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Iglehart is Louis Armstrong, Brionessss Storm Hadestown, NYTW’s BLUEBERRIES, Jinkx goes Shopping, Gun & Powder is legal in NJ, Bordello @ York, Cariou & Filichia fêted! “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day. Any and all feedback is appreciated:Grace read more The post Today on Broadway: Thursday, February 29, 2024 appeared first on BroadwayRadio.

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

Peter is the author of the books Let's Put on a Musical!: How to Choose the Right Show for Your School, Community or Professional Theater, Broadway Musicals: the Biggest Hit and the Biggest Flop of the Season, 1959 to 2009, Broadway MVPs 1960-2010: The Most Valuable Players of the Past 50 Seasons, Strippers, Showgirls and Sharks: A Very Opinionated History of the Broadway Musicals that Did Not Win the Tony Award, and The Great Parade: Broadway's Astonishing, Never-to-Be-Forgotten 1963-1964 Season. At the beginning of his career, Filichia was a columnist for Seventeen and wrote books for teenagers.

HELLO DOLLY COMPOSER: Jerry Herman LYRICIST: Jerry Herman BOOK: Michael Stewart SOURCE: Thornton Wilder's play The Merchant of Yonkers (1938) DIRECTOR: Gower Champion CHOREOGRAPHER: Gower Champion PRINCIPLE CAST: David Burns (Vandergelder), Carol Channing (Dolly), Charles Nelson Reilly (Cornelius) OPENING DATE: Jan 16, 1964 CLOSING DATE: Dec 27, 1970 PERFORMANCES: 2,844 SYNOPSIS: Widowed matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi has been tasked to find a wife for the cantankerous, well-known, half-a-millionaire, Horace Vandergelder. Dolly doesn't need to look too hard as she is the one who plans to marry Horace. The unparalleled success of the title song from Jerry Herman's Hello, Dolly! is explored through the succinct multiple meanings in its lyrics and the iconography associated with its original staging by Gower Champion and executed by Carol Channing. The history of the song (as popularized by Louis Armstrong), the title of the musical, and the many famous actors who appeared in its original run and subsequent productions are analyzed within the equation of one of the most recognizable sequences in Broadway history. 1995 Revival director Lee Roy Reams examines the way impactful branding, casting, and design decisions made by infamous producer, David Merrick, cemented Hello, Dolly! within pop culture history. Lee Roy Reams' ten Broadway credits run the gamut from Sweet Charity, Applause, Lorelei, Hello, Dolly and 42nd Street to La Cage aux Folles, Beauty and the Beast and The Producers. SOURCES FURTHER READING/VIEWING/LISTENING RESOURCES Hello, Dolly, Original Cast Recording. RCA Victor (1964) Hello, Dolly starring Walter Matthau and Barbra Streisand, directed by Gene Kelly, 20th Century Fox (1969) Showtune: A Memoir by Jerry Herman, published by Dutton (1996) Filichia, Peter. The Great Parade: Broadway's Astonishing, Never-to-Be-Forgotten 1963-1964 Season. St. Martin's Press, 2015. Goldman, William. The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway. Limelight Editions, 1984. Ilson, Carol. Harold Prince: A Director's Journey. Limelight Editions, 2004. Mordden, Ethan. Open a New Window. Palgrave Macmillan, 2002. Prince, Hal. Contradictions: Notes on twenty-six years in the theatre. Dodd, Mead; First edition, 1974. Shapiro, Eddie. Nothing Like a Dame: Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater. Oxford University Press; Reprint edition, 2014. Viertel, Jack. The Secret Life of the American Musical: How Broadway Shows Are Built. Sarah Crichton Books, 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MY FAIR LADY COMPOSER: Frederick Loewe LYRICIST: Alan Jay Lerner BOOK: Alan Jay Lerner SOURCE: Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (1913) DIRECTOR: Moss Hart CHOREOGRAPHER: Hanya Holm PRINCIPLE CAST: Julie Andrews (Eliza), Rex Harrison (Higgins), Stanley Holloway (Doolittle) OPENING DATE: March 15th, 1956 CLOSING DATE: September 29th, 1962 PERFORMANCES: 2717 SYNOPSIS: Celebrated phonetician Henry Higgins makes a bet that he can pass lowly flowerseller Eliza Doolittle off as a Duchess through the simple means of teaching her how to speak correctly. Based on George Bernard Shaw's politically sharp drama, Pygmalion, My Fair Lady was a major musical success which helped cement Lerner and Loewe, as well as performers Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison, in American pop culture history. This chapter explores how character composition evolved with the casting of classically trained Rex Harrison, an actor who was not a singer. Filichia examines the importance of strong vocal technique in the Golden Age and how those with limited voices were often not successful in carrying a musical, as well as how the cementing of “speak-sing” trained audiences to forgive the singer to focus on their acting and how that opened the doors to non-musical artists such as Zero Mostel, Sid Cesar, Vivian Leigh and Shirley Booth. Peter Filichia has written about theater for The Star-Ledger, TheaterWeek; Playbill, Theatermania, Broadway Select, Encore and MasterworksBroadway. He's written six books on theater, including three editions of Let's Put on a Musical.  This four-term president of the Drama Desk Awards serves on its current nominating committee as well as those for the Lucille Lortel Awards and Theatre World Awards, whose ceremony he writes and emcees. He's a National Endowment for the Arts assessor, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music critic-in-residence, musical theater judge for ASCAP's awards, Broadway Radio commentator, and creator of his one-man show A Personal History of the American Theater.  FURTHER READING/VIEWING/LISTENING RESOURCES Dominic, McHugh. Loverly: the life and times of My fair lady. Oxford University Press. Keith Garebian. Making of My Fair Lady. ECW Press. Alan Jay Lerner. The Street Where I Live. W. W. Norton & Co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the 3rd episode of Backstage Babble with guest Peter Filichia. Peter has been the emcee of the Theater World Awards since 1996. Filichia currently writes weekly columns for Masterworks Broadway and Broadway Select. You can also find his musings on Kritzerland and Theatermania. FIlichia is the author of several plays, including Adam’s Gifts, Games, and God Shows Up, which had a recent off-broadway run. He is critic emeritus of the Star Ledger, and has written a number of theater history books including Strippers, Showgirls, and Sharks, and The Great Parade, and was a common contributor to Theater Week magazine. It was a thrill and an honor to have this conversation. Tune back in on Friday for an interview with Ken Kantor!

