Scene to Song

Scene to Song Episode 125: Greek Mythology Musical Theater

In this episode, singer, actress, writer, lyricist, and voiceover artist Amanda Fischler discusses Greek mythology in musical theater from Hadestown to The Golden Apple and all the aspects that go into writing these stories. We also talk about the song "In My Own Little Corner" from Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's 1957 TV musical Cinderella, specifically the 1997 TV version with Brandy.

You can write to scenetosong@gmail.com with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you’d like to be a podcast guest. Follow on Instagram at @ScenetoSong and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.” And be sure to sign up for the new monthly e-newsletter at scenetosong.substack.com. Contribute to the Patreon. The theme music is by Julia Meinwald. 

Music played in this episode:
"Why We Build the Wall" from Hadestown
"The Tirade" from The Golden Apple
"In My Own Little Corner" from Cinderella

Scene to Song Episode 124: The Muppet Movies as Musical Theater

In this episode, dramaturg, director and producer Shaun Leisher discusses the Muppet movies as musical theater. We also talk about the song "Side by Side/What Would We Do Without You" from Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's 1970 musical Company, specifically The Muppet Show version with Loretta Swit.

You can write to scenetosong@gmail.com with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you’d like to be a podcast guest. Follow on Instagram at @ScenetoSong and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.” And be sure to sign up for the new monthly e-newsletter at scenetosong.substack.com. Contribute to the Patreon. The theme music is by Julia Meinwald. 

Music played in this episode:
"Moving Right Along" from The Muppet Movie
"Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie
"Going to Go Back There One Day" from The Muppet Movie
"Hey It’s a Movie" from The Great Muppet Caper
"Happiness Hotel" from The Great Muppet Caper
"Cabin Fever" from Muppet Treasure Island
"You Can’t Take No for an Answer" from The Muppets Take Manhattan
"Scrooge" from The Muppet Christmas Carol
"Side by Side/What Would We Do Without You" from Company

Scene to Song Episode 123: Tim Rice, Benny Andersson, and Björn Ulvaeus's Chess

In this episode, attorney and writer Tara Krieger discusses Tim Rice, Benny Andersson, and Björn Ulvaeus's 1986 musical Chess. We also talk about the song "This Is the Hour" from Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's 1989 musical Miss Saigon.

You can write to scenetosong@gmail.com with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you’d like to be a podcast guest. Follow on Instagram at @ScenetoSong and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.” And be sure to sign up for the new monthly e-newsletter at scenetosong.substack.com. Contribute to the Patreon. The theme music is by Julia Meinwald. 

Music played in this episode:
"Merano" from Chess
"Pity the Child" from Chess
"One Night in Bangkok" from Chess
"Someone Else's Story" from Chess
"Nobody's Side" from Chess
"The Arbiter" from Chess
"Quartet (A Model of Decorum and Tranquility)" from Chess
"Endgame #1" from Chess
"Endgame #3" from Chess
"This Is the Hour" from Miss Saigon

Scene to Song Episode 38 Re-Release: Tom O'Horgan, Helen Miller, and Eve Merriam's Inner City

In this episode, writer and director Michael Boyd discusses Tom O'Horgan, Helen Miller, and Eve Merriam's 1971 musical Inner City, the story behind this short-lived musical, most likely the first Broadway musical with a score by two women, as well as a look some of the songs. We also talk about the song "Hushaby/My Mother Said" from Inner City.

You can write to scenetosong@gmail.com with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you’d like to be a podcast guest. Follow on Instagram at @ScenetoSong and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.” And be sure to sign up for the new monthly e-newsletter at scenetosong.substack.com. Contribute to the Patreon. The theme music is by Julia Meinwald.

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Scene to Song Episode 122: Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's A Little Night Music

In this episode, theater Reviewer, composer, lyricist and librettist Donald H. Sandborn III discusses Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's 1973 musical A Little Night Music. We also talk about the song "Send in the Clowns" from A Little Night Music.

You can write to scenetosong@gmail.com with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you’d like to be a podcast guest. Follow on Instagram at @ScenetoSong and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.” And be sure to sign up for the new monthly e-newsletter at scenetosong.substack.com. Contribute to the Patreon. The theme music is by Julia Meinwald.

Music played in this episode:
"Now / Later / Soon" from A Little Night Music
"The Glamorous Life" from A Little Night Music
"The Glamorous Life" from A Little Night Music film
"Every Day a Little Death" from A Little Night Music
"A Weekend in the Country" from A Little Night Music
"Send in the Clowns" from A Little Night Music
"Finale: Send in the Clowns" from A Little Night Music

Glynis Johns singing "Send in the Clowns" on television.

