Episodes

A Special Encore episode celebrating Black History Month

A Special Encore Episode

With Kevin Winkler author of Everything Is Choreography - The Musical Theater of Tommy Tune

With Kevin Winkler, author of Everything Is Choreography - The Musical Theater of Tommy Tune

With Kevin Winkler, author of the new book: Everything Is Choreography -The Musical Theater of Tommy Tune

With Dominic McHugh, author of The Big Parade - Meredith Willson's Musicals From The Music Man to 1491

With special guest Dominick McHugh author of The Big Parade -- Meredith Wilson's Musicals From The Music Man to 1491

The second of two special holiday bonus episodes of Broadway Nation. In Part One we looked at how the Jewish-Russian immigrant songwriter, Irving Berlin -- in addition to being one of the prime inventors of the Broadway Musical -- also created an entirely new category of popular song: “the Christmas Standard”. In this episode we explore how Berlin was aided and abetted in that endeavor by the son of Irish and German immigrants from Washington State who became one of the most popular performers of all time -- Bing Crosby. But first, we start off with Albert Evans’ amazing in-depth analysis of the genius of Irving Berlin, and the inspiration and craft that is behind the most popular song of all time.

This holiday special is an encore of one of our most popular episodes which tells the story of how the great Jewish-Russian immigrant songwriter, Irving Berlin, not only played a huge role in the invention the Broadway Musical, but also invented an entirely new category of popular song – the Christmas standard. This episode is an audio version of a Broadway Nation Live! performance that was presented in December 2019 at the Vashon Center For The Performing Arts on Vashon Island in Washington State.

With RICHARD CARLIN & KEN BLOOM, the authors of EUBIE BLAKE: RAGS, RHYTHM, AND RACE

With RICHARD CARLIN & KEN BLOOM, the authors of EUBIE BLAKE: RAGS, RHYTHM, AND RACE

Experiencing The Artistry of Stephen Sondheim For The Very First Time

The Making of COME FOM AWAY, part 2, with authors IRENE SANKOFF & DAVID HEIN

Inside the creation of COME FOM AWAY with authors IRENE SANKOFF & DAVID HEIN

Going Beyond Broadway with author Stacy Wolf

Going Beyond Broadway with author Stacy Wolf

Go behind the scenes of ANNIE, LEGALLY BLONDE and more with Broadway's legendary animal trainer BILL BERLONI!

Lee Roy Remembers Hello, Dolly!, 42nd Street & the Genius of Gower Champion!

On Richard Rodgers, Agnes DeMille & Making Gay History in Applause

Lee Roy Reams remembers Fosse, Verdon, Gennaro and more!

With special guest -- Tony Award winner David Zippel

Part two of my conversation with Caseen Gaines, author of the new book, FOOTNOTES: The Black Artists Who Rewrote the Rules of the Great White Way

A conversation with Caseen Gaines, author of FOOTNOTES: The Black Artists Who Rewrote the Rules of the Great White Way

Today my guest is Rick Pender, author of The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia, the new and extraordinarily comprehensive guide to everything Sondheim.