Podcast appearances and mentions of deborah grace winer

Deborah Grace Winer is a theatrical writer, creator of theatrical revues and concerts, and she's a leading expert on the American Songbook. Her new collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center--the Songbook Sundays Series at Dizzy's Club--has been an instant sold out music destination. Deborah's previous collaborations include Feinstein's/54 Below, Birdland, and a decade as Artistic Director of the 92Y's Lyrics & Lyricists™ concert series, steering the venerable series back to audience and critical acclaim.  She collaborates with top-tier artists from Broadway and the music world and works with leading institutions.  Among Deborah's various books, On the Sunny Side of the Street: The Life and Lyrics of Dorothy Fields, was named by the Wall Street Journal one of the five best books on American Songwriters. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times and numerous other publications.  And her plays have been produced off-Broadway and regionally.  Deborah's been featured on PBS' American Masters, as well as NPR's Fresh Air and “Morning Edition.”  Deborah's newest project, the audio adventure podcast series Flash Force: Middle Aged Women Superheroes Save Democracy, with an all-star Broadway cast, launches in 2023.

For VIdeo Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/h9A2HhXJcag Susan L. Schulman, a longtime Broadway publicist whose five-decade career included such theater milestones as Applause starring Lauren Bacall, Death of a Salesman with George C. Scott and Bob Fosse's Dancin', passed away Wednesday, October 18, at Mt. Sinai West Hospital in New York City following a brief illness.Charles Kirsch (Backstage Babble) and I and a few friends are coming together for this virtual celebration. Charles Kirsch is the 14-year-old host of the Broadway podcast Backstage Babble, which since August 2020 has presented over 120 in-depth interviews with leading figures in the theater industry. Meg Bussert is an American actress, singer and a university professor. Kathleen Chalfant is an actress. She has appeared in many stage plays, both on Broadway and Off-Broadway, as well as making guest appearances on television series, including the Law & Order franchise. Michael Misita grew up in Ohio where he did musicals and danced with his sister around Cleveland and Lorain, his home town. He attended the Boston conservatory of Music and spent summers in summer stock at the Milwaukee Melody Top doing 16 different shows choreographed by Tommy Tune, such as Sweet Charity with Gretchen Wyler, Irma La Deuce with Chita Rivera and The Boyfriend with Jane Powell. He landed his first Broadway show, THE FIG LEAVES ARE FALLING on his first day in New York City, and eventually worked with Michael Bennett, Bob Fosse, Ron Fields Hal Prince, Steven Sondheim and a host of other well-known choreographers, directors and producers. He appeared in nine Broadway productions. Deborah Grace Winer: Writer, dramatist and concert/revue creator Deborah Grace Winer is a leading expert on the American Songbook and Musical Theatre. 

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/ZKLTr7-5T7U Dramatist and theatre artist Deborah Grace Winer is a leading expert and author on Broadway musicals and the American Songbook. The Wall Street Journal recently named her book on pioneer woman songwriter Dorothy Fields (On the Sunny Side of the Street: The life and lyrics of Dorothy Fields, Macmillan) one of the Five Best books on American songwriters of all time. She has collaborated with leading institutions such as Jazz at Lincoln Center, and top tier artists from Broadway and the music world. Her acclaimed musical revues include Baby, Dream Your Dream, a celebration of women songwriters, and New York Big City Songbook, which the New York Times called, “A triumph,” becoming a monthly highlight at New York's Birdland Theater. For a decade she was artistic director of the 92Y's famed American Songbook concert series, Lyrics & Lyricists, steering the 50-year-old N.Y. tradition to rejuvenated success and creating original musical shows teamed with the top creative and performing talent from Broadway and beyond. She went on to create the Classic American Songbook Series for Feinstein's/54 Below supper club, which also ran to critical acclaim. An O'Neill finalist, her plays, including The Real Tabasco, Little Shows and others have been developed at institutions such as Lincoln Center Theatre, Primary Stages, the Women's Project, and the Westport Country Playhouse; her work has been produced Off Broadway and regionally.  https://www.deborahgracewiner.com/  

Sitting in the booth with Tony Award© Nominee, Rebecca Luker, and award winning musical theater historian, curator, producer, Deborah Grace Winer is a blast. Talking about their next collaboration is even more fabulous. Ms Winer is continuing her Classic American Songbook Series with GOT RHYTHM The Gershwin Brothers. Celebrating the great music of the musical duo. Please enjoy my conversation with these amazing ladies. More on Ms. Deborah: https://www.deborahgracewiner.com/ More on Ms Rebecca: http://www.rebeccaluker.com/ GOT RHYTHM info: https://54below.com/events/got-rhythm-the-gershwin-brothers/ More onPodcast: http://keithpricecurtaincall.com

We're joined by Deborah Grace Winer to celebrate those great ladies--Betty Comden, Dorothy Fields, Carolyn Leigh and more--in anticipation of the concert "Baby Dream Your Dream" at East Hampton's Guild Hall.

