Podcasts about Barbara Cook

Join Matt and me as we dive headfirst into Follies in Concert (1985)—the most glamorous, chaotic, star-packed night Broadway never quite recovered from. Imagine Elaine Stritch growling, Barbara Cook soaring, Carol Burnett emoting, and Mandy Patinkin… well, Mandy Patinkining all over the place. It was supposed to be a one-night concert, but someone said, “Hey, what if we film this fever dream?” And thank goodness they did.There's drama. There's divas. There's a chorus that's definitely not ready. It's Sondheim with a side of backstage panic, and we're here for every second.Watch before we talk about it—you'll want to know what we're screaming about.Support The Conner & Smith Show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ConnerandSmith

Music by Arthur SchwartzLyrics by Howard DietzBook by Kay Kanin & Michael KaninDirected by Gerald Freedman & Herbert RossStarring Walter Chiari, Barbara Cook, Jules Munshin, Loring Smith, Jack Adams & Elizabeth AllenOpened on Broadway November 18, 1961

Michael "Koz" Kosarin is a 2-time Emmy Award winner and a three-time Grammy-nominated recording artist and producer for his work on Broadway in Disney's Aladdin, Newsies, and The Little Mermaid.   Koz has had a happy collaboration as music director and arranger for legendary composer Alan Menken for over thirty years, beginning with the Broadway adaptation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast in 1993, and it continues to this day in theater, film, television, and concerts. The Disney films you and your family will know his work from begins with Pocahontas, and proceed through Hercules, Enchanted and Disenchanted, Tangled, Home on the Range, Wreck-it Ralph II, and the live action films of Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Little Mermaid. Koz is currently at work with Mr. Menken on a new film called Spellbound, which is due out in theaters by the end of this year.  He's also currently the music director of Aladdin on Broadway, which celebrated its tenth anniversary this past March. Prior to that, his shows with Alan Menken include Beauty and the Beast, Newsies, Sister Act, Leap of Faith, The Little Mermaid, Little Shop of Horrors, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. He's worked steadily on Broadway since 1982, beginning with the show Nine. Some other Broadway credits include Grand Hotel, The Secret Garden, and A Chorus Line. And that's just the tip of the iceberg! Koz also conducted and was the song arranger for Captain America: The First Avenger and arranged for and performed with the Boston Pops. He guest conducted the NY Pops, the NY Philharmonic, and Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and conducted Disney films live to picture in venues from The Hollywood Bowl to Tokyo's Budokan. He's worked with legendary artists such as Eddie Fisher, Carly Simon, Barbara Cook, Jane Krakowshi, Kerry Butler, and Lang Lang. Scott and Koz have been chatting for over a year about this interview and in Scott's words, "It's been worth the wait!" We know you'll love listening to Koz's incredible stories. Enjoy and we'll see ya real soon! Email: TheMouseAndMePodcast@gmail.com Support: www.patreon.com/themouseandme FB & Instagram: The Mouse and Me TikTok: @TheMouseAndMePodcast Twitter: @MouseMePodcast Music by Kevin MacLeod from https://incompetech.filmmusic.io --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themouseandme/support

Discover the enchanting voice of Celia Berk, an award-winning vocalist based in Manhattan who has captivated audiences worldwide. Renowned for her intimate interpretations, warm cello sound, and a penchant for uncovering hidden gems by great songwriters, Celia's music resonates deeply with listeners. Influenced by iconic vocalists of the Great American Songbook and musical theatre, including Rosemary Clooney, Barbara Cook, and Margaret Whiting, Celia has garnered high praise from prominent music champions. Michael Feinstein admires her exquisite vocal style and song choices, Rex Reed hails her as "one of the best singers I've heard in a long time," and Stephen Holden notes her ability to evoke the same emotions for New York as a Cole Porter song does for Paris. Celia's latest album, NOW THAT I HAVE EVERYTHING, was included on the 2023 Grammy Awards Preliminary Ballot and earned accolades as one of the top 10 Vocalist Recordings of 2022. Celia Berk is Someone You Should Know. Tip Jar:Click here to buy the Rik Anthony a cold one.Show Links:Click here to go to Celia's WebsiteClick here to go to Celia's FacebookClick here to go to Celia's InstagramClick here to go to Celia's X/TwitterClick here to go to Celia's YouTube ChannelAll music used by permission from the artistSomeone You Should Know 2024 // CatGotYourTongueStudios 2024Send us a textHow to Contact Us:Official Website: https://Someoneyoushouldknowpodcast.comGmail: Someoneyoushouldknowpodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @RIKANTHONY1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rikanthonyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/someoneyoushouldknowpodcast/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rik-anthony2019/TikTok: @SomeoneYouShouldKnow2023YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@someoneyoushouldknowpodcastThank you for listening!Theme music "Welcome to the Show" by Kevin MacLeod was used per the standard license agreement.

Episode 311, Come Fly With Me Part 1, features 17 recordings picked at random from a playlist on Sam Waldron's phone during a long red-eye flight. Performers include Matt Monro, Jimmy Durante, Barbara Cook, Robert... Read More The post Episode 311, Come Fly With Me Part 1 appeared first on Sam Waldron.

Band Geeks of the world, unite! We're taking a fizzy summer tour through some of our favorite movie musicals – and what better way to observe the Fourth of July weekend in the USA than with one of the most patriotic and Americana-obsessed musicals of all time, the 1962 film version of Meredith Willson's 1957 Broadway musical The Music Man!   We talk about: "Rock Island" – One of the most impressive opening numbers in any musical, a laser-quick intro to the economics and social mores of early 20th-century America. "Iowa Stubborn" – The people of River City basically tell us what assholes they are. Is this song about whiteness, small town life, or the human condition? "Trouble" – Harold Hill's infamous patter song. It's like a hellfire-and-brimstone sermon, in the tradition of Jonathan Edwards and the great preachers of the Great Awakening. "Sincere" – The role that barbershop music plays in The Music Man... and in American nostalgia for a "simpler time." "The Wells Fargo Wagon" – What's the deal with Winthrop? You'll hear: Robert Preston, Barbara Cook and the cast of the 1957 Broadway cast – because we love Shirley Jones, but there's only one Marian the Librarian.   Continue the conversation with us on Instagram @gospelofmt!