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[“Springtime for Hit's End: 'The Producers' to Close.”](www.nytimes.com/2007/02/23/theater/23prod.html?searchResultPosition=32) The New York Times, 23 Feb. 2007.Sternbergh, Adam. [“The History of The Producers: Part III - Nymag.”](nymag.com/nymetro/movies/features/15251/) New York Magazine, 2 Dec. 2005.Simon, John. [“Blazing Twaddle - Nymag.”](nymag.com/nymetro/arts/theater/reviews/4618/) New York Magazine, 30 Apr. 2001.[“GOLD RUSH.”](www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/05/07/gold-rush. ) The New Yorker, 19 June 2017.Rosen, Marjorie. [“Dressing Ulla And the Rest: Isn't It Iconic?”](www.nytimes.com/2001/05/20/arts/theater-the-tony-awards-dressing-ulla-and-the-rest-isn-t-it-iconic.html?searchResultPosition=11) The New York Times, 20 May 2001.Stracher, Cameron. [“The Way We Live Now: 5-27-01: How To Get Into 'The Producers'; That's the Ticket.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/05/27/magazine/the-way-we-live-now-5-27-01-how-to-get-into-the-producers-that-s-the-ticket.html?searchResultPosition=147) The New York Times, 27 May 2001.Brantley, Ben. [“How Karaoke Conquered Broadway.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/02/25/theater/spring-theater-how-karaoke-conquered-broadway.html) The New York Times, The New York Times, 25 Feb. 2001.Pogrebin, Robin. [“Ticket Sales for 'Producers' Break Broadway Record.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/04/21/theater/ticket-sales-for-producers-break-broadway-record.html?searchResultPosition=3) The New York Times, 21 Apr. 2001.Tierney, John. [“The Big City; Scalping Law May Be Ready For Execution.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/05/18/nyregion/the-big-city-scalping-law-may-be-ready-for-execution.html?searchResultPosition=180) The New York Times, 18 May 2001.McKinley, Jesse. [“Exit the Stars Of a Broadway Phenomenon.”](www.nytimes.com/2002/03/17/theater/exit-the-stars-of-a-broadway-phenomenon.html?searchResultPosition=84) The New York Times, 17 Mar. 2002.Newman, Andy. [“O.K., They're Actors, Not the Producers.”](www.nytimes.com/2002/03/18/nyregion/ok-they-re-actors-not-the-producers.html?searchResultPosition=142) The New York Times, 18 Mar. 2002.McKinley, Jesse. [“Nathan Lane's Successor in 'The Producers' Is Fired.”](www.nytimes.com/2002/04/15/arts/nathan-lanes-successor-in-the-producers-is-fired.html?searchResultPosition=27) The New York Times, 15 Apr. 2002.McKinley, Jesse. [“How an Actor Landed On Top in 'Producers'.”](www.nytimes.com/2002/04/16/theater/how-an-actor-landed-on-top-in-producers.html?searchResultPosition=39) The New York Times, 16 Apr. 2002.Pogrebin, Robin. [“'Producers' Stars' Encore?”](www.nytimes.com/2003/08/06/theater/producers-stars-encore.html?searchResultPosition=23) The New York Times, 6 Aug. 2003.[“'The Producers' Notches a $1.6 Million Week.”](www.nytimes.com/2004/01/06/theater/the-producers-notches-a-1.6-million-week.html?searchResultPosition=76) The New York Times, 6 Jan. 2004.Simon, John. [“The (Re)Producers - Nymag.”](nymag.com/nymetro/arts/theater/reviews/6014/) New York Magazine, 20 May 2002.Marks, Peter. [“Enjoying the View From Over the Top.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/05/20/arts/theater-the-tony-awards-enjoying-the-view-from-over-the-top.html?searchResultPosition=10) The New York Times, 20 May 2001.Witchel, Alex. [“'This Is It -- As Happy AsI Get, Baby' Nathan Lane.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/09/02/magazine/this-is-it-as-happy-as-i-get-baby-nathan-lane.html) The New York Times, 2 Sept. 2001.Scott, A. O. 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[“The Checks Are Bouncing At 'Bells Are Ringing'.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/06/13/theater/the-checks-are-bouncing-at-bells-are-ringing.html?searchResultPosition=1) The New York Times, 13 June 2001.McKinley, Jesse. [“ON STAGE AND OFF.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/06/08/movies/on-stage-and-off.html?searchResultPosition=4)The New York Times, 8 June 2001.Pogrebin, Robin. [“The Party's Hardly Over for Faith Prince.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/05/01/theater/the-party-s-hardly-over-for-faith-prince.html?searchResultPosition=9) The New York Times, 1 May 2001.McKinley, Jesse. [“Comden and Green's Office. They're on Broadway. Any Message?”](www.nytimes.com/2001/04/12/theater/comden-and-green-s-office-they-re-on-broadway-any-message.html?searchResultPosition=10) The New York Times, 12 Apr. 2001.Wadler, Joyce with Jesse McKinley. [“BOLDFACE NAMES.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/05/30/nyregion/boldface-names-552313.html?searchResultPosition=4) The New York Times, 30 May 2001.Pogrebin, Robin.[ “'Rocky Horror Show' Is to Rock Again.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/10/17/theater/rocky-horror-show-is-to-rock-again.html?searchResultPosition=1) The New York Times, 17 Oct. 2001.Brantley, Ben. [“That Sweet Transvestite Doing the Time Warp Again.”](www.nytimes.com/2000/11/16/theater/theater-review-that-sweet-transvestite-doing-the-time-warp-again.html?searchResultPosition=6) The New York Times, 16 Nov. 2000.O'Brien, Richard. [“THEATER; The Job He Found Was Writing a Hit.”](www.nytimes.com/2000/11/05/arts/theater-the-job-he-found-was-writing-a-hit.html?searchResultPosition=7) The New York Times, 5 Nov. 2000.Strauss, Neil. [“Chasing Hard After Luck.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/05/16/arts/the-pop-life-chasing-hard-after-luck.html?searchResultPosition=12) The New York Times, 16 May 2001.Finn, Robin. [“A Determined Rocker Takes On Broadway.”](www.nytimes.com/2000/12/07/nyregion/public-lives-a-determined-rocker-takes-on-broadway.html?searchResultPosition=9) The New York Times, 7 Dec. 2000.Lemon, Brendan.[“THEATER; Audiences Today Are Getting in on the Act.”](www.nytimes.com/2000/10/08/arts/theater-audiences-today-are-getting-in-on-the-act.html?searchResultPosition=11) The New York Times, 8 Oct. 2000.Rakoff, David. [“The Way We Live Now: 10-29-00: Questions for Dick Cavett; Time Warp.”](www.nytimes.com/2000/10/29/magazine/the-way-we-live-now-10-29-00-questions-for-dick-cavett-time-warp.html?searchResultPosition=15) The New York Times, 29 Oct. 2000.Veer, Greg Vander. [“Keep Dancing.”] (vimeo.com/153283760)Feingold, Michael. [“Into the Past.”](www.villagevoice.com/2001/04/10/into-the-past/) The Village Voice, 10 Apr. 2001.Holland, Bernard. [“Why Opera Isn't the Word For Sondheim.