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Black Broadway 8 Black Musicals 5 1920s 18 Silver Age Of Broadway 35 Musical Comedy 25 Jazz 9 Eubie Blake 1 Jazz Dance 5 Dance 4 Sondheim 14 See all categories →
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Episode 179: THE QUEER PIONEERS OF BROADWAY MUSICAL STAGING

June 12, 2025

Episode 179: THE QUEER PIONEERS OF BROADWAY MUSICAL STAGING

HASSARD SHORT & JOHN MURRAY ANDERSON

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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, writer and host David Armstrong traced 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 explored how musicals have always reflected and shaped our world -- especially in regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, and equality. In Season Two he will continue to highlight musicals, creators, and topics that didn’t fit into last season, and dig deeper into those in which there is much more to explore. In addition, David will investigate a number of new areas of interest that he, and frequent co-host Albert Evans have been researching during their hiatus. As always, Broadway Nation will be unique mix of music, history, opinion, analysis, and interviews with leading Broadway experts, artists, and insiders.

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