Podcast appearances and mentions of ethan mordden

**** [Retro Re-issue Alert!] **** Turns out it wasn't such a great idea to use Le Tigre's "What's Yr Take on Cassavetes?" as our podcast's theme song in 2019 and 2020! Anyway, Spotify (and presumably Le Tigre) don't seem to think so.  Accordingly, please find the attached re-issue of one of our foundational episodes, minus the intro music + a couple of words of greeting from Elise.  Consider it a fragment shored against our (Julie) Ruin.  First issued: August 23, 2019 This week's episode serves as both a prolegomenon to our imminent Hollywood Studios Year By Year series and as a wistful look back to Dave's teen years, when he picked up Ethan Mordden's freewheeling speed date with Old Hollywood History and discovered a new way to split the difference between Adornian culture industry theory and auteurist ontology. Journey back to a time when oligopoly really meant something and most entertainment companies weren't somehow beholden to Disney. We quote from and quibble with Mordden's characterizations of the quintessential qualities of Paramount, MGM, Warner Brothers, Fox, RKO, and Universal (Dave gets particularly riled up about yet another slight to the sacred memory of Carl Laemmle Jr.). What's your favourite Golden Age Studio? We want to know! Time Codes: 0h 0m 00s:   The Hollywood Studios 2h 14m 43s    Listener Mail with Todd Murry +++ *Read Elise's Writing at Bright Wall/Dark Room, Cléo, and Bright Lights.* Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com

The first episode of our second Studios Year by Year round with Fox, the "Rube" according to Ethan Mordden, is a real ridiculous/sublime contrast: the sci-fi musical comedy Just Imagine (directed by David Butler), a vehicle for vaudevillian El Brendel, in whom Dave may have found his comedy bête noir; and the F. W. Murnau masterpiece City Girl, which reworks Sunrise with (we speculate) a Borzagean twist. Come for the idiotic, stay for the profound?  Time Codes: 0h 00m 25s: Fox Recap 0h 12m 41s: CITY GIRL [dir. F.W. Murnau] 0h 48m 02: JUST IMAGINE [dir. David Butler]   Studio Film Capsules provided by The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography by Aubrey Solomon Additional studio information from: The Hollywood Story by Joel W. Finler                +++ * Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s * Intro Song: “Sunday” by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of The Internet Archive) * Read Elise's latest film piece on Preston Sturges, Unfaithfully Yours, and the Narrative role of comedic scapegoating. * Check out Dave's new Robert Benchley blog – an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist's 2000+ pieces as he can locate – Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project!  Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com   We now have a Discord server - just drop us a line if you'd like to join!           

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review Good Vibrations: A Punk Rock Musical @ Irish Arts Center, and the Ethan Mordden book, “Gays on Broadway”. Discussion topics include Alen Menken performing “Sheridan Square”, Peter Marks on Regional Theaters, and the passings of Jack Goldstein, Jeffrey Carlson, and Betta St. read more The post This Week on Broadway for July 9, 2023: Good Vibrations: A Punk Rock Musical @ Irish Arts Center appeared first on BroadwayRadio.

A new book reflects on the gay and lesbian influence on stage from "female impersonators" of the 1910s to the raucous drag performances of "La Cage aux Folles." Musical theater researcher Ethan Mordden joins us to take your calls and talk about his latest book, Gays on Broadway.   Today's episode is guest-hosted by David Furst.

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGi8utTr3e0&t=94s Charles Kirsch is a podcaster and theater critic who at 13 years old was already a show business veteran. Kirsch created Backstage Babble on YouTube and serves as one of a panel of Kids Critics for the Broadway World website. We will be joining forces to celebrate some of the best books out there today on Broadway! The Book of Broadway Musical Debates, Disputes, and Disagreements By Peter Filichia: The Book of Broadway Musical Debates, Disputes and Disagreements is purposely meant to start arguments and to settle them. Broadway musical fans won't always agree with the conclusions musical theater judge Peter Filichia reaches, but the best part of any drama is the conflict. Among lovers of musical theater, opinions are never in short supply, and Filichia addresses the most dividing questions and opinions in one book. What will you say when he asks, “What is the greatest opening number of a Broadway musical?” Will your answer be “The Circle of Life” from The Lion King, “Heaven on Their Minds” from Jesus Christ Superstar, or “Beautiful Girls” from Follies? Designing Broadway: How Derek McLane and Other Acclaimed Set Designers Create the Visual World of Theatre by Derek McLane & Eila Mell: In this richly illustrated and information-packed celebration of Broadway set design, Tony Award-winning designer Derek McLane explores the craft while reflecting on some of the greatest stage productions of the past few decades. Together with other leading set design and theatre talents, McLane invites us into the immersive and exhilarating experience of building the striking visual worlds that have brought so many of our favorite stories to life. Ethan Mordden

Ethan Mordden - Pick a Pocket Or Two: A History of British Musical... with TRE´s Selina MacKenzie

Today, I am so excited to announce my episode with one of the foremost theater historians and one of my personal heroes, the great Ethan Mordden. You may know his legendary decades series or his myriad other books, but today we are here to talk about his newest release, Pick a Pocket or Two: A History of British Musical Theatre. The book is a must-read and can be purchased here: https://www.amazon.com/Pick-Pocket-Two-History-British/dp/0190877952/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Mr. Mordden tells quite a few tales on today's episode, including watching a sedentary Elaine Stritch, a brilliant change by Alan Jay Lerner, a shocking fact about Eva LeGallienne, how Oliver revitalized the British musical as a form, performing his own songs for Richard Rodgers, the differences between Gilbert and Sullivan, how a Madame Tussaud's wax dummy opened a musical, why he doesn't conduct interviews for his books, and the shows he classifies as pop operas (some may surprise you). Plus Ivor Novello, Susan Johnson, Charlie Stemp, and more!