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/07/29/theater/music-why-opera-isn-t-the-word-for-sondheim.html?searchResultPosition=2) The New York Times, 29 July 2001.Singer, Barry. [“'Follies' Shows It, Too, Is Still Here.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/03/25/theater/theater-follies-shows-it-too-is-still-here.html?searchResultPosition=4) The New York Times, 25 Mar. 2001.Ostlere, Hilary.[“An Octogenarian With All the Moves.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/03/25/theater/dance-an-octogenarian-with-all-the-moves.html?searchResultPosition=27) The New York Times, 25 Mar. 2001.Pogrebin, Robin. [“Backstage Pins And Needles.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/03/16/movies/backstage-pins-and-needles.html?searchResultPosition=21) The New York Times, 16 Mar. 2001.Delatiner, Barbara. [“A Broadway Return After 50 Years.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/03/04/nyregion/a-broadway-return-after-50-years.html?searchResultPosition=20) The New York Times, 4 Mar. 2001.Gavin, James. 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[“An Elegy for an Era, 'Follies' Itself Goes On.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/03/25/theater/an-elegy-for-an-era-follies-itself-goes-on.html?searchResultPosition=8) The New York Times, 25 Mar. 2001.Franklin, Nancy. [“Out of the Past.”](www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/04/23/out-of-the-past-9 ) The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2001.Filichia, Peter. *Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season 1959 to 2009.* Applause Books, 2010.Brooks, Mel, and Tom Meehan. The Producers: the Book, Lyrics and Story behind the Biggest Hit in Broadway History - How We Did It. Miramax, 2002.*Recording "The Producers" - A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks* Produced by Masterworks Broadway, 2001.

Shepard, Richard F. [“'Evita' Up for 11 Tonys, 'Talley's Folly Gets 5.”](https://www.nytimes.com/1980/05/13/archives/evita-up-for-11-tonys-talleys-folly-gets-5.html?searchResultPosition=100) The New York Times, 13 May 1980.Blau, Eleanor. [“Tonys to 'Children of Lesser God,' 'Evita'; Win Choreography Award.”](https://www.nytimes.com/1980/06/09/archives/tonys-to-children-of-lesser-god-evita-win-choreography-award.html?searchResultPosition=2) The New York Times, 9 June 1980. Schneider, Alan. [“THEATER MAILBAG.”](https://www.nytimes.com/1980/06/29/archives/theater-mailbag.html?searchResultPosition=4) The New York Times, 29 June 1980. Rich, Frank. [“STAGE VIEW; Selected Highlights Of the Season STAGE VIEW Highlights of the Season.”](https://www.nytimes.com/1980/06/08/archives/stage-view-selected-highlights-of-the-season-stage-view-highlights.html?searchResultPosition=15) The New York Times, 8 June 1980. O'Connor, John J. [“TV: Tonys Capture Aura of the Theater.”](https://www.nytimes.com/1980/06/10/archives/tv-tonys-capture-aura-of-the-theater.html?searchResultPosition=8) The New York Times, 10 June 1980. Sloane, Leonard. [“What Keeps Broadway; Behind The Theater Boom.”](https://www.nytimes.com/1980/05/11/archives/what-keeps-broadway-behind-the-theater-boom.html?searchResultPosition=55) The New York Times, 11 May 1980. Nakano, Craig. [“Why Mary Tyler Moore Received Her Special Tony Award in 1980.”](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-mary-tyler-moore-tony-20170126-htmlstory.html) Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2017.Kakutani, Michiko. [“The Great Theater Duel and How It/Affects Broadway; How the Theater Duel Affects Broadway.”](https://www.nytimes.com/1980/09/14/archives/the-great-theater-duel-and-how-itaffects-broadway-how-the-theater.html?searchResultPosition=9) The New York Times, 14 Sept. 1980. [“THEATER MAILBAG: Arguing The Merits of Evita .”](https://www.nytimes.com/1979/11/25/archives/theater-mailbag-arguing-the-merits-of-evita-yeats-and-the-irish.html?searchResultPosition=11) The New York Times, 25 Nov. 1979. Owen, Michael. [“A London Hit Arrives - With a Controversial Heroine.”](https://www.nytimes.com/1979/09/23/archives/a-london-hit-arriveswith-a-controversial-heroine-a-controversial.html?searchResultPosition=8) The New York Times, 23 Sept. 1979.Kerr, Walter. [“Stage: 'Evita,' a Musical Perón.”](https://www.nytimes.com/1979/09/26/archives/stage-evita-a-musical-peron-ambitions-progress.html?searchResultPosition=1) The New York Times, 26 Sept. 1979.Grein, Paul. [“When 'Evita' Won Seven Tonys in 1980, It Was a Big Win for Brits.”](https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8513264/evita-tony-awards-british-history) Billboard, 5 June 2019.Queenan, Joe. [“The Origin of Don't Cry For Me, Argentina.”](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/sep/07/4) The Guardian, 7 Sept. 2007. Chretien, Todd, et al. [“Juan Perón's Many Heirs.”](https://www.jacobinmag.com/2015/10/juan-peron-peronism-populism-scioli-kirchner-eva-menem-argentina) Jacobin.Little, Becky. [“'The Greatest Showman' Sidesteps P.T. Barnum's Most Controversial Act.”](https://www.biography.com/news/joice-heth-pt-barnum-george-washington-nurse)  Biography.com, 25 June 2019.Kakutani, Michiko. [“Jim Dale Is Toast of Broadway; Three Disney Movies Chance to Learn His Craft.”](https://www.nytimes.com/1980/05/02/archives/jim-dale-is-toast-of-broadway-three-disney-movies-chance-to-learn.html?searchResultPosition=13) The New York Times, 2 May 1980.Gussow, Mel. 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Harmony Books, 2010.Filichia, Peter. *Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season 1959 to 2009.* Applause Books, 2010.Bloom, Ken, and Frank Vlastnik. *Broadway Musicals: the 101 Greatest Shows of All Time.* Black Dog & Leventhal Pubs., 2010.Nachman, Gerald. *Showstoppers!: the Surprising Backstage Stories of Broadway's Most Remarkable Songs.* Chicago Review Press, 2017.Guernsey, Otis L. *Curtain Time: The New York Theatre (1965-1987).* Applause , 1987.Webber, Andrew Lloyd. *Unmasked: a Memoir.* Harper, 2019.Prince, Harold. *Sense of Occasion.* Applause Theater, 2019.