THE KING AND I  Music by Richard Rodgers | Book & Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Based on Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon | Original Choreography by Jerome RobbinsWorks Consulted & Reference :The King and I (Original Libretto)Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution by Todd S. PurdumMusic Credits:"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie  (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording  (Original Cast Recording  / Deluxe)  | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr.  | Performed by Alistair Brammer"Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie"Chromolume #7 / Putting It Together" from Sunday in the Park with George (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Performed by Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Judith Moore, Cris Groenendaal, Charles Kimbrough, William Parry, Nancy Opel, Robert Westenberg, Dana Ivey, Kurt Knudson, Barbara Bryne"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"Hello, Young Lovers" from  The King and I (The 2015  Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Kelli O'Hara, Ted Sperling, Orchestra"Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)  | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas“What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff

During an incredible Broadway career that stretched from 1953 to 1998, composer Cy Coleman created the music for 12 Broadway musicals. Unlike most Broadway composers, however, he was never part of an ongoing songwriting team but instead worked with seven very talented but very different collaborators. My guest today is one of those esteemed lyricists -- David Zippel who partnered with Cy Coleman on the score for the 1990 Tony Award winning "Best Musical", City Of Angels the hit musical that altogether received 10 Tony Awards including Coleman and Zippel's win for Best Score. That show launched David on his own stellar career which has honored with two Academy Award nominations, two Grammy Award nominations, and three Golden Globe nominations. His songs can be heard on over twenty-five million CDs around the world that include recording by Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera, Mel Torme, Ricky Martin, Cleo Laine, Barbara Cook, Nancy LaMott, and include the Original Broadway Cast and Soundtrack recordings of The Goodbye Girl, The Women In White, The Swan Princess and Disney's Hercules and Disney's Mulan. David and I first met shortly after we had both arrived in NY in the early 1980's and have remained friends and colleagues ever since. Today we begin our conversation talking about Coleman's Russian-Jewish heritage. So many Broadway songwriters -- Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Harold Arlen, Leonard Bernstein to name just a few were the children or grandchildren of Russian-Jewish immigrants. If you enjoy this podcast, I invite to join my Broadway Nation Facebook Group where there is a large and lively community of musical theater enthusiasts. We have a great deal of fun and I feel certain that you will too! And If you would like to hear more about Carolyn Leigh, Dorothy Fields, Betty Comden and other women who invented the Broadway musical, you may want to check out Episode 7 and 8 of Broadway Nation. Special thanks Special thank the Julia Murney and David David Burnham, everyone at KVSH 101.9 FM the voice of beautiful Vashon, Island Washington, and to the entire team at the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stephen Cole is an award-winning musical theatre writer whose shows have been recorded, published, and produced from New York City to London to the Middle East and Australia and Edinburgh, Scotland. His shows include: After the Fair, Night of the Hunter, Saturday Night at Grossinger's, Aspire, Time After Time, Merman's Apprentice and The Road To Qatar! to name just a few. As a producer, Stephen presented Liza Minnelli, Barbara Cook, David Hyde Pierce, and many others in an 80th Birthday Tribute to John Kander. Stephen has also released a series of CD's entitled MERMANIA on Harbinger Records. These include never before released selections sung by his favorite star and friend, Ethel Merman. Besides writing the CD booklets for these and his original cast CDs, Stephen has written the DVD booklets for the box set of THAT GIRL: SEASON ONE and ANYTHING GOES. Mary, Ethel and Mikey Who? takes Stephen's real-life friendships with Ethel Merman and Mary Martin, the two undisputed queens of Broadway, tossed them into a blender and come up with a fantasy about a nerdy super-fan in the early 1980s who, while visiting his dying idol Ethel Merman, stumbles into a time portal in her closet and exits on the other side in Sophie Tucker's star dressing room at the Imperial Theatre in 1939. Mikey Marvin Minkus gets to know his idols in their prime as he time travels through the decades with them, influencing their lives and careers, while helping to foster their legendary rivalry. Only visiting times when Merman and Martin's fates crossed, Mikey becomes a vital part of their lives, all the while interacting with such celebrated theatrical figures as Cole Porter, Jerome Robbins, Josh Logan, Dorothy Fields, Larry Hagman, Irving Berlin, Sophie Tucker, Leland Hayward, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and a newcomer named Jane Fonda.

In August of 1956, during the Montgomery bus boycott, Dr. King addressed a gathering celebrating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity in Buffalo, NY.  His speech came to be known as his “Birth of a New Age” address. In it, he said, “An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” Today, on this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, Tom interviews people for whom every day is a day of service. Their deep seeded passions are centered, as Dr. King said, in the broader concerns of humanity. Guests profiled today include: Matt Hanna, Executive Director of Next One Up Drs. Barbara Cook and Shakera Rahimi who assist Afghan refugee families Rev. Corey Barnes, Director of Operations for We Our Us Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

I interview theater journalist Eddie Shapiro about his new book, “Here's to the Ladies: Conversations with More of the Great Women of Musical Theater.” In the book, a follow-up to his work, “Nothing Like a Dame: Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater,” he sits down for intimate, career-encompassing conversations with yet more of Broadway's most prolific and fascinating leading women. They include such luminaries as Barbara Cook, Kelli O'Hara, Heather Headley, Faith Prince, Stephanie J. Block, and Tonya Pinkins.

SHE LOVES ME  Book by Joe Masteroff, Music by Jerry Bock, & Lyrics by Sheldon HarnickWorks Consulted & Reference :She Loves Me (Libretto) by Joe Masteroff & Sheldon HarnickSense of Occasion by Harold PrinceTo Broadway, To Life! The Musical Theatre of Bock & Harnick by Philip Lambert She Loves Me (2016 Live Capture ) Directed by Scott EllisMusic Credits:"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie  (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording  (Original Cast Recording  / Deluxe)  | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr.  | Performed by Alistair Brammer"Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie"Chromolume #7 / Putting It Together" from Sunday in the Park with George (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Performed by Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Judith Moore, Cris Groenendaal, Charles Kimbrough, William Parry, Nancy Opel, Robert Westenberg, Dana Ivey, Kurt Knudson, Barbara Bryne"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"Tonight at 8" from She Loves Me (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick | Performed by Jenn Colella and 'Come From Away' Company"Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)  | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas“What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff

Eddie Shapiro grew up singing music from every cast album he could get his hands on. He is the author of Here's to the Ladies: Conversations with More of the Great Women of Musical Theater, Nothing Like a Dame: Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater, A Wonderful Guy: Conversations with the Great Men of Musical Theater, Queens in the Kingdom: The Ultimate Gay and Lesbian Guide to the Disney Theme Parks, and hundreds of articles in magazines with much shorter and more sensible titles than his books. He lives in New York City and Los Angeles. “Another delightful gathering of the voices of women of Broadway” — Library Journal In the follow-up to Nothing Like a Dame: Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater, theatre journalist Eddie Shapiro sits down for intimate, career-encompassing conversations with yet more of Broadway's most prolific and fascinating leading women. Full of detailed stories and reflections, his conversations with such luminaries as Barbara Cook, Kelli O'Hara, Heather Headley, Faith Prince, Stephanie J. Block, Tonya Pinkins, and a host of others dig deep into each actor's career -together, these chapters tell the story of what it means to be a leading lady on Broadway over the past fifty years. This new volume brings more fly-on-the-wall opportunities for fans to savour, students to study, and even the unindoctrinated to understand the life of the performing artist. Key Features:  Includes nineteen unique and career-encompassing conversations with Broadway's leading women  Features a chapter of conversations honoring the late Marin Mazzie  Offers a behind-the-scenes look at the inner lives of musical theater veterans  Ranges from Barbara Cook to Tonya Pinkins, from Faith Prince to Charlotte Amboise

