Podcast appearances and mentions of Alice Murphy

Alice Murphy joins the podcast to read from her hot new release, 'A Showgirl's Rules for Falling in Love.' We talk about the book's dual timeline narrative intertwining a historical romance with a contemporary framework, the importance of the happily ever after, and body image over time.  00:00 Introduction to the Historical Romance Sampler Podcast 03:47 Reading from A Showgirl's Rules for Falling In Love 15:56 Interview with Alice Murphy: Writing Process and Inspirations 21:24 Discussion on Historical Accuracy and Representation 30:29 Love It or Leave It: Romance Tropes 34:00 Conclusion and Where to Find Alice Murphy's Book   Find out more about Alice Murphy: https://alicemurphybooks.com/   THANK YOU TO THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORS:  Listen to Smart Podcast, Trashy Books wherever you catch podcasts or via https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/   HRS is an affiliate of Libro.fm! Sign up for a new monthly membership and get three audiobooks for the price of one with code HISTORICAL! (As an affiliate, HRS may earn a portion of your purchase, for which we thank you!) Check out the official HRS playlist at: https://tidd.ly/4hgCquh      Find out more about your host Katherine Grant: Instagram (@katherine_grant_romance) TikTok (@katherinegrantromance) Facebook (@Katherinegrantromanceauthor)  Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19872840.Katherine_Grant) Bookbub (https://www.bookbub.com/authors/katherine-grant)   Follow HRS on social media! TikTok (@historicalromancesampler)  Instagram (@historicalromancesampler) 

June Alice Murphy, 90, of Richmond, Virginia, died on September 24, 2024, at the Bon Secours Community Hospice House. She was the wife of Patrick J. Murphy, and the mother of Patrick Murphy (Diane) of Lee, New Hampshire, Ellen Bradley (Steven, deceased) of Richmond, Virginia, Timothy Murphy (Sandy) of Pasadena, Maryland, Kevin Murphy (Katie) of Cumming, Georgia, Sean Murphy (Linda) of Atlanta, Georgia, Eileen O'Connor (Patrick) of Great Falls, Maryland, Erin Smithdeal (Wilson) of Fairfax, Virginia, and Courtney Etheridge (Gary) of Wilmington, Delaware. She had 22 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. June was born on May 21, 1934, in Palmerton, Pennsylvania....Article LinkSupport the show

Mintzer's cover of this iconic Metallica classic imbues a mystical other-worldliness with melodic, siren vocals, haunting choral harmonies, and dark, moody, ethereal vibes.Anna Mintzer is a multifaceted artist; an American actress and songstress who has recently embarked on a journey of sharing her own music with the world—her debut single “Haunted” was released across all streaming platforms October 31, 2022, followed up by the Official Music Video on November 11, 2022.  Her second single, “My Eulogy,” was released on the 2023 Spring Equinox.As a singer/songwriter, Mintzer's music blends innovative, aching melodic lines with a driving narrative to create a sound all her own. With siren tones of sensual folk and uplifting soprano, her music has been described as “stardust for the soul.”  She is currently in creation of her first collection of songs.As an actress and performing artist, Anna has garnered praise playing a wide array of characters.  In early 2019, Anna received a Broadway World Award nomination for Best Leading Actress for her performance in Musical Theatre West's critically acclaimed West Coast regional premiere production of Bright Star, starring as Alice Murphy—declared a “leading lady's incandescent star turn” (StageSceneLA).  Said to be a “true find” and a “thrill a minute to watch,” Anna received rave reviews for her “deliriously wonderful” performance (BroadwayWorld), as well as multiple Broadway World “Best of LA 2018” Outstanding Performance recognition.  Directed by Richard Gatta, Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's award winning bluegrass musical was the highest audience rated show in MTW history. https://www.annamintzer.com/Support the showThanks for listening for more information or to listen to other podcasts or watch YouTube videos click on this link >https://thetroutshow.com/