Filichia, Peter. Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season 1959 to 2009. Applause Books, 2010. Mordden, Ethan. Open a New Window: the Broadway Musical in the 1960s. Palgrave Macmillan, 2002. Mandelbaum, Ken. Not since Carrie: Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops. St. Martin's Press, 1992. Viertel, Jack. Secret Life of the American Musical: How Broadway Shows Are Built. Sarah Crichton Books,Farrar, Straus and Grioux, 2017. Lambert, Philip. To Broadway, to Life!: the Musical Theater of Bock and Harnick. Oxford University Press, 2012. Kissel, Howard. David Merrick, the Abominable Showman: the Unauthorized Biography. Applause, 1993. Bryer, Jackson R., and Richard Allan. Davison. The Art of the American Musical: Conversations with the Creators. Rutgers University Press, 2005. Bloom, Ken, and Frank Vlastnik. Broadway Musicals: the 101 Greatest Shows of All Time. Black Dog & Leventhal Pubs., 2010. Lahr, John. Notes on a Cowardly Lion the Biography of Bert Lahr . Bloomsbury, 1992. Simon, Neil. Neil Simon’s Memoirs: Rewrites and The Play Goes On. Simon & Schuster, 2017. Kissel, Howard. David Merrick, the Abominable Showman: the Unauthorized Biography. Applause, 1993. Taubman, Howard. “Theater: 'She Loves Me,' a Musical; Play by Miklos Laszlo Opens at the O'Neill.” The New York Times, 24 Apr. 1963. Swope, Martha, Thomas Buckley, and Werner J. Kuhn. “PRINCE VS. PRINCE Producer-Director of ‘She Loves Me’ Discusses His Dual Assignment.” The New York Times, 21 Apr. 1963. Taubman, Howard. “Theater: '110 in the Shade'; Musical 'Rainmaker' Is at Broadhurst.” The New York Times, 25 Oct. 1963. “'110 In the Shade' Receives Mixed Notices in Boston.” The New York Times, 12 Sept. 1963. Taubman, Howard. “Theater: 'Girl Who Came to Supper' in Premiere; Jose Ferrer Is Star of Musical at Broadway Tunes and Lyrics Are Work of Noel Coward.” The New York Times, 9 Dec. 1963. Taubman, Howard. “Theater: Bert Lahr, Northern Volpone; 'Foxy' at Ziegfeld Is Set in Gold‐Rush Yukon.” The New York Times, 17 Feb. 1964. Atkinson, Brooks. “Critic at Large; Bert Lahr Reaches Peak of His Career as a Wildly Comic Actor in 'Foxy'.” The New York Times, 20 Mar. 1964. Taubman, Howard. “The Theater: 'Anyone Can Whistle'; Musical at Majestic Is About Madness; Book by Laurents and Music by Sondheim.” The New York Times, 6 Apr. 1964. Taubman, Howard. “Theater: 'Luther' Stars Albert Finney; John Osborne Drama Is at the St. James.” The New York Times, 26 Sept. 1963. Taubman, Howard. “Theater: Alec Guinness as 'Dylan'; Play About Welsh Poet Opens at Plymouth.” The New York Times, 20 Jan. 1964. Longworth, Karina. “Barbara Loden (Dead Blondes Episode 12).” You Must Remember This, 18 Apr. 2017.