Broadway star, actress, and singer/songwriter @lauraosnes joins us on the show to talk new music, her upcoming documentary with Backlight Productions, and more. About Laura: LAURA OSNES is a two-time Tony Award nominee for her poignant performances on Broadway in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (Drama Desk Award) and Bonnie & Clyde. Other Broadway credits include leading roles in Bandstand, Anything Goes, South Pacific, and Grease, where she won the role of Sandy on NBC's reality talent competition, “You're The One That I Want” at the age of 21. She has starred in five Hallmark original movies: In The Key Of Love, A Homecoming For The Holidays, One Royal Holiday, Raise A Glass To Love, and Christmas in Tahoe, as well as A Dash Of Christmas on Great American Family. She appeared on TV in Fosse/Verdon (F/X), Dynasty (CW), Elementary (CBS), Six By Sondheim (HBO), Live From Lincoln Center: Bernstein On Broadway (PBS), A Capitol Fourth (PBS), Sondheim: The Birthday Concert (PBS), and the Kennedy Center Honors (CBS) salutes to Barbara Cook (2011), Dustin Hoffman (2012), and Dick Van Dyke (2021). Other New York/regional credits include The Scarlet Pimpernel and Crazy For You (Manhattan Concert Productions), The Threepenny Opera (Drama Desk nomination; Atlantic Theater Company); City Center Encores! productions of The Band Wagon, Randy Newman's Faust, and Pipe Dream; The Sound of Music (Carnegie Hall); On The Town (Boston Pops); Carousel (Lyric Opera of Chicago); Broadway: Three Generations (Kennedy Center). In addition to co-creating/producing/touring with Disney Princess - The Concert, she has performed with Michael Feinstein, the New York Philharmonic, The New York Pops, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, The Boston Pops, and The National Symphony Orchestra, appearing in such venues as Carnegie Hall, The Café Carlyle, Lincoln Center, and The Smith Center in Las Vegas. She can be heard on several original cast recordings, her two solo albums, and on her debut EP of original music "On The Other Side." A recent transfer to Nashville, TN, Laura is currently producing a documentary series with her husband Nathan Johnson, and planning to release new music in 2024! Follow The Libby O Show: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @thelibbyoshow www.thelibbyoshow.com

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Episode 543 also includes the first installment from a new series of essays called "Fairytales for Slightly Depressed Adults" by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese. This first piece is titled "The Butcher's Wife." We have an E.W. Poem called "October Son." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Jimmy Buffet, Barbara Cook, Michael Franti, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard.  Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted in the West Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Tell Your Friends and Neighbors.

CHICAGO  Book by Peter Stone | Music & Lyrics by Sherman Edwards  |  Based on a concept by Sherman EdwardsWorks Consulted & Reference :1776 (Original Libretto) by  Peter Stone & Sherman Edwards"The Making of America's Musical - 1776: The Story Behind the Story" by Jeffrey KareMusic Credits:"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie  (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording  (Original Cast Recording  / Deluxe)  | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr.  | Performed by Alistair Brammer"Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie"Chromolume #7 / Putting It Together" from Sunday in the Park with George (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Performed by Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Judith Moore, Cris Groenendaal, Charles Kimbrough, William Parry, Nancy Opel, Robert Westenberg, Dana Ivey, Kurt Knudson, Barbara Bryne"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"Sit Down, John" from 1776 (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Sherman Edwards | Performed by Sherman Edwards, William Daniels, 1776 Ensemble, Peter Howard"Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)  | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas“What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff

Welcome to the 100th episode of Broadway Nation! To celebrate I invited Albert Evans to join me to discuss, debate, and decide once and for all who is the Greatest Broadway Musical Star Of All Time!  As you will hear, we had a lot of fun with this one, and I have no doubt it will spark a lot of comments, conversation, and controversy! And we look forward to hearing from you. (And if you are wondering what happened to the third part of my conversation with Barry Kester regarding his book Round In Circles? Never fear! Barry and I will be back next week with the final episode in that series.) So who did we choose? All I can tell you is that Bernadette Peters, Ethel Merman, Patti Lupone, Robert Preston, Liza Minelli, Mary Martin, Audra McDonald, Angela Lansbury, Vanessa Williams, Al Jolson, Julie Andrews, Kristin Chenowith, Eddie Cantor, Idina Menzel, Fanny Brice, Sutton Foster, George M. Cohan, Lea Solonga, Rex Harrison, Nathan Lane, Barbara Cook, Mandy Patinkin, Yul Brynner, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Donna Murphy, Gertrude Lawrence, Ben Vereen, Hugh Jackman, Joel Grey, Lin-Manual Miranda, Gwen Verdon, Mathew Broderick, and Chita Rivera all get considered and discussed. And a lot of Broadway history gets explored along the way as well!  Become A PATRON of Broadway Nation! This episode is made possible in part through the generous support of Patron Club Members Ruth Oberg, Neil Hoyt, and Judy Hucka.  If you are a fan ofBroadway Nation, I invite you to become a PATRON! For a just $7.00 a month you can receive exclusive access to never-before-heard, unedited versions of many of the discussion that I have with my guests — in fact I often record nearly twice as much conversation as ends up in the edited versions.  And you will also have access to additional in-depth conversations with my frequent co-host Albert Evans that have not been featured on the podcast. And all patrons receive special “on-air” shout-outs and acknowledgement of your vital support of this podcast. And If you are very enthusiastic about Broadway Nation there are additional PATRON levels that come with even more benefits. If you would like to support the work of Broadway Nation and receive these exclusive member benefits, please just click on this link: https://broadwaynationpodcast.supercast.tech/ Thank you in advance for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy Einhorn (LI:@andy-einhorn) has directed concerts with the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra, and the National Symphony Orchestra. He has worked as the Music Supervisor and Musical Director for the Broadway productions of Carousel and Hello Dolly!  Einhorn's previous Broadway credits include Holiday Inn, Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Evita, Brief Encounter, The Light in the Piazza, and Sondheim on Sondheim. He recently served as music director and conductor for the Châtelet Theatre's production of Sondheim's Passion in Paris and Einhorn made his New York Philharmonic debut with world-renowned trumpeter Chris Botti. Since 2011 Einhorn has served as music director and pianist for Six-Time Tony Award Winner, Audra McDonald, performing with her at such prestigious orchestras and venues including The Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Opera, Avery Fisher Hall, Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall and Teatro Real, Madrid. They recently recorded performances for an upcoming telecast with the Sydney Symphony at the Sydney Opera House in Australia. Einhorn has also music directed for Barbara Cook at Feinstein's and Toronto's Royal Conservatory of Music. His tour work includes Sweeney Todd, The Light in the Piazza, Mamma Mia!, and The Lion King. Einhorn's work can be heard on the current touring production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music. Einhorn has worked at Goodspeed Opera House, Signature Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival and PaperMill Playhouse. He was principal vocal coach and pianist for Houston Grand Opera's An Evening with Audra McDonald, a double-bill of Poulenc's La Voix Humaine and LaChiusa's Send. Recording credits include Bullets Over Broadway, Cinderella, Evita, Sondheim on Sondheim (Grammy Nom) Stage Door Canteen and McDonald's newest release, Go Back Home. He served as the music director for HBO's Peabody Award winning documentary Six by Sondheim and music supervisor for Great Performances Peabody Award winning special “Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy” on PBS. Andy Einhorn is an honors graduate of Rice University in Houston, Texas.