You're about to meet yet another accomplished, creative female powerhouse. Deborah Grace Winer is an: author, dramatist, historian and producer. And...she's also a leading expert on the American Songbook and Musical Theater. Her shows have celebrated such icons as Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers. As you'll hear, Deborah's career is a rich and varied one.

What happens when you put three obsessive fans of the American Songbook into the same room? Well, you get this week's episode with acclaimed author and champion of the great American Songbook, Deborah Grace Winer. Deborah's passion not only extends into the literary world, where she wrote Sing Out Louise: 150 Stars of the Musical Theatre Remember 50 Years of Broadway, The Night and the Music: Rosemary Clooney, Barbara Cook and Julie Wilson Inside the World of Cabaret, and On the Sunny Side of the Street: The Life and Lyrics of Dorothy Fields, she served for ten years as the Artistic Director of the 92nd Street Y's Lyrics and Lyricists Series and is now the Artistic Director of the Classic American Songbook Series at Feinstein's/54 Belo. Deborah pulls back the curtain on her career to discuss how she first became enamored of the American songbook while her contemporaries were rocking out to The Beatles, what it was like rubbing elbows with Betty Comden and Rosemary Clooney, and why Elaine Stritch never met a fruit she didn't like! Also, Deborah shines the spotlight on Dorothy Fields, Paul Newman, and Sheldon Harnick! Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: http://bit.ly/2i7nWC4

Debrorah Grace Winer comes back to the podcast, as promised, to talk about her Classic American Songbook Series. The debut of the series features the music of Rodgers and Hart. She chats with me about the series, working in the biz, and she introduces Tony Award nominee, Christiane Noll, as she performs "Johnny One Note" with Ken Ascher at the piano. About Deborah Grace Winer: https://www.deborahgracewiner.com/ About Christiane Noll: http://www.christycat.com/Christiane/ Tix Info:https://54below.com/events/rodgers-hart-love-featuring-debby-boone-christiane-noll/ Support Keith Price's Curtain Call on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/keithpricecurtaincall Subscribe to Keith Price's Curtain Call on Itunes: www.keithpricecurtaincall.com Follow @keithpricecurtaincall on Instagram Follow @kpcurtaincall @comedydaddy Like me on FB: https://www.facebook.com/Keith-Prices-Curtain-Call-1380539615593807/ Subscribe on You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCduwJ3ytmAwdJMQtGllk1Ig

Are you into all things musical theatre and cabaret? We've got a music issue for you, chock full of everything from Classics to Americana Romano DiNillo and Chris Ranney play in the "pit" for the Broadway Smash, "Come From Away", only in this show, the pit is right where all the action is. They talk about the musicians role in this unique show. Deborah Grace Winer has dedicated her career to "curating the American Songbook". After working for years as the head of Lyrics and Lyricists, she has struck out on her own to continue bringing recognition and rememberence to Musical Theatre's finest writers. Bill Solly may be the most prolific "undervalued gem" of a writer in Manhattan. A listener suggested I talk to this man, who pioneered writing gay-themed theatre before it was mainstream and popular. We talk about his ground-breaking shows like "The Great American Backstage Musical" and "Boy Meets Boy" and hopes of a major revival. Finally, Isaac Sutton is a tireless cabaret artist playing the likes of Las Vegas, New York and Israel. He talks about bringing his art craft all over the world, and the logistics of making it all happen. That's what we have set for Vol. 813, February 21st, 2018. All that, inside!

Author and dramatist Deborah Grace Winer, a leading expert on the American Songbook and Musical Theatre, took time out of her busy schedule to chat with me about her work in preserving and presenting the American Songbook by including the great achievements of women in its creation. More on Deborah Grace Winer: http://www.deborahgracewiner.com Support Keith Price's Curtain Call on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/keithpricecurtaincall Subscribe to Keith Price's Curtain Call on Itunes: www.keithpricecurtaincall.com Follow @keithpricecurtaincall on Instagram Follow @kpcurtaincall @comedydaddy Like me on FB: https://www.facebook.com/Keith-Prices-Curtain-Call-1380539615593807/ Subscribe on You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCduwJ3ytmAwdJMQtGllk1Ig