Buried Broadway

From the music writer of “Man of La Mancha”, Mitch Leigh, based on the critically acclaimed play “Hogan’s Goat”, we bring you “Cry For Us All”.  A dramatic musical telling the stories of Irish immigrants living in Brooklyn in the late 1800’s.  Somehow this hefty beast of a show was on Broadway at the same time as Hair and 1776, which is something to marvel at.  Grab your tissues and tune in for a truly wonderful ride.    Featured Recording: Cry For Us All Original Broadway Cast Recording – Project 3 Total Sound Stereo - 1970   For the rights to produce the show, your best bet is to contact Mitch Leigh’s estate.  Visit www.Bevarelli.com for more!  To hear Jen on The Poe Theatre on the Air: https://www.poetheatre.org/poe-theatre-on-the-air To hear Mikey Voice a sock puppet in Urinetown!  https://www.facebook.com/landlesstheatre/ To Learn more about Once Upon a Time: A Storytelling Podcast visit: https://astorytellingpodcast.wixsite.com/home FOR OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/BuriedBroadway For our Instagram: https://instagram.com/buriedbroadway?igshid=4rq4psgc1ft1 We love hearing from you!  Email BuriedBroadway@gmail.com to get in touch!

Before Six was even a twinkle in the imagination of the West End, there was Rex.  A musical about Henry VIII (and a couple of his wives) that was brought to Broadway with the legendary Richard Rodgers as the composer and Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof, She Loves Me) writing the lyrics.  This show has been forgotten to time, but we think his story needs to come to a head. (You know we had to!) Featured Recording: Rex Original Broadway Cast Recording – RCA -- 1976 FOR OUR PATREON CLICK HERE! To learn more about The Story Song Podcast Click Here For the rights to produce the show, contact Sherman Yellen and Sheldon Harnick directly.

A virgin to the Broadway stage, Lucille Ball stars in Wildcat! This unrefined gem was the product of Broadway legends Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh, and N. Richard Nash. They struck oil with the hit number "Hey, Look Me Over" but reviews declared the show crude nonetheless. See what all the drilling is about, hear Lucy sing, and stop us from making anymore oil puns in this description!Featured Recording: Wildcat Original Broadway Cast Recording – RCA Victor - 1961FOR OUR PATREON CLICK HERE!For the rights to produce the show visit: www.concordtheatricals.com

Happy Holidays, here’s a Flahooley! Don’t know what that is? Don’t fret, just tune in for a show full of magic, puppets, love, and capitalism! What could be more Christmasy than that? Written by the team that brought you Finnian’s Rainbow, this 1951 show stars Yma Sumac singing in her signature exotica style as well as a young Barbara Cook among the talented cast!Featured Recording: Flahooley Original Broadway Cast Recording – Capitol Records - 1951FOR OUR PATREON CLICK HERE!For the rights to produce the show visit: yipharburg.com/licensing/

A celebrated writing team:  Comden & Green (Applause, On the Town), Arthur Laurents (Gypsy, West Side Story), Jule Styne (Funny Girl, Peter Pan).  A legendary leading lady: Leslie Uggams (Roots, Anything Goes, even Deadpool)  Could this show, focused on the history of Black people in the US, be the gem we didn’t know we needed?  Take a listen and let us know what you think!Featured Recording: Original Broadway Cast Recording of Hallelujah, Baby!– 1967 – Columbia RecordsFOR OUR PATREON CLICK HERE!For the rights to produce the show visit: ConcordTheatricals.com 

An extra Halloween treat?  Don’t mind if we do! We are giving you a preview of what a Bonus Episode will look like from us (complete with Blooper Reel) because ... WE HAVE A PATREON!  This episode focuses on our favorite hidden Halloween movie musical, Stage Fright!  It stars a cast of musical theatre campers, Meat Loaf, Mini Driver, and Brandon Uranowitz!  It’s full of campy songs, metal, murder, and we couldn’t love it more!Featured Recording: Stage Fright Soundtrack – 2014 – Jerome Sable & Eli Batalion – Lakeshore RecordsFOR OUR PATREON CLICK HERE!To Watch the movie Jen is in "The Last of the Manson Girls" - Click HERETo Rent/buy "Stage Fright" on Amazon - Click HERE 