Andy Einhorn (LI:@andy-einhorn) has directed concerts with the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra, and the National Symphony Orchestra. He has worked as the Music Supervisor and Musical Director for the Broadway productions of Carousel and Hello Dolly!  Einhorn's previous Broadway credits include Holiday Inn, Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Evita, Brief Encounter, The Light in the Piazza, and Sondheim on Sondheim. He recently served as music director and conductor for the Châtelet Theatre's production of Sondheim's Passion in Paris and Einhorn made his New York Philharmonic debut with world-renowned trumpeter Chris Botti. Since 2011 Einhorn has served as music director and pianist for Six-Time Tony Award Winner, Audra McDonald, performing with her at such prestigious orchestras and venues including The Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Opera, Avery Fisher Hall, Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall and Teatro Real, Madrid. They recently recorded performances for an upcoming telecast with the Sydney Symphony at the Sydney Opera House in Australia. Einhorn has also music directed for Barbara Cook at Feinstein's and Toronto's Royal Conservatory of Music. His tour work includes Sweeney Todd, The Light in the Piazza, Mamma Mia!, and The Lion King. Einhorn's work can be heard on the current touring production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music. Einhorn has worked at Goodspeed Opera House, Signature Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival and PaperMill Playhouse. He was principal vocal coach and pianist for Houston Grand Opera's An Evening with Audra McDonald, a double-bill of Poulenc's La Voix Humaine and LaChiusa's Send. Recording credits include Bullets Over Broadway, Cinderella, Evita, Sondheim on Sondheim (Grammy Nom) Stage Door Canteen and McDonald's newest release, Go Back Home. He served as the music director for HBO's Peabody Award winning documentary Six by Sondheim and music supervisor for Great Performances Peabody Award winning special “Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy” on PBS. Andy Einhorn is an honors graduate of Rice University in Houston, Texas.

#832 - Barbara Cook The Barbara Cook Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour. Are you here? I know that you are here, and let me start by expressing our respect and gratitude for your decision to tune in to The Paul Leslie Hour. Thank you! These interviews we curate and broadcast are snapshots in time. They're sound portraits of people who have created something special. The guests are people who have captured the attention and appreciation of your host, that'd be Paul. Sometimes those people have passed away. On this episode we present our interview with the late Barbara Cook. It was a very magical moment when she called in to chat for a few minutes. Broadway legend Barbara Cook talked about her life as a singer, actress and recording artist. Barbara Cook discussed her favorite songwriters, and her album “You Make Me Feel So Young.”  She was one of the rare singers to receive acclaim into her eighties.  Barbara Cook was especially known for her interpretations of the songs written by theatre legend Stephen Sondheim. We have many interviews like this, worthy of being heard. Please consider supporting our efforts by going right here, and we thank you for helping independent media. I think it's about time. Let's listen…. together. The Paul Leslie Hour is a talk show dedicated to “Helping People Tell Their Stories.” Some of the most iconic people of all time drop in to chat. Frequent topics include Arts, Entertainment and Culture.

In this episode of Front Row, we find out from Jim Luigs what it means to stumble into a career in design and how that business is structured. We also learn about Jim's work in theater with Disney and the late musical theatre star Barbara Cook. Jim Luigs is a creative force that brings humor, wisdom, and beauty to all he does…and wait till you hear his soothing and rich baritone!Host: James Whiteside @jamesbwhitesideGuest: Jim Luigs @jimluigsdesignsProduced by: RedCircle @getredcircleEdited by: Nate Gwatney @nateleegArt by: Javier Rivets @rivets_artTheme: "A-Flat" by Black Violin @blackviolinAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode 241, World War Two Love Songs, takes listeners back to a stressful time when love was particularly precious. Performers include Frank Sinatra, Dick Todd, Benny Goodman, The Mills Brothers, Perry Como, Barbara Cook, Lena... Read More The post Episode 241, World War Two Love Songs appeared first on Sam Waldron.

The Bible has taught us well to allegorize stories by substituting God for the male figure in a story, and Jerusalem or Humanity for the female figure. However, Hebrew poetry lends itself to double entendres and multiple meanings. With the help of the 1957 Broadway musical The Music Man, we will examine the well-established structure of this poem with curiosity; asking, “Can this song be sung a different way?”Sermon begins at minute 6:36Song of Songs 5:2-9 and 8:5-10Resources: See the SMC website or Facebook page sermon posting for links to the songs below:Meredith Wilson, “Goodnight My Someone” from The Music Man 1957 sung by Barbara Cook Gillian Russo, March 12, 2020, The history of Broadway shutdowns, Broadway News https://broadwaynews.com/2020/03/12/the-history-of-broadway-shutdowns/Meredith Wilson, “Being In Love” from The Music Man 1962 film sung by Shirley Jones Meredith Wilson, “The Sadder-but-Wiser Girl for Me” from The Music Man 1957 sung by Robert Preston Meredith Wilson, “Rock Island” from The Music Man 1957 Meredith Wilson, “Pick-a-little, Talk-a-little” from The Music Man 1962 film Meredith Wilson, “My White Knight” from The Music Man 1957 sung by Barbara Cook https://open.spotify.com/track/6UuqE5oXVnxToLif1530eR?si=FvVchBJDSe-VUEm5Xl2-PwThe Gospel of Musical Theatre podcast, PRIDE BONUS: The Music Man! https://open.spotify.com/episode/0SuOaBfBwh1BmAauyZwgSy?si=TfsS_GpUS-eU-QvEHjiF5wMeredith Wilson, “76 Trombones” from The Music Man 2022 sung by Hugh Jackman Meredith Wilson, “Lida Rose/Will I Ever Tell You?” from The Music Man 1962 film sung by Shirley Jones & The Buffalo Bills Meredith Wilson, “My White Knight” from The Music Man 2022 sung by Sutton Foster https://open.spotify.com/track/3Bu9q5k2hArYMfgasl12FM?si=7xCvCxL2Som-ud_zKfYlPgMeredith Wilson, “Till There Was You” from The Music Man 1957 sung by Barbara Cook & Robert Preston https://open.spotify.com/track/1kU40UKP9BviW8m4HMgUQh?si=v8UvwKmuRU60iyO5wea58gBibleWorm podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/2bqkenlYIp1f4nf0b16m6L?si=qrqiaIHoRouD01zLbzroQgThe Forgotten Books of the Bible: Recovering the Five Scrolls for Today, Robert Williamson, Jr., 2018Voices Together 48, Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams, Five Mystical Songs, No. 4; Text: George Herbert, The Temple, 1633. Permission to podcast the music in this service obtained from One License with license #A-726929. Image: Photo by Klub Boks from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/marching-band-playing-different-musical-instruments-8884280/

Today I begin Forgotten Broadway, a new miniseries within my summer series “Musical Life in New York City 1950-1975.” This wildly eclectic (some might say chaotic) program, the first of three, concerns itself with several different aspects of “forgotten” Broadway: forgotten songs, forgotten shows, and forgotten performers; as well as all imaginable combinations of the above. For instance, many might not remember the show Drat! the Cat! but will remember quite well the song “He [originally She] Touched Me.” Everyone remembers Ethel Merman and Angela Lansbury, but I would bet that fewer remember their less successful shows Happy Hunting and Dear World. This episode includes songs by Richard Rodgers, Jule Styne, Bob Merrill, Wright and Forrest, and Comden and Green, as well as lesser known composers and lyricists such as Claibe Richardson, Bill and Patti Jacob, and Ervin Drake, sung by such stalwarts as Leslie Uggams, Barbara Cook, Alfred Drake, and Barbra Streisand, as well as such blazing (but less remembered figures) such as Alice Playten, Dolores Gray, Mimi Hines, and June Carroll. Such recently departed figures as Micki Grant, Kenward Elmslie, Sally Ann Howes, and Donald Pippin also receive airplay. Part II will be published in two weeks, and Part III will soon be available as a bonus episode for my Patreon subscribers. Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford. Bonus episodes available exclusively to Patreon supporters are currently available and further bonus content including interviews and livestreams is planned for the upcoming season.