Filichia, Peter. Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season 1959 to 2009. Applause Books, 2010. Mordden, Ethan. Open a New Window: the Broadway Musical in the 1960s. Palgrave Macmillan, 2002. Bloom, Ken, and Frank Vlastnik. Broadway Musicals: the 101 Greatest Shows of All Time. Black Dog & Leventhal Pubs., 2010. Taylor, Theodore. Jule: the Story of Composer Jule Styne. Random House, 1979. Citron, Stephen. Jerry Herman: Poet of the Showtune. Yale University Press, 2004. Channing, Carol. Just Lucky I Guess: A Memoir of Sorts. Simon and Schuster, 2007. Viertel, Jack. Secret Life of the American Musical: How Broadway Shows Are Built. Sarah Crichton Books,Farrar, Straus and Grioux, 2017. Kissel, Howard. David Merrick, the Abominable Showman: the Unauthorized Biography. Applause, 1993. Hoffman, Warren. The Great White Way: Race and the Broadway Musical. Rutger University Press, 2014. Gilvey, John Anthony. Before the Parade Passes by: Gower Champion and the Glorious American Musical. St. Martin's, 2005. Nachman, Gerald. Showstoppers!: the Surprising Backstage Stories of Broadway's Most Remarkable Songs. Chicago Review Press, 2017. Suskin, Steven. Opening Night on Broadway: a Critical Quotebook of the Golden Era of the Musical Theatre, Oklahoma (1943) to Fiddler on the Roof (1964). Schirmer Books, 1993. Taubman, Howard. “'Hello, Dolly!' Wins Half of Theater Wing's 20 Tonys; Osborne's 'Luther' Is Named Season's Best Drama. The New York Times, 25 May 1964. Taubman, Howard. “Theater: 'Hello, Dolly!' Has Premiere; Carol Channing Star of Musical at St. James.” The New York Times, 17 Jan. 1964. Grode, Eric. “Well, Hello, Dollys!” The New York Times, 22 Mar. 2017. Skipper, Richard. “Call on Dolly!.” Call on Dolly!. Brantley, Ben. “Even From Afar, Carol Channing Served Up That Broadway Wow.” The New York Times, 15 Jan. 2019. Funke, Lewis. “Merman 'Hello, Dolly's!' Lucky 7th.” The New York Times, 30 Mar. 1970. “WELLO, DOLLY!' CUTS LONGEST‐RUN CAKE.” The New York Times, 10 Sept. 1970. Phillips, Mccandlish. “Broadway Bids 'Dolly!' a Fond Adieu.” The New York Times, 28 Dec. 1970. Giordano, Frank. “Who Will Play Dolly in 2001?” The New York Times, 3 May 1970. Burke, Tom. “Hello, David, Must We Talk.” The New York Times, 6 Sept. 1970. “Johnson, on Stage With Capital Cast, Sings 'Hello, Dolly'.” The New York Times, 5 Nov. 1967. “'Hello, Barry' Thwarted By 'Dolly' Named Lyndon.” The New York Times, 18 July 1964. “Carol Channing In Short Good-by To 'Hello, Dolly!'.” The New York Times, 8 Aug. 1965. Sloane, Leonard. “Advertising: Dolly Says' Hello' to Marketing.” The New York Times, 1 Dec. 1964. Gottfried, Martin. “Is All Black Theater Beautiful? No.” The New York Times, 7 June 1970. Johnson, Thomas A. “The Black Theatergoer: Who Is He?” The New York Times, 21 Jan. 1970. “Hello, Dolly!' Raises Prices.” The New York Times, 14 May 1965. Gardner, Paul. “Dolly Levi Sees the World.” The New York Times, 8 Aug. 1965. “After 1,272 Performances Carol Says Good-by Dolly.” The New York Times, 12 June 1967. Kerr, Walter. “Merman: A Kid Who Wins All the Marbles.” The New York Times, 12 Apr. 1970. Taubman, Howard. “Theater ‘Funny Girl’; Musical Based on Life of Fanny Brice.” The New York Times, 27 Mar. 1964. Zolotow, Sam. “'FUNNY GIRL' LAG: WHO'S LAUGHING?; Five Delays for Premiere Irk Agents and Audiences.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 19 Mar. 1964. Stang, Joan. “SHE COULDN'T BE MEDIUM; Barbra Streisand, New Star in Town, Traces Her Rise to 'Funny Girl'.” The New York Times, 5 Apr. 1964. “Dispute Leads Chaplin To Quit 'Funny Girl'.” The New York Times, 17 June 1965. Calta , Louis. “NEW 'FUNNY GIRL' PREPARES CALMLY; Following Barbra Streisand Doesn't Worry Mimi Hines.” The New York Times 11 Dec. 1965. Colleran, Jim. “15 Fun Facts About FUNNY GIRL.” Tams Witmark. Lennart, Isobel. “FROM THE TAMS ARCHIVES: Isobel Lennart's Memories of FUNNY GIRL.” Tams Witmark. Healy, Patrick. “Producer Explains Scrapping 'Funny Girl'.”. The New York Times, 4 Nov. 2011. “The Verdict: Read Reviews of London's Funny Girl Revival Starring Sheridan Smith.” Playbill, 2 Dec. 2015.

We sift through the leftovers of the 1984 Tony awards, discussing the classically trained roots of the Carlton dance, why even Chita and Liza couldn’t save The Rink, and what David and Zosia Mamet talk about at Thanksgiving. Plus, we excavate the source of an obscure Simpsons joke for this edition of “What?!” Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows! Works referenced/cited: Kander, John, et al. Colored Lights: Forty Years of Words and Music, Showbiz, Collaboration, and All That Jazz. Faber & Faber, 2004. Bloom, Ken, and Frank Vlastnik. Broadway Musicals: the 101 Greatest Shows of All Time. Black Dog & Leventhal Pubs., 2010. Hischak, Thomas S. The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television. Oxford University Press, 2008. Filichia, Peter. Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season 1959 to 2009. Applause Books, 2010. Guernsey, Otis L. Curtain Time: The New York Theatre (1965-1987). Applause , 1987. Bryer, Jackson R., and Richard Allan. Davison. The Art of the American Musical: Conversations with the Creators. Rutgers University Press, 2005. Rich, Frank. “STAGE: A BOY AND HIS DREAMS IN 'TAP DANCE KID'.” The New York Times, 22 Dec. 1983. Klein, Alvin. “THEATER; 'TAP DANCE KID' SETTLES INTO ROLE.” The New York Times, 9 Sept. 1984. Tap Dance Kid -- Short Story Film -- 1980 Sullivan, Dan. “Stage Review: Tapping Out A Dance Story At The Pantages.” Los Angeles Times, 24 Sept. 1985. Rich, Frank. “STAGE: 'BABY,' A MUSICAL EXPLORING PARETHOOD.” The New York Times, 5 Dec. 1983. Beaufort, John. “'The Rink': a Musical Saga of Faded Glitter.” The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 1984. Rich, Frank. “THEATER: 'THE RINK'.” The New York Times, 10 Feb. 1984. Chambers, Andrea. “Liza and Chita Come to Musical Terms of Endearment in a Broadway Whirl Called The Rink.” PEOPLE.com, 05 Mar. 1984. Rich, Frank. “THEATER: 'NOISES OFF,' A BRITISH FARCE BY FRAYN.” The New York Times, 12 Dec. 1983. Rich, Frank. “THEATER: A MAMET PLAY, GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS.” The New York Times, 26 Mar. 1984. Bradshaw, Peter. “The Seven Rages of David Mamet: Genius or Symbol of Toxic Masculinity?” The Guardian, 29 Nov. 2017. Rich, Frank. “STAGE: ANGELA LANSBURY STARS IN 'MAME' REVIVAL.” The New York Times, 25 July 1983. Singer, Barry. “Closer Than Ever: The Intimacy of Maltby & Shire.” Lincoln Center, 2 Feb. 2017.

