen with Thurl Ravenscroft - "Shine On, Harvest Moon" - Barbershop Melodies, Volume 1 [Music & Lyrics: disputed] [0:08:15] Farah Alvin, Beth Malone, Bets Malone & Victoria Matlock - "Allegheny Moon" - The Marvelous Wonderettes: Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording [Music & Lyrics: Al Hoffman & Dick Manning] [0:09:48] Bob Dorough - "Old Devil Moon" - Devil May Care [Music: Burton Lane Lyrics: Yip Harburg] [0:11:13] Julienne Marie, Carol Bruce & Elizabeth Allen - "Moon in My Window" - Do I Hear a Waltz? (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim] [0:26:34] Rise Stevens - "'Neath the Southern Moon" - Victor Herbert Favorites [Music: Victor Herbert Lyrics: Rida Johnson Young] [0:29:30] Cast, Chorus & Orchestra of Ohio Light Opera - "Moonbeams" - The Red Mill [Music: Victor Herbert Lyrics: Henry Blossom] [0:32:23] kate smith - "Moon Song" - Those Wonderful Girls of Stage, Screen & Radio - Original Records of the '30s [Music: Arthur Johnston Lyrics: Sam Coslow] [0:35:59] Travis Hudson & Very Good Eddie Company - "Moon of Love" - Very Good Eddie [Music: Jerome Kern Lyrics: Anne Caldwell] [0:39:22] Hinton Battle - "Man in the Moon" - The Tap Dance Kid (Broadway Cast Recording) [Music: Henry Krieger Lyrics: Robert Lorick] [0:49:12] Will Connolly & Once Ensemble - "The Moon" - Once - A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Music & Lyrics: Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova] [0:51:41] The Spitfire Grill Original Off-Broadway Cast - "A Ring Around the Moon" - The Spitfire Grill [Music: James Valcq Lyrics: Fred Alley] [0:54:09] Tonya Pinkins, Aisha De Haas & Chandra Wilson - "Moon Trio" - Caroline, Or Change (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Music: Jeanine Tesori Lyrics: Tony Kushner] [1:00:16] Sally Ann Triplett, Paul Gygnell, Charlotte d'Amboise & Gene Anthony Ray - "Don't Waste the Moon" - Carrie the Musical (bootleg) [Music: Michael Gore Lyrics: Dean Pitchford] [1:02:35] Fleischer Studios - "Dancing on the Moon" - no album [Music: Murray Mencher Lyrics: Charles Tobias] [1:13:46] Brent Barrett with London Sinfonietta & Ambrosian Chorus - "Come to the Moon" - Broadway Showstoppers [Music: George Gershwin Lyrics: Lou Paley & Ned Wayburn] [1:18:37] J.W. Myers - "What's the Matter with the Moon Tonight?" - What's the Matter with the Moon Tonight? [Music: A. Baldwin Sloane Lyrics: Sydney Rosenfeld] [1:23:39] Billy Murray - "It's Moonlight All the Time on Broadway" - It's Moonlight All the Time on Broadway [Music: Percy Wenrich Lyrics: Ren Shields] [1:27:05] Ada Jones - "The Moon Has His Eyes On You" - The Moon Has His Eyes On You [Music: Albert Von Tilzer Lyrics: Billy Johnson] [1:30:33] Mel Torme - "i wished on the moon" - Swingin' On The Moon [Music: Ralph Rainger Lyrics: Dorothy Parker] [1:36:58] Mary Martin & Richard Rodgers - "Moon of My Delight" - Mary Martin Sings/Richard Rodgers Plays [Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart] [1:39:02] Sting - "It's Not the Same Moon" - The Last Ship [Music & Lyrics: Sting] [1:41:15] Jonathan Richman - "Blue Moon" - Jonathan Richman [Music: Richard Rodgers] [1:44:06] Frank Ocean - "Moon River" - Moon River [Music: Henry Mancini Lyrics: Johnny Mercer] [1:47:57] the three degrees - "Everybody Gets To Go To The Moon" - The Three Degrees Live [Music & Lyrics: Jimmy Webb] [1:50:55] Beatrice Arthur, Angela Lansbury & Mame Ensemble - "The Man In The Moon" - Mame (A New Musical) [Music & Lyrics: Jerry Herman] [1:59:17] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/148004