Were you left hanging by Part 1?!  Are you wondering if Humans defeat the Martians?  What happens to Carrie?  Will Richard Burton ever sing?  Well get out your Halloween candy and settle in for Part Two of this epic rock drama! Featured Recording: Concept Album – Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds – 1978 – CBS Records  For the rights to produce the show visit: jeffwaynemusic.com

What’s more Halloween than aliens coming to earth!?  Before there was Audrey II, HG Wells wrote about Martians in metal tripods killing humans with heat rays!  This musical retelling stays true to the original story with narrations by Richard Burton while adding a prog rock intensity that will make you want to jam out in your living room!Featured Recording: Concept Album – Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds – 1978 – CBS Records  For the rights to produce the show visit: jeffwaynemusic.com

A Frank Loesser hidden gem, "Where's Charley" is a hilariously sweet musical with one hit song that will have you swooning and singing along in minutes! Based on the British farce "Charley's Aunt", this complicated love story debuted on Broadway in 1948 to a delighted audience! Featured Recording: Original London Cast Recording – Where's Charley – 1972 - Monmouth-Evergreen RecordsFor the rights to produce the show visit: mtishows.comThe Original Cast Podcast (Mikey is a guest and it's an amazing listen!)

Another, not normal, episode to give you further updates with special foley by our pets!  We also share a special sneak peak of our guest appearance on the Wines and Dolls Podcast to wet your whistle!  WInes and Dolls Direct link: https://linktr.ee/winesanddolls

Not remotely a normal episode, Jen and Mikey give you an update and explanation on the lack of recent episodes!  With a special announcement!  The Wines and Dolls podcast: https://linktr.ee/winesanddolls

Bob Fosse’s directorial debut all because of his star Gwen Verdon!  This 1959 murder mystery has a plot that would make Agatha Christie’s head spin! Sweet music and jazzy dance numbers make this buried treasure worthwhile!Featured Recording: Original Broadway Cast Album – Redhead – 1959 - RCA VictorFor the rights to produce the show visit: mtishows.comShow Notes - to see the resources we used to research this episode!

This show that premiered on Broadway in 1964 had it all! Love, death, ghosts, flying, murder, mystery, ouija boards, Mediums, and hilarious legends that time has left behind. All based on the play "Blithe Spirit" from the genius mind of Noel Coward!Featured Recording: Original Broadway Cast Album - High Spirits - 1964 - ABC - Paramount Records For the rights to produce the show visit: ConcordTheatricals.com Show Notes - to see the resources we used to research this episode!

An amazing writing trifecta (Richard Rogers, Peter Stone, Martin Charnin), a perfect star vehicle (Danny Kaye), and with a story as old as, well, the Old Testament. Why don't more people know of this show?! Let's find out!Featured Recording: Original Broadway Cast Album - Two by Two - 1970 - Columbia Records For the rights to produce the full show visit: Concordtheatricals.com Show Notes - to see the resources we used to research this episode!

Michael Crawford before he was "The Phantom of the Opera" was in this sweet, sad musical written by Charles Strouse ("Annie", "Bye Bye Birdie"). This show is a historian's dream! So many worlds collided to bring this short lived show to Broadway.Featured Recording: Original London Cast - Flowers for Algernon -1980- Original Cast Record CompanyFor the rights to produce the full show visit: Dramaticpublishing.comShow Notes - to see the resources we used to research this episode!

Take a step back to a time where Jerry Herman was new to Broadway and Israel was new-ish to the world!  Milk and Honey oozes old Broadway charm! Featured Recording: The Original Broadway Cast - Milk and Honey - 1961For the rights to produce the full show visit: Concordtheatricals.comShow Notes - to see the resources we used to research this episode!

Let My People Come is the record that inspired this podcast!  Enjoy as you are thrown onto the sexual rollercoaster that was on Broadway in 1976!  But be warned... this first episode comes in with a bang (pardon the expression)!  It may not be quite up the same street as a classic theatre lover so if the title has already seemed a bit much perhaps it's best to skip to Episode 2 and beyond!  They are much more traditional.  But if this description and warning have done nothing but intrigue you more than enjoy as you listen to us giggle our way through this total gem of an album. Featured Recording: Original Cast Album - Let My People Come- 1974 For the rights to produce the full show visit: samdavidmanagement.comShow Notes - to see the resources we used to research this episode!