Sunday SUNDAY Sunday! Two down-on-their-luck titans face off in the battle that ROCKED the eighties! It’s Georges versus Georges! Drag queens versus dots! Hummin' Jerry Herman versus Stone Cold (according to the critics) Steve Sondheim! WHO will reign victorious in this knock-down drag-out no-holds-barred fight to return to Broadway glory? Find out this Sunday SUNDAY Sunday (by the blue purple yellow red water)! Works referenced/cited: Freedman, Samuel G. “'REAL THING' AND 'LA CAGE' DOMINATE THE TONY AWARDS.” The New York Times, 4 June 1984. O' Connor, John J. “THE 38TH TONY AWARDS.” The New York Times, 5 June 1984. Freedman, Samuel G. “DISPUTE OVER TONY AWARDS.” The New York Times, 31 May 1984. Freedman, Samuel G. “'SUNDAY' TOP TONY NOMINEE.”The New York Times, 8 May 1984. Gans, Andrew. “DIVA TALK: A Backwards Glance-the 1984 Tonys PLUS Ripley, Menzel and Jones.” Playbill, 1 July 2005. Alexander, Ron. “AN OPULENT OPENING PARTY FOR 'LA CAGE'.” The New York Times, 23 Aug. 1983. Rich, Frank. “STAGE: THE MUSICAL 'CAGE AUX FOLLES'.” The New York Times, 22 Aug. 1983. Bennetts, Leslie. “HOW STARS OF 'LA CAGE' GREW INTO THEIR ROLES.” The New York Times, 24 Aug. 1983. Bennetts, Leslie. “HERE COMES THE MUSICAL 'LA CAGE'.” The New York Times, 21 Aug. 1983. Boutwell, Jane. “Tracks.” The New Yorker, 20 June 2017. Brantley, Ben. “Review: 'Sunday in the Park With George,' a Living Painting to Make You See.” The New York Times, 24 Feb. 2017. Canby, Vincent. “Film: 'Cage Aux Folles,' Farce in a French Club.” The New York Times, 13 May 1979. Freedman, Samuel G. “STOPPARD DEBATES THE ROLE OF THE WRITER.” The New York Times, 20 Feb. 1984. Gussow, Mel. “THE REAL TOM STOPPARD.” The New York Times, 1 Jan. 1984. Hinton, Peter. “The Real Thing Study Guide.” National Arts Centre, 2006. Kakutani, Michiko. How Two Artists Shaped an Innovative Musical The New York Times, 10 June 1984. Lawson, Carol. “BROADWAY; Summer's Hottest Ticket? How about Sondheim Musical?” The New York Times, 17 June 1983. Lawson, Mark. “Tom Stoppard: 'I'm the Crank in the Bus Queue'.” The Guardian, 14 Apr. 2010. Rich, Frank. “STAGE VIEW; SONDHEIM SAYS GOODBYE TO BROADWAY - FOR NOW.” The New York Times, 24 July 1983. Rich, Frank. “STAGE: 'SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE'.” The New York Times, 3 May 1984. Rich, Frank. “THEATER: TOM STOPPARD'S ''REAL THING''.” The New York Times, 6 Jan. 1984. Rockwell, John. “'SUNDAY IN THE PARK' ILLUMINATES SONDHEIM'S ART.” The New York Times, 29 July 1984. Sommer, Elyse. Tom Stoppard | a Curtainup Feature. “Sunday in the Park with George.” Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Harvey Fierstein with Barbara Walters on 20/20 (1983) Hirschfeld, Al. Hirschfeld On Line. Applause, 1999. Sondheim, Stephen. Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes and Miscellany. Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. Gordon, Joanne. Art Isn't Easy: the Theater of Stephen Sondheim. Southern Illinois University Press, 1992. Bloom, Ken, and Frank Vlastnik. Broadway Musicals: the 101 Greatest Shows of All Time. Black Dog & Leventhal Pubs., 2010. Hischak, Thomas S. The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television. Oxford University Press, 2008. Filichia, Peter. Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season 1959 to 2009. Applause Books, 2010. Bloom, Ken, and Frank Vlastnik. Broadway Musicals: the 101 Greatest Shows of All Time. Black Dog & Leventhal Pubs., 2010. Guernsey, Otis L. Curtain Time: The New York Theatre (1965-1987). Applause , 1987. Citron, Stephen. Jerry Herman: Poet of the Showtune. Yale University Press, 2004. Bryer, Jackson R., and Richard Allan. Davison. The Art of the American Musical: Conversations with the Creators. Rutgers University Press, 2005.

