Modern Era Of Broadway Episodes
April 1, 2025
Episode 171: MALTBY & SHIRE, part 2.
The second part of my conversation with author Joshua Rosenblum about his new book CLOSER THAN EVER — THE UNIQUE SIX-DECADE SONGWRITING PARTNERSHIP of RICHARD MALTBY, JR, and DAVID SHIRE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Guest: Joshua Rosenblum
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March 20, 2025
Episode 170: The Six-Decade Songwriting Partnership of MALTBY & SHIRE
With author Joshua Rosenblum
March 6, 2025
Episode 169: If They Asked Me I Could Write A Book
On this episode, I have a big announcement, so I asked my buddy, friend, colleague, and Broadway Nation’s favorite co-host and guest host, ALBERT EVANS, to join me today to turn the tables on me and ask me the questions rather than me being the interviewer. As you may have guessed from the episode title, the announcement is that I have a book coming out called BROADWAY NATION (sound familiar?) and the subtitle will be similar to what you've heard before as well: HOW IMMIGRANT JEWISH, QUEER...
Guest: Albert Evans
Jan. 30, 2025
Special Encore Episode: BROADWAY COMES OUT!
Gay Liberation and the Modern Era of the Broadway Musical
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Jan. 2, 2025
Special Encore Episode: WHO'S THE GREATEST STAR? — In Memory of Chita Rivera
With special guest Albert Evans
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Dec. 12, 2024
Episode 160: Fixing The Musical — How Technologies Shaped the Broadway Repertory
with author Douglas L. Reside
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Dec. 5, 2024
Episode 159: Dance In Musical Theatre — A History of the Body in Movement
With Dustyn Martincich & Phoebe Rumsey
Nov. 28, 2024
Encore Episode: Transgressive Women —Major Themes of the Broadway Musical, part 1
"Goodbye to Blueberry Pie"
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Oct. 17, 2024
Episode 153: TikTok Broadway — Musical Theatre Fandom in the Digital Age, part 1.
With author Trevor Boffone
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Sept. 19, 2024
Episode 149: "A Song About Hope" — A Conversation with BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL
Welcome to a new season of Broadway Nation — the podcast that delves deeply into the remarkable history of the Broadway musical, with a special focus on the Immigrant, Jewish, Queer, and Black Artists who invented it. My guest today is Tony Award-winning Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell. After a short break, I am excited to be back with a new season that will be jam-packed with fascinating Broadway history, including interviews with an amazing lineup of authors of some brilliant new books th...
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June 13, 2024
Episode 144: One More For The Road — The Theater of Bette Midler, part 3
with KEVIN WINKLER author of On Bette Midler: An Opinionated Guide
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June 6, 2024
Episode 143: Bette On The Half Shell: The Theatre of Bette Midler, part 2
With KEVIN WINKLER author of On Bette Midler: An Opinionated Guide
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May 27, 2024
Episode 142: The Theater of Bette Midler
With KEVIN WINKLER author of On Bette Midler: An Opinionated Guide
May 20, 2024
Encore Episode: Everything Sondheim: Inside The Creation of the Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia
With author RICK PENDER
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May 13, 2024
Episode 141: Exceptional Storytelling Is Possible
With BEN WEST author of The American Musical — Evolution of and Art Form
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April 11, 2024
Episode 137: Broadway Melody — A Novel Approach to Broadway History
With author Jack Viertel
April 4, 2024
Carolyn, Dorothy, David, and More: Cy Coleman's Lyricists with special guest David Zippel
A Special Encore Episode
March 27, 2024
Encore Episode: Patricia Zipprodt and the Women Who Invented Broadway
The second part of my discussion with Tony Award-winning Costume Designer Ann Hould-Ward.