Episodes

Ep 198: FIVE DECADES OF SHOW BIZ with MARC SHAIMAN
Feb. 19, 2026

Ep 198: FIVE DECADES OF SHOW BIZ with MARC SHAIMAN

TONY Award-winning Composer/Lyricist and Author of NEVER MIND THE HAPPY

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Ep 197: Matching Minds With Sondheim with author Barry Joseph
Feb. 7, 2026

Ep 197: Matching Minds With Sondheim with author Barry Joseph

My guest this week is Barry Joseph, the author of the recent book, MatchingMinds with Sondheim. Since his death,  there have been so many books about Stephen Sondheim and various aspects of his life and his career, including...

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Ep 195: 40 Years of CHESS
Jan. 17, 2026

Ep 195: 40 Years of CHESS

Because this is a Broadway history podcast, I don’t usually comment on recently opened productions, since we can’t know yet whether they will be historically significant. The exceptions, of course, are major revivals of Broad...

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Ep 194: The Great Waltz on Radio & TV
Jan. 9, 2026

Ep 194: The Great Waltz on Radio & TV

With special guest Albert Evans

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Irving Berlin, Bing Crosby and the Story of "White Christmas," America's Most Popular Song, part 2
Dec. 31, 2025

Irving Berlin, Bing Crosby and the Story of "White Christmas," Americ…

This is the second of two special holiday episodes of Broadway Nation. Just like the first, this is an audio version of a Broadway Nation Live! performance that was given in December of 2019 at the Vashon Center For The Perfo...

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Ep 193: BY STRAUSS! In Search of THE GREAT WALTZ, part 2
Dec. 10, 2025

Ep 193: BY STRAUSS! In Search of THE GREAT WALTZ, part 2

This week Albert Evans joins me once again as we go “ In Search of Lost Broadway.” Specifically, the 1934 smash-hit musical The Great Waltz , conceived, directed, and lighted by Hassard. Short , with a book by Moss Hart , cho...

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A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM BROADWAY NATION!
Dec. 7, 2025

A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM BROADWAY NATION!

You are invited to join me on December 11 at 5:00 PM at The Museum of Broadway where Tony and Olivier Award-winning lyricist , David Zippel, will be interview me about my new book, Broadway Nation: How Immigrant, Jewish, Quee...

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Encore Episode: MY FIRST SONDHEIM
Nov. 21, 2025

Encore Episode: MY FIRST SONDHEIM

This episode was recorded in 2021 just five days after it was announced that Stephen Sondheim had died and as it happened my friend, colleague and frequent co-host and contributor to Broadway Nation, Albert Evans, was spendin...

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The Most Produced Play in America: Come From Away
Sept. 26, 2025

The Most Produced Play in America: Come From Away

A conversation with authors IRENE SANKOFF and DAVID HEIN

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Ep 186: GOING HOLLYWOOD — THE OXFORD GUIDES TO FILM MUSICALS
Sept. 19, 2025

Ep 186: GOING HOLLYWOOD — THE OXFORD GUIDES TO FILM MUSICALS

A new book series highlighting LOVE ME TONIGHT, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, and LA LA LAND.

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Special Pod Swap Episode: DAVID ARMSTRONG on THE WRONG CAT DIED podcast.
Aug. 19, 2025

Special Pod Swap Episode: DAVID ARMSTRONG on THE WRONG CAT DIED podca…

This episode features David Armstrong who is the author & podcast host of Broadway Nation

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