Anna’s sister Isabel joins us once again to finish our discussion of the ‘05 Tonys. We wonder if Adam Guettel will ever guett his act together, dreamcast a one-woman 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and debate whether or not a car is a robot. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows! Works referenced/cited: Hischak, Thomas S. The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television. Oxford University Press, 2008. Filichia, Peter. Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season 1959 to 2009. Applause Books, 2010. Patinkin, Sheldon. "No Legs, No Jokes, No Chance": a History of the American Musical Theater. Northwestern University Press, 2008. Bloom, Ken, and Frank Vlastnik. Broadway Musicals: the 101 Greatest Shows of All Time. Black Dog & Leventhal Pubs., 2010. Brantley, Ben. “A Nun Who Is Certain, Even If Truth Is Not.” The New York Times, 24 Nov. 2004. Brantley, Ben. “A Tomboy With Gumption (and Her Sisters).” The New York Times, 24 Jan. 2005. Brantley, Ben. “A Wise Autumnal American in Florence.” The New York Times, 19 Apr. 2005. Brantley, Ben. “Excuse Me, Got Any Spare Fame?” The New York Times, 22 Oct. 2004. Brantley, Ben. “She's a Diva on Wheels of Song.” The New York Times, 29 Apr. 2005. Finkle, David. “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” TheaterMania, 2 May 2005. Finkle, David. “The Light in the Piazza.” TheaterMania, 18 Apr. 2005. Green, Jesse. “A Complicated Gift.” The New York Times, 6 July 2003. Heilpern, John. “Soapy Light in the Piazza: This Amoré Is Kind of Creepy.” Observer, 9 May 2005. “Innocence Abroad.” The New Yorker, 6 July 2017. Isherwood, Charles. “Six Misfits Test Wits on Bigger Platform.” The New York Times, 3 May 2005. Isherwood, Charles. “The Will to Win Spelled Out With a Lisp.” The New York Times, 8 Feb. 2005. Jones, Chris. “The Light in the Piazza.” Variety, 25 Jan. 2004. McKINLEY, JESSE. “Making Good on Broadway, 'Bee' Earns Back Investment.” The New York Times, 12 Sept. 2005. Mondello, Bob. “In 'Doubt': Adapting A Parable Proves Problematic.” NPR, 11 Dec. 2008. Rooney, David. “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” Variety, 8 Feb. 2005. Simon, John. “Everything Is Illuminated.” New York Magazine. Simon, John. “Faith-Based Initiative.” New York Magazine. “Were New York Drama Critics Astonished by Little Women?” Broadway.com. Gans, Andrew. “2004-2005 Tony Nominations Announced; Spamalot Garners 14 Nominations.” Playbill, 10 May 2005. Light in the Piazza Seattle Premiere news feature The Light in the Piazza ABC Special In Rehearsal with Sutton Foster & the Original Cast of the Broadway Musical "Little Women" Broadway Backstory: The Light in the Piazza Broadway Backstory: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

This episode, we’re serving you two Hulkowers for the price of one. Anna's sister Isabel stops by to reminisce about the time they made their dad drive them to New Jersey to see Elaine Stritch. We also compare everything to The Producers, confess how much we like (Norbert Leo) Butz and we CANNOT lie, and wish Spamalot would spam a little less. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows! Works referenced/cited: Hischak, Thomas S. The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television. Oxford University Press, 2008. Filichia, Peter. Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season 1959 to 2009. Applause Books, 2010. Patinkin, Sheldon. "No Legs, No Jokes, No Chance": a History of the American Musical Theater. Northwestern University Press, 2008. Bloom, Ken, and Frank Vlastnik. Broadway Musicals: the 101 Greatest Shows of All Time. Black Dog & Leventhal Pubs., 2010. Anderson, Sam. “Why Spamalot Should Never Have Won a Tony.” Slate Magazine, 21 June 2005. “Best Replacement Tony Award Is No More.” Broadway.com. Brantley, Ben. “A 'Menagerie' Full of Stars, Silhouettes and Weird Sounds.” The New York Times, 23 Mar. 2005. Brantley, Ben. “A Quest Beyond the Grail.” The New York Times, 18 Mar. 2005. Brantley, Ben. “A Weak Erotic Charge Flickers in the New Orleans Heat.” The New York Times, 27 Apr. 2005. Brantley, Ben. “Family Guys Who Are What They Are.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 10 Dec. 2004. Brantley, Ben. “Here, Honor Is Profane and Words Do Hurt.” The New York Times, 2 May 2005. Brantley, Ben. “Repatriating the Japanese Sondheim.” The New York Times, 3 Dec. 2004. Brantley, Ben. “'Sweet Charity,' After a Rocky Road, Finally Reaches Broadway.” The New York Times, 5 May 2005. Brantley, Ben. “The Art of the Con, Reprised.” The New York Times, 4 Mar. 2005. “Did Broadway Critics Find Fun, Laughs, Good Times at Sweet Charity?” Broadway.com. Gans, Andrew. “2004-2005 Tony Nominations Announced; Spamalot Garners 14 Nominations.” Playbill, 10 May 2005. Jones, Chris. “Sweet Charity.” Variety, 6 Mar. 2005. Kachka, Boris. “'Noooooooooooo!' - Christina Applegate.” New York Magazine,. McKINLEY, JESSE. “'Spamalot' Discovers the Straight White Way.” The New York Times, 10 Apr. 2005. Riedel, Michael. “BRITNEY MAY BE B'WAY BABE – 'CHARITY' TEAM SWEET ON HOT POP TART.” New York Post, 23 Nov. 2005. Rooney, David. “La Cage Aux Folles.” Variety, 10 Dec. 2004. Rooney, David. “Monty Python's Spamalot.” Variety, 18 Mar. 2005. Rooney, David. “Pacific Overtures.” Variety, 3 Dec. 2004. Rooney, David. “'Spamalot' Closes on Broadway.” Variety, 18 Oct. 2008. Shirley, Don. “'Scoundrels' Opens on Broadway.” Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2005. Simon, John. “Exquisite Corpses.” New York Magazine. Simon, John. “Medieval Times.” New York Magazine, 28 Mar. 2005. Simon, John. “Pros and Cons.” New York Magazine. Simon, John. “The Caged Bird Sings.” New York Magazine, Intelligencer. “'Spamalot' and 'Doubt' Win Tony Awards.” The New York Times, 5 June 2005. Top Grossing Broadway Shows of 2005. BroadwayWorld.com. “Were New York Critics Taken with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels?” Broadway.com. Viertel, Jack. Secret Life of the American Musical: How Broadway Shows Are Built. Sarah Crichton Books,Farrar, Straus and Grioux, 2017. Zehme, Bill. “King Mike and The Quest for the Broadway Grail.” New York Magazine, 2005. Norbert Leo Butz, John Lithgow & Sherie Rene Scott in Rehearsal for "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" Production: "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" (Working In The Theatre #332) Theater Talk - Remembering Mel Gussow & Spamalot (Full Episode) A conversation with Eric Idle Tim Curry - Spamalot REHEARSALS !! - Original London Cast Eric Idle Spamalot documentary 2005 Mike Nichols on Directing, "Spamalot" and Being Funny (April 26, 2005) | Charlie Rose