SHOWS: Merrily We Roll Along, She Loves Me, Curtains David Loud occupies a unique place in Broadway history: in addition to his distinguished body of work as a music director and vocal arranger, he has also originated three roles as an actor. He most recently served as Music Director for the Broadway premiere of The Visit, starring Chita Rivera and Roger Rees. Other credits include the original Broadway productions of The Scottsboro Boys, Sondheim on Sondheim, Curtains, Ragtime, A Class Act, Steel Pier, and revivals of Porgy and Bess, She Loves Me, Company, and Sweeney Todd. He originated the role of Manny in Terrence McNally's Master Class (starring Zoe Caldwell), played Sasha (the conductor) in Curtains, and made his Broadway debut in Harold Prince's original 1981 production of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along. Off-Broadway, David created the vocal and dance arrangements for Kander & Ebb's And the World Goes ‘Round. He has created arrangements for Marin Mazzie, Jason Danieley, Audra MacDonald, Victoria Clark, Paulo Szot, Liz Callaway, Betty Buckley, and Barbara Cook. He conducted the incidental music for Mike Nichols's revival of Death of a Salesman and collaborated with Wynton Marsalis and John Doyle on A Bed and a Chair, a jazz interpretation of Sondheim's music. Other recent projects include The Land Where the Good Songs Go, a concert of Jerome Kern songs at Merkin Concert Hall; First You Dream, a concert of Kander & Ebb songs that was broadcast on PBS; and three programs in the 92nd Street Y's Lyrics and Lyricists series: On A Clear Day: The Musical Vision of Burton Lane, Taking a Chance on Love: The Music of Vernon Duke, and A Good Thing Going: The Stephen Sondheim and Harold Prince Collaboration. He is a graduate of Yale University and has been on the faculty of the Yale School of Drama and Fordham University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To celebrate Pride Month, Peter and Nathan are joined by the incredible Isaac Lamb and Stephanie Smith, director and musical director for a new and groundbreakingly queer production of Meredith Wilson's 1957 classic musical The Music Man – which opens at Third Rail Repertory Theatre in Portland, OR, on June 17th. We talk about: – Theatre and church, chamber pieces versus extravagant spectacles, and what led Meredith Wilson to create The Music Man. We reference Meredith Wilson's 1957 book But He Doesn't Know the Territory which was reissued by University of Minnesota Press in 2020. – The nature of “political” casting choices, what it means for six women and non-binary actors to take on these roles, and why casting choices matter. (You can learn more about Third Rail Rep's production (and purchase tickets!) by visiting – Learning how to sing and learning how to play an instrument – both in the story of The Music Man and in this production, where the actors accompany themselves. -The purity (and politics!) of joy, and why a show like The Music Man can help us imagine new possibilities in a multi-racial, multiply-abled, diverse, and rapidly changing world.   You'll hear: Robert Preston, Barbara Cook and the company of the original New York production singing “Seventy-Six Trombones,” “My White Knight” “Sincere,” “Gary, Indiana,” “Rock Island,” “Pick-a-Little” and “Shipoopi”   Continue the conversation with Peter (@pgeinvan) and Nathan (@nathan_lerud) on Twitter, and follow the Gospel of Musical Theatre on Instagram or Twitter @gospelofmt.  

On this week's episode, the two gays are watching something a little different, for a change. They'll be diving into a youtube video that they've both played countless times. A video that includes immense Broadway talent, gorgeous gowns, stellar celebrity audience cutaways, and an icon being celebrated. That's right, it's the Kennedy Center Honors tribute to Broadway legend Barbara Cook! But before they head to the Kennedy Center, the gays talk about what they've been watching lately, namely, RuPauls Drag Race All Winners season!

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Mark Sendroff, Superstar Entertainment “Lawyer to the Stars” About Harvey's guest: It's often said that show business is 10% “show” and 90% “business”.  So lawyers play a HUGE role in the entertainment industry.   Today's guest is Mark Sendroff, one of the most respected and accomplished entertainment lawyers in America.   He's commonly referred to as “the lawyer to the stars”, because his client list is a veritable who's who in the world of theatre, film, television and music, including Linda Lavin, Frank Langella, Lucie Arnaz, Bob Mackie, Marc Shaiman, AND some of the giants in the business who are no longer with us, including Bette Davis, Rosemary Clooney, Rex Harrison, Barbara Cook and so many more.   He represents writers, directors, musicians and choreographers of such Broadway shows as “Kinky Boots”, “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”, “Hairspray”, “Rock of Ages”, “The Full Monty”, “Legally Blonde”, and dozens more, including the upcoming Broadway musicals, “Some Like it Hot” and “Smash”.    He's represented the stars of TV shows like “The Nanny”, “Two and a Half Men”, and “Black-ish”.  He's a much sought-after speaker and lecturer at law schools, and he was named “Broadway's Top Legal Eagle” by Broadway World.com.  And he's been on the New York Times prestigious list of Super Lawyers every year since 2010. For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/ https://sendroffbaruch.com/mark-d-sendroff/https://www.linkedin.com/company/sendroff-&-baruch-llp #MarkSendroff   #harveybrownstoneinterviews 

Guest host Ramón Esquivel tells Josie and Taylor about Broadway's bloodiest flop: the 1988 musical adaptation of Stephen King's Carrie. Plus: the high-energy story behind the World Wide Web's supposed first photo.

