Modern Era Of Broadway 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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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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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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Episode 178: The Show Goes On, Broadway Hirings, Firings, and Replacements, part 2.
June 5, 2025

Episode 178: The Show Goes On, Broadway Hirings, Firings, and Replace…

This week’s episode of Broadway Nation is the second half of my conversation with author Ron Fassler, whose latest book is titled The Show Goes On — Broadway Hirings, Firings, and Replacements . Among the outstanding Broadway...

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Episode 176: In Memory of CHARLES STROUSE
May 20, 2025

Episode 176: In Memory of CHARLES STROUSE

With special guest Lee Roy Reams

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Encore Episode: Razzle Dazzle: A Brief History of Lighting Design, part 2.
April 20, 2025

Encore Episode: Razzle Dazzle: A Brief History of Lighting Design, pa…

This is the second half of this week's Encore presentation of my conversation with Tony-award-winning lighting designer Ken Billington . Last week, Ken received rave reviews for his lighting design of the new Broadway musical...

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Color and Light — A Brief History of Broadway Lighting Design with Tony Winner Ken Billington
April 15, 2025

Color and Light — A Brief History of Broadway Lighting Design with To…

This is a special encore episode of my 2022 interview with Tony-award-winning lighting designer Ken Billington . This past week, Ken received rave reviews for his lighting design of the new Broadway musical SMASH , which amaz...

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Episode 172: THE ART &  CRAFT of BROADWAY ORCHESTRATION with 3-Time Tony Winner DOUG BESTERMAN
April 8, 2025

Episode 172: THE ART & CRAFT of BROADWAY ORCHESTRATION with 3-Time T…

My guest this week is the three-time Tony award-winning Broadway orchestrator Doug Besterman , whose 31 Broadway musicals include The Producers , Fosse , Thoroughly Modern Millie , and his very first show, the 1991 revival of...

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