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Scene to Song Episode 42: Contemporary Musical Theater

In this episode, freelance artists and founders of ContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com David Sisco and Laura Josepher discuss contemporary musical theater----what the term means and includes, as well as examples from Broadway, off-Broadway, and their site. We also talk about the song "Changing My Major" from Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori's 2015 Broadway musical Fun Home.

Scene to Song Episode 41: Scene to Song Outtakes

In this episode, I share outtakes from three previous episodes with guests Gregory Jacobs-Roseman, Michael Boyd, and EllaRose Chary. I also talk about the song "Telephone Wire" from Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori's 2015 Broadway musical Fun Home.

Scene to Song Episode 40: The Songs of Cole Porter: Two Things Can Be True at Once

In this episode, composer and librettist Rachel Peters discusses the songs of Cole Porter--looking at the darkness in happy songs and how two things can be true at once. We also talk about the song "So in Love" from Cole Porter and Bella and Samuel Spewack's 1948 musical Kiss Me Kate.

Scene to Song Episode 39: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

In this episode, arts educator Aliza Greenberg discusses Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and the ways in which it is and isn't a musical for kids. We also talk about the song "It's Time" from the 1996 musical Big: The Musical.

 

 

Scene to Song Episode 38: 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.

Scene to Song Episode 37: Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's Evening Primrose

In this episode, performer and creator Victoria Gordon discusses Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's 1966 television musical Evening Primrose, looking at the contradictions of art vs. capitalism and inside vs. outside and at Charles and Ella's relationship. We also talk about the song "Storybook" from Frank Wildhorn and Nan Knighton's The Scarlet Pimpernel, specifically Linda Eder's version.

Scene to Song Episode 36: Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton

In this episode, writer and musician Kirk Hamilton discusses Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical Hamilton, looking at the character of Eliza, how the show's visual elements work with the score, and the songs "Non-Stop" and "The Reynolds Pamphlet." We also talk about the songs "You'll Be Back," "What Comes Next?" and "I Know Him" from Hamilton.

 

 

Scene to Song Episode 35: The Great White Way and Whiteness and White Identity in Musical Theater

In this episode, Warren Hoffman, author of The Great White Way: Race and the Broadway Musical, discusses his book, specifically whiteness and white identity in musical theater, in preparation for the book's second edition. We also talk about the song "Love Can't Happen" by Maury Yeston from the musical Grand Hotel. 

Scene to Song Episode 34: The Musicals of Jerry Herman

In this episode, composer and lyricist and theatrical producer Gregory Jacobs-Roseman discusses the musicals of composer and lyricist Jerry Herman. We also talk about the song "The Best of Times" from Herman's La Cage aux Folles. 

Scene to Song Episode 33: Season Two Finale

In this episode, seven of this season's guests--Mark Falconer, Anika Chapin, James Ballard, Jessica Fleitman, John Verderber, Marcus Scott, and BethAnn Cohen--return to discuss the topics from the season and listener-submitted questions and comments.