I'll tell you, my friends - we've got trouble. Right here... on this podcast. John and John talk about Meredith Wilson's treasured classic "The Music Man" and discuss their love for the music despite its complications, their admiration for Robert Preston and Barbara Cook, and dive deep into the weeds about orchestrations once more. Music, book, and lyrics by Meredith Wilson Find the episode on your favorite podcast app or by going to https://anchor.fm/musicalminutes Intro and outro music ("BeBop 25") provided under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com Have a question for John or John? Want to leave feedback or tell us how wrong we are? Email us at musicalminutespodcast@gmail.com For more info on our hosts - please visit https://norine62.wixsite.com/musicalminutes

About the Guest David Loud (NYC) occupies a unique place in Broadway history. In addition to his distinguished career as one of Broadway's most respected music directors and arrangers, he originated three Broadway roles as an actor, including his appearance in the original cast of Stephen Sondheim's legendary failure (and cult classic) Merrily We Roll Along, directed by Harold Prince. In a career spanning several decades, he served as music director for the original Broadway productions of Ragtime, Curtains, Sondheim on Sondheim, The Visit, The Scottsboro Boys, A Class Act, The Look of Love, and Steel Pier, as well as revivals of She Loves Me, Company, and Swehttps://www.parkinson.org/rence McNally's Tony-winning play, Master Class.  The extraordinary cast of characters in his life also includes John Kander, Fred Ebb, Angela Lansbury, Chita Rivera, Roger Rees, Marin Mazzie, Scott Ellis, Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, Garth Drabinsky, and Barbara Cook, among others.  Links https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Facing-the-Music/David-Loud/9781682451915 (Facing the Music Publisher Page) https://www.parkinson.org/ (Parkinson's Foundation) Music Credit Opening written and performed by Huck Borden. Instagram @huck_borden. Connect with Us Facebook @beltlinetbroadway Twitter @beltlinetobway Instagram @beltlinetobroadway

In this episode, we "Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little" about the new Music Man revival starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, but rest assured that we'll be "Sincere" in our discussion on it. So come take a listen if "Ya Got Trouble" of the kind that "Seventy-Six Trombones" might be able to solve! -- You can learn more about how the two leads landed their roles in this show with the Vogue feature on Hugh Jackman and an interview with Sutton Foster from Elle. Take a look at the discussion around some of the lyric changes made in this production and how it might subtly change the tone of the Iowa townspeople in this article from Slate. If you haven't read The Secret Life of the American Musical, Christine considers it a must-read for anyone interested in the history or structure of musicals. Check out the expanded lyrics of My White Knight, which you can hear on Barbara Cook's Carnegie Hall album. Did you know about My White Knight and Sadder-But-Wiser-Girl originally being a duet? You can hear a snippet of Meredith Willson talking about that original version and demonstrating how they'd fit, with his wife singing Marian's part. According to this meme, all Hugh Jackman's ever wanted to do was sing in a movie. You can see a snippet of Benjamin Pajak singing a bit of Gary Indiana in this video (with some minor accompaniment from Hugh). -- Music featured in this episode: Hugh Jackman singing Ya Got Trouble Sutton Foster singing Til There Was You "My White Knight" from Barbara Cook at Carnegie Hall Apple Music / Spotify / Amazon Music The Music Man (Original Broadway Cast) Apple Music / Spotify / Amazon Music -- Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BottomlessBway or email us at bottomlessbway@gmail.com!

A theater friend of mine sends me an email. He's directing a play and wants me to be in it. Yet my schedule is so crazy, I don't think I can fit it in, and I definitely don't want to let the other actors down. He insists that we can work around my schedule and then drops a bit of a bombshell. It's a one-act play, and I'm the only actor in it. My internal dialogue starts dialing up the panic mode almost immediately: “Sure, I'm a speaker. I'm an Improv performer. I've acted in plays, but I've never been in one by myself! Can I really do this?” The more the fear sets in, though, the more I realize I have to do this. So I tell him I'll go for it, and we create this crazy character without constraint. I push myself in ways I never have before to bring this character to life. My guest today, Leah Sprecher, lives her life in stories. She is equally at home on stage and screen, touring the country performing in musicals and in guest stints on popular TV shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live and Blackish. What I'm most excited to talk with her about in this episode, however, is her experience debuting two original one-woman shows as the character of Barbara. If you're curious to know: Why might it be easier to express feelings and vulnerability as a character rather than yourself? And how can characters help you overcome stage fright? You'll hear about all of this and why you don't need to start from scratch when building a character, the battle between responding to fans as a character versus yourself, and more! What you will learn in this episode: How to infuse characters with real-life feelings Why collaboration can make a world of difference in your performance Why relatability and joy are essential for great storytelling Who is Leah? Leah Sprecher earned her B.A. in Theatre from UCLA's Ray Bolger Musical Theatre Program. She has multiple stage, television, and musical credits to her name. Her tours around the country include Broadway musicals like 42nd Street, Happy Days, and the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. She's also performed in Cinderella at Papermill Playhouse and in Pirates of Penzance, Happy Days, and Darling Grenadine at Goodspeed Opera House. In addition, Leah has done guest stints on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live and Blackish and IFC's Maron. She also performs as her alter ego Barbara Dixon, a character who satirizes autobiographical cabaret shows that starred people like Barbara Cook, Elaine Stritch, and Liza Minnelli. She debuted original one-woman shows Old Lady Parts and Everything's Coming Up Barbara as an alumnus of the Groundlings Sunday Company. And recently, she's sung and toured as a member of The Bombshells, which blends Top 40 hits with tight harmonies popularized by The Andrews Sisters. Along with her acting work, Leah has written songs for institutions like Invisalign, Funny or Die, and Betch: A Sketch Show. And as a co-founder of Broadway Babies, she teaches classes and performs shows for kids of all ages. Links and Resources: Broadway Barbara @broadwaybarbaraofficial on Instagram @broadwaybarbaraofficial on TikTok @broadwaybabiesshow on Instagram @leah_sprecher on Instagram Storytelling School Website @storytellingschool on Instagram @storytellingSchool on Facebook

John and John delve into the politics of New York City with their talk on the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical "Fiorello!". The Johns talk about how sympathetic characters create a drive for the audience to care, and how that can make the mundane more special. There is also talk about the music of Bock and Harnick, and how Barbara Cook saved one of the songs from continuing a disturbing trend on Broadway. Music by Jerry Bock Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick Book by Jerome Weidman and George Abbott Find the episode on your favorite podcast app or by going to https://anchor.fm/musicalminutes Intro and outro music ("BeBop 25") provided under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com Have a question for John or John? Want to leave feedback or tell us how wrong we are? Email us at musicalminutespodcast@gmail.com For more info on our hosts - please visit https://norine62.wixsite.com/musicalminutes

Peter & Nathan turn to Sondheim's 1971 iconic Follies, a show that takes a loving—but brutal—look at nostalgia, camp, the power of memory, and the danger of looking back.   We talk about: The role of nostalgia and the warning articulated in Follies: "never look back" The nature of camp, Susan Sontag's essay "Notes on Camp" and how Follies explores campiness, drag culture, and the excesses of the 20th century Follies as a show about women and women's bodies Ghosts, the communion of saints, and the past's impact on the present The spirituality of aging, what it means to be fully alive, and the power of endurance You'll hear: The Prologue, "Beautiful Girls," "Broadway Baby," and "In Buddy's Eyes" as performed by Bernadette Peters, Jayne Houdyshell, Michael Haynes and the company of the 2012 Broadway Revival production The late, great Barbara Cook singing "Losing My Mind" from the 1985 Concert Recording The legendary Elaine Stritch performing "I'm Still Here"—which you have to watch on YouTube and then find all the other women in red singing their Sondheim tributes: https://youtu.be/3Xz1TUgdG6A

A big parade of songs by The Music Man's music man. Robert Preston, Barbara Cook, Tammy Grimes lead off, of course, but Perry Como, Ray Charles, Sammy Davis Jr., and a famous quartet (not barbershop) from Liverpool follow right behind.  