The Flood is honored and thrilled to be invited by Mike Murdock and Nora Ankrom to be part of their Alchemy Theater's new production of the musical, Bright Star. This evening is opening night!The show runs for the next two weekends, July 7-9, 14-16 at Huntington's new Geneva Kent Center for the Arts at 68 Holley Ave. Doors open at 7 p.m. each evening. In addition, there is one matinee performance at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 9.Besides joining the wonderful Mark Smith and John Kinley in the house band, we'll also be playing a little pre-show Flood set before each performance. That starts at about 7 each night.Because railroads play a big part in the play's story line, we'll offer a traditional train song or two in our set, like this Huddle Ledbetter classic. For the backstory on Lead Belly's great old tune, see our earlier Flood Watch article:All About “Bright Star”Bright Star — which opened on Broadway in the winter of 2016 after being workshopped three years earlier by New York Stage and Film at the Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College — was written and composed by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell.The story is set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina in 1945–46 with flashbacks to 1923. It opens with literary editor Alice Murphy meeting a soldier just home from World War II; something about the young man awakens Alice's longing for the child she lost many years earlier. Haunted by their unique connection, Alice sets out on a journey to understand her past. What she finds has the power to transform lives throughout the community.At its debut, Bright Star received high praise from critics. Charles Isherwood of The New York Times, for instance, called it a “shining achievement.” He added, “The complicated plot, divided between two love stories that turn out to have an unusual connection, threatens to get a little too diffuse and unravel like a ball of yarn rolling off a knitter's lap. But the songs … provide a buoyancy that keeps the momentum from stalling.”Spoiler Alert: The True StoryAs Alchemy Theater's posters for the show observe, Bright Star was inspired by a true story, and we're prepared to tell you that story. However, you might not want to know these details before you see the show.So — flash! — this is your spoiler alert: If you want the story to unfold on stage, stop reading right now. After you've seen the play for yourself, you can always come back here to read the rest of the story.That story begins on an August evening in 1902 near the town of Irondale, Missouri, when a 67-year-old farmer named William Helms was walking along the railroad tracks gathering lumber for a barn he wanted to build.Along the way, he watched the No. 4 engine of the Iron Mountain Railroad cross the Big River bridge on its run to St. Louis. Just then he heard a strange sound. Following it, Helms found a suitcase on a sandbar sticking out of the river. Inside he discovered a 5-day-old baby.Having fallen 50 feet, the child was badly bruised with a pronounced dent in his head. Helms took the baby home to his wife, Sarah Jane, and together they nursed him back to health. The suitcase also contained an extra set of clothing and some black thread, but nothing to identify the child. Although the Helms were up in years and had already raised a family, the couple decided to keep the infant.They gave him a name that was as long as his tumble from that train: William Moses Gould Helms. (“William” after his new foster father, "Gould” for Jay Gould, the owner of the railroad, and "Moses," because the boy was found at the water's edge like the biblical baby.)The story of the "Iron Mountain Baby" ran in St. Louis newspapers and spread across the country that summer and fall. Many came to see the baby and some offered to adopt him. At least one lady came, dressed in black, and claimed the child was hers.From Newspapers to Folk SongThe story might have ended there, but in early 1903 a preacher named Rev. J.T. Barton wrote a ballad called "The Iron Mountain Baby,” setting it to a traditional tune ("The Blind Child's Prayer"). Barton's song mistakes certain key details — like the number of the train, even the names of the principals — but it became very popular in its day: I have a song I'd like to singIt's awful but it's trueAbout a baby, thrown from a trainBy a woman, I know not who.Th' train was running at full speedT'was northbound number nine An' as it crossed th' river's bridgeShe cast it from the door.A Mother unkind, a Father untrueAnd yet, I'm bound to sayIt must have grieved that Mother's heartTo cast her baby away.The leaves in which this baby was foundWas fourteen inches longFive inches wide, six inches deepAn', O, so closely bound.It was Bill Williams who found this babe He heard its helpless cryHe took it to his loving wife;She would not let it die.She bathed and washed its little headAn' soon, it hushed its cryGod bless them both while they liveGod bless them when they die.We'll name him William Roscoe Because he has no nameThen, if he grows to be a manHe'll wear it just th' same.This ends my song, my story I've toldI'll say, goodbye to allUntil we meet around the throneIn that bright world above all.The RecordIn the late 1940s, the story reached yet another new audience, this time when Missouri-based country music star Johnny Rion recorded Barton's song.And the real Iron Mountain baby was still alive to hear the song on the air, though it is said that William Helms never really enjoyed his peculiar fame.More Re-TellingsNonetheless, his story simply wouldn't die.In 2007, Evault Boswell of Greenville, Texas, published a novel, The Iron Mountain Baby, which imagines a young William going to St. Louis to track down his real mother. There he finds intrigue and dishonesty in high places, and, of course, romance.Meanwhile, Steve Martin and Edie Brickell visited the story even before they wrote Bright Star. It was the subject of "Sarah Jane and the Iron Mountain Baby," from their 2013 album, Love Has Come for You.Baby Bill's LifeAfter the death of his foster father, William Moses Gould Helms moved with his adoptive mother to Salem, Missouri. He attended Southwest Missouri State Teachers College (his education paid for by the St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway). He became a printer and sometimes-newspaper editor. In the 1930s, William and his new wife, Sally, moved to Texas, where he lived until his death in 1953.When the body was carried by rail back to Missouri for burial, it was only the second time that William ever rode a train. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 1937flood.substack.com