Duration:02:06:20

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Hallelujah Maybe from Jan 3, 2025

1/3/2025
Bob Martin & The Drowsy Chaperone Original Broadway Cast - "Hello/Fancy Dress" - The Drowsy Chaperone: Original Broadway Cast Recording [Music & Lyrics: Greg Morrison & Lisa Lambert] [0:00:00] Nelson Eddy, Robert Armbruster Chorus & Robert Armbruster Orchestra - "Little Work-A-Day World" - I Married an Angel/Little Work-A-Day World [Music & Lyrics: George Forrest, Herbert Stothart, Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers & Robert Wright] [0:19:24] The Four Lads with Ray Ellis and orch. - "Where's Charley? Medley" - Hits from "Where's Charley?" and "Hans Christian Andersen" [Music & Lyrics: Frank Loesser] [0:21:52] Orquesta Osvaldo Pugliese, Alexander Farrell & Byelorussian SSR Orchestra - "From Two to Five" - Soviet Union Jazz Selections (1935-1945) [Music & Lyrics: Unknown] [0:27:41] Bing Crosby - "Just One More Chance" - So Rare: Treasures from the Crosby Archives [Music & Lyrics: Sam Coslow & Arthur Johnston] [0:32:50] Janet Evra - "C'est Si Bon" - Meet Me in Paris [Music: Henri Betti Lyrics: André Hornez] [0:36:45] Linda Lavin - "You've Got Possibilities" - It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Music: Charles Strouse Lyrics: Lee Adams] [0:54:32] Aaron Sokoloff, Barbra Streisand, Harold Rome & Jack Carroll - "Four Little Angels of Peace" - Pins and Needles [Music & Lyrics: Harold Rome] [0:56:17] Phil Silvers & Mark Dawson - "Nobody Ever Died for Dear Old Rutgers" - High Button Shoes (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Music: Jule Styne Lyrics: Sammy Cahn] [0:59:33] Helen Traubel - "All at Once You Love Her (Reprise)" - Pipe Dream [Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein] [1:02:51] Robert Morse & Rudy Vallee - "Grand Old Ivy" - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying [Music & Lyrics: Frank Loesser] [1:05:29] Mandy Patinkin - "When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along" - Dress Casual [Music & Lyrics: Harry Woods] [1:07:01] Andrew Bird Trio - "Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise" - Sunday Morning Put-On [Music: Sigmund Romberg Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II & Frank Mandel] [1:09:30] Oscar Peterson - "Duke Ellington medley" - Unmistakable [Music: Duke Ellington] [1:11:00] Miles Davis Quintet - "It Never Entered My Mind" - Workin' With the Miles Davis Quintet [Music: Richard Rodgers] [1:26:40] ahmad jamal - "You'd be so easy to love" - Happy Moods [Music: Cole Porter] [1:30:04] Ike Quebec - "It Might As Well Be Spring" - It Might As Well Be Spring [Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II] [1:33:27] McCoy Tyner - "Days Of Wine And Roses" - Nights of Ballads & Blues [Music: Henry Mancini] [1:39:38] Bill Withers - "Ain't No Sunshine" - Ain't No Sunshine [Music & Lyrics: Bill Withers] [1:42:58] Barbra Streisand - "With One More Look at You" - Release Me [Music & Lyrics: Paul Williams & Kenny Ascher] [1:46:20] Al Bowlly - "Two Sleepy People" - Two Sleepy People/While a Cigarette Was Burning [Music: Hoagy Carmichael Lyrics: Frank Loesser] [1:55:24] Billie Holiday - "On the Sunny Side of the Street" - I'll Get By/On the Sunny Side of the Street [Music: Jimmy McHugh Lyrics: Dorothy Fields] [1:57:05] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/147770

Duration:02:05:52

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I'm dreaming of an acid jazz hands from Dec 20, 2024