Fox, 1933: we watch a couple of movies that complicate Ethan Mordden's characterization of Fox as “The Rube,” Henry King's State Fair and William (billed as Wilhelm) Dieterle's The Devil's in Love (both beautifully shot by Hal Mohr). The first is a sophisticated movie about simple people that doesn't make fun of them or take unsophistication as its ideal, while the second is Fox's attempt at a Sternberg movie, a Foreign Legion quadrangle with a strange climactic twist. Find out how Fox makes pre-Codes (from farm boys losing their virginity to carefree female carnies to how to take Will Rogers' mind off a hog). Also: an inadvertent Victor Jory double-feature! Time Codes: 0h 01m 00s:       State Fair [dir. Henry King] 0h 52m 20s:       The Devil’s in Love [dir. William Dieterle]   +++ * Check out our Complete Upcoming Episode Schedule * Catch up with Dave’s fledgling Précis du cinema efforts on the Anagramsci Blog or on Letterboxd * Find Elise’s latest film piece on Depression era film romance *And Read lots of Elise’s Writing at Bright Wall/Dark Room, Cléo, and Bright Lights.* Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com Theme Music: “What’s Yr Take on Cassavetes?” – Le Tigre

This week’s episode serves as both a prolegomenon to our imminent Hollywood Studios Year By Year series and as a wistful look back to Dave’s teen years, when he picked up Ethan Mordden’s freewheeling speed date with Old Hollywood History and discovered a new way to split the difference between Adornian culture industry theory and auteurist ontology. Journey back to a time when oligopoly really meant something and most entertainment companies weren’t somehow beholden to Disney. We quote from and quibble with Mordden’s characterizations of the quintessential qualities of Paramount, MGM, Warner Brothers, Fox, RKO, and Universal (Dave gets particularly riled up about yet another slight to the sacred memory of Carl Laemmle Jr.). What’s your favourite Golden Age Studio? We want to know! Time Codes: 0h 1m 00s:   The Hollywood Studios 2h 15m 43s    Listener Mail with Todd Murry +++ *Read Elise’s Writing at Bright Wall/Dark Room, Cléo, and Bright Lights.* Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com Theme Music: “What’s Yr Take on Cassavetes?” – Le Tigre

If this were just an audiobook about the evolution of the musical “Chicago,” it would be engaging, but with Joel Froomkin’s narration, it is absolutely delightful. Froomkin’s performance is a marvel, making the politicians, the “dolls,” and the smoke-filled rooms of the notorious city sizzle with decadence. The backstory of the musical and the city is great entertainment. Published by Tantor Audio. Read the full review of ALL THAT JAZZ at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Publisher Michele Cobb. Support for Behind the Mic comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He has inspired countless generations with his observations on the world of musical theatre and his literary output is staggering. His name is Ethan Mordden and just a few of his books are: When Broadway Went To Hollywood, Anything Goes: A History of the American Musical, Make Believe: The Broadway Musical in the 1920s, Sing For Your Supper: The Broadway Musical in the 1930s, Beautiful Mornin: The Broadway Musical in the 1940s, Coming Up Roses: The Broadway Musical in the 1950s, Open A New Window: The Broadway Musical in the 1960s, One More Kiss: The Broadway Musical in the 1970s, The Happiest Corpse I Have Ever Seen: The Last 25 Years of the Broadway Musical, and biographies on Kurt Weill, Florenz Ziegfeld, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and many others. His most recent book, All That Jazz: The Life and Times of the Musical Chicago, is now available in stores and on kindle. Ethan pulls back the curtain on his career to discuss how he fell in love with musical theatre, what musicals are deserving of a second look, and why Bob Fosse is the most iconic choreographer in musical theatre history. Also, Ethan shines the spotlight on Gwen Verdon, Tony Randall, and Maurine Dallas Watkins! 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

Historian Ethan Mordden, author of “All That Jazz: The Life and Times of the Musical CHICAGO" and many works including the "Rodgers & Hammerstein" book, shares his considerable knowledge & insights into the classic musicals "Chicago" and "Carousel."

Author and musical theatre historian Ethan Mordden charts the influence of Broadway on Hollywood (and vice versa) throughout the twentieth century, in his latest book, “When Broadway Went to Hollywood.”

The author and theater historian, Ethan Mordden, discusses his book "On Sondheim: An Opinionated Guide" about the career of the composer/lyricist who is arguably the most influential creative force in the contemporary musical theater.

Author Ethan Mordden returns to Theater Talk to discuss his new book "Anything Goes: A History of American Musical Theatre." Mordden tracks the history from John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera" in 1728, through shows like "Gypsy" and "Chicago."

Theater Talk has author Ethan Mordden discussing his latest book "Love Song: The Lives of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya," which chronicles the story of composer Kurt Weill, his wife, legendary actress Lotte Lenya.

Writer/historian Ethan Mordden discusses his new book “The Guest List: How Manhattan Defined American Sophistication - From the Algonquin Round Table to Truman Capote's Ball” in which he profiles major leaders and opponents of NYC café society.

Film historian Jerry Carlson on the current stage adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps. Also, author Ethan Mordden discusses his book “Ziegfeld: The Man Who Invented Show Business.”

Author Ethan Mordden discusses his book “Ziegfeld: The Man Who Invented Show Business.” Also, actors Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles on their interpretation of “Oleanna,” David Mamet's incendiary play about sexual politics and abuse.