Green Valley Theatre is a community-based company committed to bringing out what is most fun about the theatrical experience with productions that inspire, engage, and tickle the funny bone. Whether you've attended one of our main stage productions, seen our touring puppet theatre, or joined us late in the night for our annual production of The Rocky Horror Show, Green Valley Theatre Company promises performances of the highest quality created by artists whose work reflects commitment and passion. Green Valley Theatre is excited to welcome BRIGHT STAR to the Sacramento Region! Inspired by a real event and featuring the Grammy-nominated score by Steven Martin and Edie Brickell, BRIGHT STAR tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and '40s. When literary editor Alice Murphy meets a young soldier just home from World War II, he awakens her longing for the child she once lost. Haunted by their unique connection, Alice sets out on a journey to understand her past – and what she finds has the power to transform both of their lives. Propelled by an ensemble of onstage musicians and dancers, the story unfolds as a rich tapestry of deep emotion, beautiful melodies and powerfully moving characters. An uplifting theatrical journey that holds you tight in its grasp, Bright Star is as refreshingly genuine as it is daringly hopeful. For tickets please visit https://greenvalleytheatre.com/tickets/brightstar

Feb. 10-12, 2023 Juliet Beck Auditorium Tickets https://pmttickets.ludus.com/index.php ​ Inspired by a true story and featuring the Tony®-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Broadway's BRIGHT STAR tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and '40s. When literary editor Alice Murphy meets a young soldier just home from World War II, he awakens her longing for the child she once lost. Haunted by their unique connection, Alice sets out on a journey to understand her past—and what she finds has the power to transform both of their lives. With beautiful melodies and powerfully moving characters, the story unfolds as a rich tapestry of deep emotion. An uplifting theatrical journey that holds you tightly in its grasp, BRIGHT STAR is as refreshingly genuine as it is daringly hopeful.

Episode 180 of bookcareers.com Live Our regular podcast episodes are on a Summer Break! In the meantime we will be replaying a few of our favourite interviews, as there is so much in them. We think you'll enjoy them second time around. In this episode of bookcareers Live, we continue our conversation with one of […] The post Marketing with Alice Murphy-Pyle of HarperNorth – Part Two appeared first on Bookcareers.

Episode 179 of bookcareers.com Live Our regular podcast episodes are on a Summer Break! In the meantime we will be replaying a few of our favourite interviews, as there is so much in them. We think you'll enjoy them second time around. Back in October 2020, Head of Marketing of HarperNorthUK, Alice Murphy-Pyle spoke to us about […] The post Marketing with Alice Murphy-Pyle of HarperNorth – Part One appeared first on Bookcareers.

Simon McGarr, Solicitor at McGarr Solicitors, Alice Murphy, Legal Advisor to the National Maternity Hospital

Patrick Costello, Green Party TD and Alice Murphy, legal advisor to the National Maternity Hospital.

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has today been answering questions from Senators and TDs trying to ease concerns around the National Maternity Hospital. But some people are still not confident it's the right site. Alice Murphy, Legal advisor to the National Maternity Hospital – Holles Street and Bernie Linnane, Chair of Our National Maternity Hospital group joined Kieran to discuss these concerns.     Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Alice talks with New Jersey residents about Murphy running for President and some entertainment news.

