Episodes

Feb. 3, 2022

Episode 55: The King Of Broadway - The Genius Of Tommy Tune, part 3

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

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Jan. 27, 2022

Episode 54: "You Gotta Take Care Of Business" - The Genius of Tommy T…

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

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Jan. 20, 2022

Episode 53: The Theatrical Genius Of Tommy Tune, part 1

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

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Jan. 13, 2022

Episode 52: The Other Musicals Of Meredith Willson

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

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Jan. 6, 2022

Episode 51: The Musicals of Meredith Wilson, Part 1

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

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Dec. 30, 2021

SPECIAL ENCORE EPISODE: "WHITE CHRISTMAS" -- THE STORY OF AMERICA'S M…

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 …

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Dec. 22, 2021

SPECIAL ENCORE EPISODE: "WHITE CHRISTMAS": THE STORY BEHIND THE WORLD…

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 …

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Dec. 16, 2021

Episode 50: 100 YEARS OF SHUFFLE ALONG, part 4

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

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Dec. 9, 2021

Episode 49: 100 YEARS OF SHUFFLE ALONG!, part 3

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

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Dec. 2, 2021

Episode 48: MY FIRST SONDHEIM with special guest Albert Evans

Experiencing The Artistry of Stephen Sondheim For The Very First Time

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Nov. 25, 2021

Episode 47: "Listening To The Audience"

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

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Nov. 18, 2021

Episode 46: "ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS"

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

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Nov. 11, 2021

Episode 45: CHILDREN WILL LISTEN, part 2

Going Beyond Broadway with author Stacy Wolf

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Nov. 4, 2021

Episode 44: Children Will Listen

Going Beyond Broadway with author Stacy Wolf

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Oct. 28, 2021

Episode 43: TAILS OF BROADWAY! with theatrical animal trainer BILL BE…

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

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Oct. 21, 2021

Episode 42: Fifty Years On Broadway with Lee Roy Reams!, Part 3

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

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Oct. 14, 2021

Episode 41: Fifty Years On Broadway -- with Lee Roy Reams!

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

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Oct. 7, 2021

Episode 40: 50 YEARS ON BROADWAY! with special guest LEE ROY REAMS

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

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Sept. 30, 2021

Episode 39: Carolyn, Dorothy, David and More: Cy Coleman's Lyricists

With special guest -- Tony Award winner David Zippel

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Sept. 23, 2021

Episode 38: 100 Years of Shuffle Along, Part 2

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

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Sept. 16, 2021

Episode 37: 100 Years of SHUFFLE ALONG!, Part 1

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

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Sept. 9, 2021

Episode 36: Everything Sondheim: Inside the Creation of The Stephen S…

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

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Jan. 22, 2021

Episode 35: "Sensory Abundance!": or, Why We Are Hooked On Musicals

Why are the great Musicals so unforgettable? Why do musicals have so much power and impact? How is it that they are able to live in our hearts and memories for a lifetime? In this Season One finale Episode Albert …

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