EPISODE 68 – THUMBELINAWe're back on our Don Bluth BS! This week, Brandon bemoans a lyrical sin; Brian titles his autobiography; Ashley explains cuchi cuchi; and Chris looks for a fairy prince to kiss.BTW: Gilbert Gottfried's bedroom sounds!Starring: Jodi Benson, Gary Imhoff, Gino Conforti, Barbara Cook, June Foray, Kenneth Mars, Joe Lynch, Charo, Gilbert Gottfried, and Carol ChanningDirected by Don Bluth and Gary GoldmanFOLLOW US:Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/trashwatch)Instagram (@trashwatchpodcast)Twitter (@trashwatchcast)TikTok (@trashwatchpodcast)Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/trashwatchpodcast/)Email (trashwatchpodcast@gmail.com)Listen to Brian's music at (https://www.brianhorne.com)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/trashwatch)

Today, we begin our long awaited exploration of the musicals of the great Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021) who died recently at the age of 91. We're starting with one of Sondheim's early collaborations: the 1957 classic West Side Story, which saw Sondheim working as lyricist alongside composer Leonard Bernstein. We talk about: - The death of Sondheim and his emerging status as a guru/wisdom teacher in the “church” of musical theatre – a reputation famously sent-up by the song “God” - The origins of West Side Story (1957) in the racial & religious tensions between Jewish & Catholic immigrants in New York City's East Side at the turn of the 20th century, and how race in America had shifted by the 50s - "Something's Coming," "The Jet Song," and the two dueling religious systems in West Side Story: group belonging vs. love, and the desire for a conversion experience - The show's classic love songs—"Tonight," "Maria," and "Somewhere"—with their theological ideas about the full embodiment of sexual desire, and the power (and lure) of forbidden love - West Side Story's social agenda, explored in "Gee, Officer Krupke" and "America," and the tension between whether we hold society or individuals responsible for violence - Whether the show ends in tragedy or hope – the challenge of redemptive violence and the promise of Maria as the priest of her community You'll hear: - The company of the 2010 revue Sondheim on Sondheim (including the great Barbara Cook, Vanessa L. Williams, Leslie Kritzer, Erin Mackey, Tom Wopat, Norm Lewis, Euan Morton, and Matthew Scott), singing the song “God” - Isaac Cole Powell singing "Something's Coming" (available to watch here) - Larry Kert & Carol Lawrence singing "Tonight," "Somewhere" and "I Feel Pretty" from the original 1957 Broadway Cast Recording. - Max Goberman, Eddie Roll, Grover Dale and the company of the original Broadway cast singing "Gee, Officer Krupke" - Carol Lawrence, Carmen Gutierrez, Marilyn Cooper and Elizabeth Taylor singing "I Feel Pretty" from the Original Broadway Cast recording.   Continue the conversation with Peter (@pgeinvan) and Nathan (@nathan_lerud) on Twitter, and follow the Gospel of Musical Theatre on Instagram or Twitter @gospelofmt.

Welcome back to another episode of The Defiant Business Podcast! Today I'm talking with https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-cook-05941baa/ (Barbara Cook), the CEO of omnichannel sexual wellness retailer https://loversstores.com (Lovers) and popular online lingerie retailer, Yandy. Barbara pivoted from running coveted fashion brands as the former President of Hudson Jeans and CEO of Miansai to reignite and reinvigorate the 40-year-old Lovers brand, and oversaw its monumental acquisition by the iconic PLBY (Playboy) Group, Inc. Barbara boasts more than two decades of retail and merchandising leadership experience from Gap, T-Mobile, and Starbucks.  In this episode, we're going to be talking about destigmatizing the sexual wellness industry through brand marketing as well as how defining - reframing pleasure will help you define the things you actually enjoy doing in life. If you're interested in learning more about sexual wellness and why experiencing pleasure plays an essential role in overall health and well-being, then this episode is for you. Follow along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/defythestatusquobiz/ (@defythestatusquobiz) To connect with other Defiant Businesses, join the https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedefiantbusinessgroup (Facebook Group ) Barbara's website: https://loversstores.com (https://loversstores.com)

Welcome back to another episode of The Defiant Business Podcast! Today I'm talking with https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-cook-05941baa/ (Barbara Cook), the CEO of omnichannel sexual wellness retailer https://loversstores.com (Lovers) and popular online lingerie retailer, https://www.yandy.com/ (Yandy). Barbara pivoted from running coveted fashion brands as the former President of Hudson Jeans and CEO of Miansai to reignite and reinvigorate the 40-year-old Lovers brand, and oversaw its monumental acquisition by the iconic PLBY (Playboy) Group, Inc. Barbara boasts more than two decades of retail and merchandising leadership experience from Gap, T-Mobile, and Starbucks.  In this episode, we're going to take a look at how Barbara switched from leading other types of retail companies to stepping into leading a sexual wellness retail company. If you're interested in learning more about sexual wellness and why experiencing pleasure plays an essential role in overall health and well-being, then this episode is for you. Follow along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/defythestatusquobiz/ (@defythestatusquobiz) To connect with other Defiant Businesses, join the https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedefiantbusinessgroup (Facebook Group ) Barbara's website: https://loversstores.com (https://loversstores.com)

According to Barbara Cook, retail is about making people feel good. And as Chief Executive Officer of a sexual wellness brand, she believes that pleasure plays an important role in our overall health and wellbeing. Barbara is the CEO of Lovers Stores, the female-founded, omnichannel sexual wellness brand with 41 stores in five states. Prior to joining Lovers in 2019, she spent more than 20 years serving in leadership roles for well-known retail brands, including Gap, T-Mobile and Starbucks. Since taking the helm at Lovers, Barbara facilitated the company's acquisition by the iconic PLBY Group as part of her mission to reignite and modernize the brand. On this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, Barbara joins Anjel to explain how she became a leader in the retail world and describe how she functions as an intrapreneur who innovates within the corporate environment. She offers insight on increasing the number of women in C-suite positions and shares what inspired her to say YES to the role of CEO at Lovers. Listen in to understand Barbara's vision for helping people achieve greater sexual wellness and get her advice to aspiring women corporate leaders. What You Will Learn  How Barbara's apprenticeship at a bakery introduced her to the world of retail Barbara's experience as the youngest Senior Store Manager at Marks & Spencer The characteristics Barbara embodies as a servant leader in the C-suite  How Barbara functions as an intrapreneur who innovates within the corporate environment What inspired Barbara to say YES to the role of CEO at Lovers Barbara's vision for helping people achieve greater sexual wellness How Barbara thinks about increasing the number of women in C-suite roles The inclusiveness Barbara wants to see in the sexual wellness sector Barbara's advice for women leaders to trust our instincts and be authentic Connect with Barbara Cook  Lovers Stores Resources  Marks & Spencer Retail Training Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) Connect with Anjel B. Hartwell Wickedly Smart Women Wickedly Smart Women Facebook Community Wickedly Smart Women on TeePublic Wickedly Smart Women on Clubhouse The Wealthy Life Mentor The Wealthy Life Mentor on Facebook Anjel on Twitter Anjel on Instagram Email listeners@wickedlysmartwomen.com  Leave Us A Message On Our listener line:   540-402-0043 x4343