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Dylan and Connor are joined by Tony Award nominee Carmen Cusack (Bright Star, Wicked, Flying Over Sunset). Listen in as they discuss post-Tonys thoughts, Slave Play returning to Broadway, Designing Women, playing Elphaba in a snowstorm, honoring Marin Mazzie, Carmen's illustrious resume, her hot husband Paul, originating Alice Murphy in Bright Star, being nominated for a Tony, Doris Day, Idina and Kristin healing onstage singing “For Good,” personal trainers, Grace & Frankie, and MORE. See Carmen this fall in her solo show “Baring All” at Feinstein's/54 Below and on Broadway in Flying Over Sunset.Follow Carmen on Twitter & InstagramGet tickets to Carmen's new concert at Feinstein's/54 Below on 10/22 & 10/24 here! Follow DRAMA. on Twitter & InstagramFollow Connor MacDowell on Twitter & InstagramFollow Dylan MacDowell on Twitter & InstagramEdited by DylanHERE is where you find official DRAMA. merch!SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON HERE! Be the first to get our new merch, hear bonus episodes, and more!Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts, rate us 5 stars, and leave a kind review!

While the increasing rate of vaccinations is a rare bit of good news, the pandemic is still raging in New York and Cuomo is yet again throwing workers under the bus by dangerously opening indoor dining. But restaurant workers are organizing to build power that will last beyond just this crisis. Gary Inman from the Restaurant Organizing Project will update you on these crucial efforts. Restaurant workers aren’t the only ones who have suffered from Cuomo’s wrath as thousands died in nursing homes while his friends raked in profits. Alice Murphy (@rosaceabitch) joins us to discuss the protest outside Medgar Evans against the governor this past Monday. Later in the show Madeleine Pelzel from Houston DSA will share with us her on the ground perspective about man-made disaster in Texas and how local socialist have responded to the crisis. Follow @HoustonDSA  @MutualAidHou, @SayHerNameTX and @MadsPelzel who are doing work on the ground right now in Texas. https://powerfortexas.org/ 

Kate and Julia are joined by Alice Murphy and Maia Rosenberg of New York City DSA. Julia and Kate can be found at @OhJuliaTweets and @KateWillett Hosts: Kate Willett and Julia Claire Producer: Genevieve Gearity Theme Song: Emily Frembgen and Kate Willett Artwork: Adrienne Lobl

Brenna is a Montana born, Seattle based singer, actor, dancer, and voice artist. Her favorite leading credits include her award nominated performance of Violet at Seattle’s ArtsWest and Alice Murphy in Taproot Theatre’s Bright Star. Brenna was also seen in the touring production of The Little Mermaid and various productions at The 5th Avenue Theatre, Village Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, and Arizona Repertory Theatre. She can be found on Kooman & Dimond’s original cast recording of “The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes.” Brenna graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Arizona with a BFA in musical theatre & minor in pre-law. She currently works in the field of health & wellness, specializing in stretch therapy and is a proud member of Actor’s Equity. @missbrennawagnerbrennawagner.com SFX by Zapsplat

Speakers: Niamh Callaghan, Alice Murphy, Margaret O'Sullivan

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Theatre First Episode 250Bright Star (Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne Australia) Steve Martin’s feel-good new musical!Inspired by a real event and featuring the Grammy-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Bright Star tells a sweeping tale of love, regret, and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and ’40s.When literary editor Alice Murphy meets a young soldier just home from World War II, he awakens her longing for the child she once lost. Haunted by their unique connection, Alice sets out on a journey to understand her past.For more information visit https://chapeloffchapel.com.au/show/bright-star/ Theatre First RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ivetheatrereviews  Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcatcher apps, including Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, ACast etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.#theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #brightstar #chapeloffchapel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Diane interviews Audrey Cardwell, who stars as Alice Murphy in the National Tour of “Bright Star”, a musical written by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell that takes place in North Carolina.  Audrey talks about the show and life on the road as a touring actress.