12/20/2024
Walter Brennan - "Let the Bells Ring Out" - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas...Back Home [Music & Lyrics: Unknown] Lorne Greene - "Christmas Is A-Comin' (May God Bless You)" - Have a Happy Holiday [Music & Lyrics: Traditional] frank sinatra - "The Christmas Waltz" - White Christmas/The Christmas Waltz [Music & Lyrics: Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne] Signe Hasso - "What Becomes of Christmas" - Reminscing [Music: Max Showalter Lyrics: Peter Walker] mario lanza - "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" - Lanza Sings Christmas Carols [Music: Felix Mendelssohn Lyrics: Charles Wesley & George Whitefield] Johnny Mathis - "Christmas Day" - Give Me Your Love for Christmas [Music: Burt Bacharach Lyrics: Hal David] Anya Turner & Robert Grusecki - "Something New (in the New Year)" - In This Raggedy Time [Musi & Lyrics: Anya Turner & Robert Grusecki] Adam Kantor, Emily Walton & Aury Krebs - "New Year's Eve" - Darling Grenadine (Studio Cast Recording) [Music & Lyrics: Daniel Zaitchik] Christiane Noll - "I Don't Remember Christmas" - A Broadway Love Story [Music: David Shire Lyrics: Richard Maltby Jr.] Brian d'Arcy James - "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - From Christmas Eve to Christmas Morn [Music: Hugh Martin Lyrics: Ralph Blane] Brent Barrett - "I'll Be Home for Christmas/A Place Called Home" - Christmas Mornings [Music: Walter Kent ("I'll Be Home for Christmas")/Alan Menken ("A Place Called Home") Lyrics: Kim Gannon ("I'll Be Home for Christmas")/Lynn Ahrens ("A Place Called Home")] Oil City Symphony Original New York Cast - "SLEIGH RIDE" - Oil City Symphony: The Original Cast Recording [Music: Leroy Anderson Lyrics: Mitchell Parrish] Original Cast of A Christmas Memory - "A Tale to Tell" - A Christmas Memory [Music & Lyrics: C. Michael Perry] Floyd Huddleston & His Family Singers - "Santa Claus' Christmas Party" - Happy Birthday, Jesus - A Christmas Musical [Music & Lyrics: Floyd Huddleston] Metro - "Eleven Days from Christmas" - Metro's Eleven Days from Christmas [Music: Traditional Lyrics: Ken Singer & Les Havelock] Dancer, Prancer and Nervous - "The Happy Reindeer" - Dancer's Waltz/The Happy Reindeer [Music & Lyrics: Harold Rustigian & Robert Plaisted] Vincent & Pesci - "Can You Fix The Way I Talk For Christmas" - Can You Fix The Way I Talk For Christmas [Music & Lyrics: Frank Vincent & Joe Pesci] Jonas Kaufmann & Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg - "In the Bleak Midwinter" - It's Christmas [Music: Gustav Holst Lyrics: Christina Rossetti] Lise Davidsen, Norwegian Soloists Choir & the Norwegian Radio Orchestra - "o come all ye faithful" - Christmas from Norway [Music & Lyrics: Unknown] Marilyn Horne, the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square & Columbia Symphony Orchestra - "Angels We Have Heard On High" - O Holy Night [Music & Lyrics: Traditional (translated into English by James Chadwick)] Paul Plishka & Marble Collegiate Church Choir - "Lo, How a Rose" - Christmas with Paul Plishka [Music & Lyrics: Traditional] Bryn Terfel, Nidus Children's Choir & Welsh National Opera Orchestra - "I Orwedd Mewn Preseb" - Carols & Christmas Songs [Music: William J. Kirkpatrick Lyrics: Traditional (translated into Welsh by William Nantlais Williams)] Luciano Pavarotti & National Philharmonic Orchestra - "O Holy Night" - O Holy Night [Music: Adolphe Adam Lyrics: Placide Cappeau (translated into English by John Sullivan Dwight)] Kimi & Ritz - "merry christmas baby" - merry christmas baby [Music & Lyrics: Richard O'Brien] John Sheridan & the Jim Cullum Jazz Band - "Nutcracker Rag" - Hot Jazz for a Cool Yule - Riverwalk Live Volume 5 [Music: Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky] Paul Eakins - "Jingle Bells" - Circus Calyope [Music: James Lord Pierpont] Celia Cruz & La Sonora Matancera - "El Cha Cha Cha De La Navidad" - Feliz Navidad/El Cha Cha Cha De La Navidad [Music & Lyrics: Bobby Collazo, Julio Gutierrez & Osvaldo Estivill] The Dave Brubeck Quartet - "My Favorite Things" - My Favorite Things [Music: Richard...

Duration:02:06:05