This week Dolvett is joined by Barbara Cook, CEO of Lovers, a female founded & led adult wellness retailer & brand. They talk about the self examination we were all forced to do during the pandemic, the importance of inclusivity in retail and how she found herself in the adult wellness space after working with so many internationally recognizable brands. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

During an incredible Broadway career that stretched from 1953 to 1998, composer Cy Coleman created the music for 12 Broadway musicals. Unlike most Broadway composers, however, he was never part of an ongoing songwriting team but instead worked with seven very talented but very different collaborators. My guest today is one of those esteemed lyricists -- David Zippel who partnered with Cy Coleman on the score for the 1990 Tony Award winning "Best Musical", City Of Angels the hit musical that altogether received 10 Tony Awards including Coleman and Zippel's win for Best Score. That show launched David on his own stellar career which has honored with two Academy Award nominations, two Grammy Award nominations, and three Golden Globe nominations. His songs can be heard on over twenty-five million CDs around the world that include recording by Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera, Mel Torme, Ricky Martin, Cleo Laine, Barbara Cook, Nancy LaMott, and include the Original Broadway Cast and Soundtrack recordings of The Goodbye Girl, The Women In White, The Swan Princess and Disney's Hercules and Disney's Mulan. David and I first met shortly after we had both arrived in NY in the early 1980's and have remained friends and colleagues ever since. Today we begin our conversation talking about Coleman's Russian-Jewish heritage. So many Broadway songwriters -- Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Harold Arlen, Leonard Bernstein to name just a few were the children or grandchildren of Russian-Jewish immigrants. If you enjoy this podcast, I invite to join my Broadway Nation Facebook Group where there is a large and lively community of musical theater enthusiasts. We have a great deal of fun and I feel certain that you will too! And If you would like to hear more about Carolyn Leigh, Dorothy Fields, Betty Comden and other women who invented the Broadway musical, you may want to check out Episode 7 and 8 of Broadway Nation. Special thanks Special thank the Julia Murney and David David Burnham, everyone at KVSH 101.9 FM the voice of beautiful Vashon, Island Washington, and to the entire team at the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SHOWS: City of Angels, The Goodbye Girl, Cinderella One of Broadway's most clever lyricists, Tony Award winner David Zippel, joins Rob and Kevin to look at the art of lyric writing (and which musicals every lyricist should listen to in order to be brilliant at their craft) and his collaborations with Barbara Cook and Nancy LaMott, and his work on City of Angels, The Goodbye Girl, Going Hollywood, Princesses, and the upcoming Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Cinderella. David pulls back the curtain on his career to discuss how he transitioned from legal eagle to Broadway wordsmith, what it was like working with the one and only Cy Coleman, and why he thinks The Goodbye Girl deserves a second chance. Also, David shines the spotlight on Neil Simon, Marvin Hamlisch, and Wally Harper! Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advanced knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: http://bit.ly/2i7nWC4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Kristen talks with Barbara Cook, the CEO of Lovers, a boundary-pushing sexual wellness company that happens to be going through a brand refresh. This episode is packed with everything we love to discuss: authenticity, making business pivots, brand identity, and empowering your team. You'll walk away from this episode with an inside look into an exciting national brand — and a new woman crush.

Our guest is Tedd Firth was born on November 16, 1976 and grew up in Hudson Falls, NY. Raised in a musical family, (parents Pam and Ted were both music teachers and performing musicians in the area, brother Patrick is also a musician) Tedd began playing the piano at an early age and started taking lessons when he was five. Tedd's jazz piano studies began as a teenager with Lee Shaw in Albany, NY. Following graduation from Hudson Falls High School in 1994, Tedd attended William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ, receiving a BM in jazz piano performance in 1998. He went on to receive a MM degree in jazz piano performance from the Manhattan School of Music in 2000. While in college, Tedd began laying the groundwork for his professional career as a musician. Over the last 20 years Tedd has become one of the first-call pianists in the New York City area for performance and recording work in several styles. In particular, specializing as an accompanist for vocalists, he has appeared in concert many times with some of the brightest stars on Broadway and the biggest names in the jazz world including: Barbara Cook, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Maureen McGovern, Michael Feinstein, Marilyn Maye, Tom Wopat, Joshua Bell, Elaine Paige, Tony DeSare, Linda Lavin, Christine Ebersole, Lucie Arnaz, Lee Ann Womack, Faith Prince, John Schneider, Melissa Errico, Karen Akers, Mary Cleere Haran, Margaret Whiting, Carol Sloane and Jennifer Roberts. New York appearances include Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Blue Note, Birdland, the Iridium, the Algonquin, the Cafe Carlyle and Feinstein's/54 Below. Numerous national appearances include a performance at the White House. As an arranger/orchestrator, Tedd's work has been performed by most major American symphony orchestras as well as Bernadette Peters and Liza Minnelli. Television appearances include "The Today Show," "Live From Lincoln Center --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/RickLertzman/support

Thousands of patients may have been put at risk of exposure to tampered drugs by the Queensland Ambulance Service. One 74-year-old grandmother from Brisbane, Barbara Cook, believes paramedics unwittingly gave her a contaminated IV injection. She also believes that she contracted a life-threatening bacterial infection as a result. With secret recordings, leaked documents and whistle-blower testimony Hagar Cohen uncovers how the service botched an investigation into one of its biggest-ever drug tampering scandals. This is a repeat of a program that aired in July 2018.

Thousands of patients may have been put at risk of exposure to tampered drugs by the Queensland Ambulance Service. One 74-year-old grandmother from Brisbane, Barbara Cook, believes paramedics unwittingly gave her a contaminated IV injection. She also believes that she contracted a life-threatening bacterial infection as a result. With secret recordings, leaked documents and whistle-blower testimony Hagar Cohen uncovers how the service botched an investigation into one of its biggest-ever drug tampering scandals.

Barbara Cook in June, 2016. Barbara Cook, the legendary Broadway star, died on August 8, 2017. This interview was recorded in her apartment on the upper West Side of Manhattan on June 21st, 2016  on publication of her memoir, Then & Now. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Barbara Cook came to New York from Atlanta in the early 1950s and was the young ingenue in the musicals Flahooley and Plain & Fancy. Her first major role was as Cunegonde in Leonard Bernstein's Candide. She made her greatest mark as the original Marian the Librarian opposite Robert Preston in the hit show, The Music Man, and followed it up as Amalia in the original production of She Loves Me, currently in a hit revival on Broadway. Along the way, she performed in several New York revivals, including The King and I, Show Boat and Carousel. After a rough few years in which she battled weight issues and alcoholism, she emerged in the mid-1970s as one of America's greatest interpreters of the American musical canon, with performances in cabaret venues, at the Met, and at Carnegie Hall. She also was featured on the Sondheim Follies in Concert albumin 1985, which has become a must-own for collectors of musical theatre recordings. In 2010, she returned to Broadway in Sondheim by Sondheim, and received the Kennedy Center honors in 2011. She continued to perform into the fall of 2016, at the age of 88.   The post Encore Podcast: Barbara Cook appeared first on KPFA.