This week we have the star of Bright Star, Jill Anderson! She shares with us the unique rehearsal process, the ways in which playing Alice Murphy will be one of her most cherished roles, along with the interesting way in which she rediscovered the importance of always living in the moment, and more!!

After her time on the West End as Fantine in Les Misérables, Cusack toured as the leading lady of both Wicked and South Pacific. She’s a Tony Nominee for her role as Alice Murphy in Bright Star, her Broadway debut! She now brings her story to the Feinstein’s/54 Below stage. In the concert, Carmen she shares with us the stories and songs which brought her to Broadway.Hosted by: Paul Wontorek, Beth Stevens, and Matt Rodin

Special Episode #11: Five years later!! Here I am again with a new episode and an extra special guest star, THE bright star of Bright Star, Carmen Cusack! Carmen exploded last season with her highly acclaimed Broadway debut as "Alice Murphy" in Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's musical, garnering every lead-actress-in-a-musical nomination that exists. While Bright Star did mark Carmen's Broadway debut, it certainly wasn't her first theatrical outing. Her career began in the UK, including such star turns as Christine in Phantom, Fantine in Les Mis, and then back in the US on the national tours of Wicked as Elphaba and South Pacific as Nellie. Add in regional gigs playing Annie in First Wives Club, Mother in Ragtime and Dot in Sunday in the Park... and you've got a seriously impressive resume! Since Bright Star closed, Carmen has kept busy with numerous concert gigs and a one-woman play, Do This, at the Gulfshore Playhouse. Coming up are appearances at the Kennedy Center for a Pete Seeger tribute on April 15th, a solo show at 54 Below on April 16th, and a concert with me (!) at the Axelrod Arts Center in Deal, NJ on May 20th!Today's selection is a "trunk song" from yet another one of my abandoned musicals, Hashi, on which I collaborated with Beth Blatt. Hashi was loosely inspired by Pollyanna, i.e. a hardened, spinster aunt gets custody of the newly orphaned child of her estranged sister. In our version which takes place today, the aunt, Barb, is a 40something, single NY businesswoman with no time for parenthood, and instead of a niece, Hashi is her nephew, born and raised in Africa and Asia by Barb's free-spirited, hippie sister. Barb has just learned she will have to take custody of the boy, who arrives the next day. With no information about him and his life, she speculates on how "Nothing's Gonna Change."This episode was recorded on March 20, 2017.

In part 1 of the episode, we chat with Tony nominee Carmen Cusack who made one of the most celebrated Broadway debuts in recent memory this year as Alice Murphy in Bright Star. We find out where she'd been in the years leading up to this debut, we learn about her childhood and when she began to take theatre seriously, and find out who her childhood heroes were and who she still fan-girls out over! In part 2 of the episode, we chat with theatre historian Jennifer Ashley Tepper. We find out why she has devoted her life to learning the history of Broadway and sharing it with others. We ask all the nerdy questions about the Neederlander and St. James Theatres, AND we find out how New York's theatre district ended up where it is!

With a book by comedian/actor/author Steve Martin, lyrics by singer/songwriter Edie Brickell and a bluegrass-inflected score by both, Bright Star comes to Broadway music with its creators as the most recognizable names on the marquee. Set in North Carolina, the story jumps back and forth between moments in the life of Alice Murphy; it shows her both as a young rebellious girl in the 1920s and later as a sophisticated woman who runs a literary journal in the 1940s. As Alice, Carmen Cusack impresses in her Broadway debut, playing the main character at both stages.  New York Times theater critic CharlesIsherwood describes the show as more gentle alternative to the usual Broadway spectacle. Hear more of his thoughts in the audio above. 

Today’s guest is Maribeth Monroe. We’re reissuing her 2013 interview to celebrate Maribeth’s newest role in HBO’s “The Brink,” also starring Jack Black and Asif Mandvi. Maribeth’s Alice Murphy on “Workaholics,” she’s been on “Parks and Recreation,” “Key and Peele,” “According to Jim,” and “Thank God You’re Here.” Maribeth and I discussed living the journey you’re supposed to have with each other, having no fear of failure, and the important difference between the phrase “A loose butthole,” and “a tight butthole. Yep, it was a very important interview.