Scene to Song Episode 121: Bible Musicals

In this episode, writer Rick Rhobajt Widen discusses bible musicals, running the gamut from Children of Eden, Two by Two, and Jesus Christ Superstar to religion-adjacent musicals like Saved and Leap of Faith . We also talk about the song "Writing a Gospel Play" from Michael R. Jackson's 2022 musical A Strange Loop.

You can write to scenetosong@gmail.com with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you’d like to be a podcast guest. Follow on Instagram at @ScenetoSong and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.” And be sure to sign up for the new monthly e-newsletter at scenetosong.substack.com. Contribute to the Patreon. The theme music is by Julia Meinwald.

Music played in this episode:
"Generations" from Children of Eden
"Why Me?" from Two by Two
"Deborah (Lead Me to the Rock)" from Bible Women
"Answer Me" from The Band’s Visit
"Two by Two" from Two by Two
"Samuel Anoints David" from King David
"I Don’t Know How to Love Him" from Jesus Christ Superstar
"Feelings" from The Apple Tree
"Writing a Gospel Play" from A Strange Loop
"Faith Hope Love" by Rick Rhobajt Widen

Scene to Song Bonus Episode: The Hitchcock Gays Supplemental: Discussing "Spellbound" with Shoshana Greenberg

As I prepare to record more episodes, I am sharing a conversation I had with former podcast guest Spencer Robelen on his The Hitchcock Gays podcast about Hitchcock’s 1945 film Spellbound starring Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck. I hope you enjoy getting to know Spencer’s podcast, and Scene to Song will be back in two weeks with a new episode.

You can write to scenetosong@gmail.com with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you’d like to be a podcast guest. Follow on Instagram at @ScenetoSong and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.” And be sure to sign up for the new monthly e-newsletter at scenetosong.substack.com. Contribute to the Patreon. The theme music is by Julia Meinwald.

Scene to Song Episode 120: Representations of Russia/the USSR in Musical Theater

In this episode, composer, lyricist, music director, and educator Katya Stanislavskaya discusses representations of Russia/the USSR in musical theater from Fiddler on the Roof to Anastasia to off-Broadway's Iron Curtain and many in between. We also talk about the song "The Beauty Is" from Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas's 2005 musical The Light in the Piazza.

You can write to scenetosong@gmail.com with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you’d like to be a podcast guest. Follow on Instagram at @ScenetoSong and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.” And be sure to sign up for the new monthly e-newsletter at scenetosong.substack.com. Contribute to the Patreon. The theme music is by Julia Meinwald.

Music played in this episode:
"To Life" from Fiddler on the Roof
"Prologue" from Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812
"No One Else" from Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812
"Crossing a Bridge" from Anastasia
"Two Worlds" from Doctor Zhivago
"That's Capital" from Iron Curtain
"Our Time" from Lempicka
"The Beauty Is" from The Light in the Piazza

Scene to Song Episode 119: Elphaba's Journey in Wicked

In this episode, actress, Chair of Performing Arts at New York Film Academy, and original Wicked cast member Kristy Cates discusses Elphaba's journey in Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman's 2003 musical Wicked. We also talk about the song "No One is Alone" from Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's 1987 musical Into the Woods.

You can write to scenetosong@gmail.com with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you’d like to be a podcast guest. Follow on Instagram at @ScenetoSong and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.” And be sure to sign up for the new monthly e-newsletter at scenetosong.substack.com. Contribute to the Patreon. The theme music is by Julia Meinwald.

Music played in this episode:
"The Wizard and I" from Wicked
"No Good Deed" from Wicked
"For Good" from Wicked
"No One Is Alone" from Into the Woods

Scene to Song Episode 118: The Sherman Brothers' Movie Musicals for Disney

In this episode, writer, dramaturg, and publishing professional William Forrest discusses the Sherman Brothers' Movie Musicals for Disney, tracing their trajectory from their early pop hits to the sophistication of of the book musical in such films as Mary Poppins (1964). We also talk about the song "Soon It's Gonna Rain" from Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt's 1960 musical The Fantasticks.

You can write to scenetosong@gmail.com with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you’d like to be a podcast guest. Follow on Instagram at @ScenetoSong and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.” And be sure to sign up for the new monthly e-newsletter at scenetosong.substack.com. Contribute to the Patreon. The theme music is by Julia Meinwald.

Music played in this episode:
"Pineapple Princess" by The Sherman Brothers
"The Parent Trap" from The Parent Trap
"Chim Chim Cheree" from Mary Poppins
"A Spoonful of Sugar" from Mary Poppins
"Valentine Candy" from The Happiest Millionaire 
"Soon It’s Gonna Rain" from The Fantasticks