We wrap up our coverage of the ‘75 Tony awards by discussing how the aftershocks of the Vietnam War were still sending tremors through Broadway via The Lieutenant and Shenandoah, having a pretty okay time with Goodtime Charley, and attempting to (finally) pay some attention to this season’s plays. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows! Works referenced/cited: Dietz, Dan. The Complete Book of 1970s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield, 2017. Hischak, Thomas S. The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television. Oxford University Press, 2008. Filichia, Peter. Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season 1959 to 2009. Applause Books, 2010. Mordden, Ethan. One More Kiss: the Broadway Musical in the 1970s. Palgrave MacMillan, 2004. Bloom, Ken, and Frank Vlastnik. Broadway Musicals: the 101 Greatest Shows of All Time. Black Dog & Leventhal Pubs., 2010. Mandelbaum, Ken. Not since Carrie: Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops. St. Martin's Press, 1992. Barnes, Clive. “A 'Charley' Full of Song and Effort.” The New York Times, 4 Mar. 1975. Barnes, Clive. “Albee's 'Seascape' Is a Major Event.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 27 Jan. 1975l. Barnes, Clive. “'Doctor Jazz' Opens at Winter Garden.” The New York Times, 20 Mar. 1975. Barnes, Clive. “'Equus' a New Success on Broadway.” The New York Times, 25 Oct. 1974. Barnes, Clive. “'Lieutenant', Musical With Something Worth Singing.” The New York Times, 10 Mar. 1975. Barnes, Clive. “'Shenandoah' Is Musical of Civil War.” The New York Times, 8 Jan. 1975l. Bertolini, Diana. “The Lost Musicals: Joel Grey's Star Vehicles, Part One: ‘Goodtime Charley.’” The New York Public Library, 27 Oct. 2015. Goulding, Susan Christian. “Tustin Woman Aims to Revive Vietnam War-Era Broadway Musical in Honor of Her Late Dad, the Lead Guitarist.” Orange County Register, 18 June 2017. Gussow, Mel. “Recalling Evolution of 'Seascape' Play, Albee Sees Tale Not of Lizard, but of Life.” The New York Times, 21 Jan. 1975. Holden, Stephen. “Review/Theater; 'Shenandoah' Is Back, but the Era Has Changed.” The New York Times, 9 Aug. 1989. Isherwood, Charles. “In South Africa, This Dead Man Does Tell Tales.” The New York Times, 11 Apr. 2008. Kerr, Walter. “STAGE VIEW.” The New York Times, 4 May 1975. Klein, Alvin. “THEATER; After 20 Years, Goodspeed Opera's 'Shenandoah' Back Again.” The New York Times 21 Aug. 1994. Sanford Gifford, M.d. “Psychoanalyst Says Nay To 'Equus'.” The New York Times, 15 Dec. 1974. “Sizwe Banzi Is Dead by Athol Fugard, John Kani and Winston Ntshona | English Teachers in South Africa.” Scoop.it, 12 Apr. 2013. The Magic Show. “Tony‐Award Nominee From Queens.” The New York Times, 6 Apr. 1975. Wilson, John S. “The 'Shenandoah' Saga.” The New York Times, 16 Feb. 1975. Winchester, Nick. “Why The Rocky Horror Show Is Still as Popular as Ever.” Newsweek, 13 May 2017. Athol Fugard: Sizwe Bansi is Dead

In this episode covering the first half of an extremely crowded season, we try to unpack the truly bizarre ceremony for the 1975 Tonys. We also gush over the many talents of Geoffrey Holder, uncover a Wikipedia conspiracy about The Wiz, and separate fact & fiction in Mack & Mabel. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows! Works referenced/cited: Hischak, Thomas S. The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television. Oxford University Press, 2008. Filichia, Peter. Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season 1959 to 2009. Applause Books, 2010. Mordden, Ethan. One More Kiss: the Broadway Musical in the 1970s. Palgrave MacMillan, 2004. Bloom, Ken, and Frank Vlastnik. Broadway Musicals: the 101 Greatest Shows of All Time. Black Dog & Leventhal Pubs., 2010. Mandelbaum, Ken. Not since Carrie: Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops. St. Martin's Press, 1992. Barnes, Clive. “Stage: 'The Wiz' (of Oz).” The New York Times. Brantley, Ben. “THEATER REVIEW; Pie Fights, Keystone Kops and Pain.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 3 July 1999. Dietz, Dan. The Complete Book of 1970s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield, 2017. “Ease on Down the Road.” National Museum of African American History and Culture, 30 Jan. 2019. Gray, Tim. “'The Wiz': How TV Turned a Troubled Stage Show Into a Smash.” Variety, 3 Dec. 2015. Harris, Hark. “'Mack & Mabel' and Silent Film Era.” The New York Times, 7 Oct. 1974. Herman, Jerry, and Ken Bloom. Jerry Herman: the Lyrics: a Celebration. Routledge, 2003. Hirschhorn, Clive. “Will Sondheim Succeed In Being Genuinely Japanese?” The New York Times, The New York Times, 4 Jan. 1976. Klein, Alvin. “THEATER; 'MACK AND MABEL' IN A REVIVAL.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 9 June 1985. Klein, Alvin. “THEATER; 'Mack and Mabel' With a New Finale.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 3 July 1988. Lester, Elenore. “Geoffrey Holder‐The Whiz Who Rescued 'The Wiz'.” The New York Times, 25 May 1975. McOUISTON, JOHN T. “'The Wiz,' Best Musical, Wins 7 Tonys.” The New York Times, 21 Apr. 1975. Rollins, Bryant. “Does 'The Wiz' Say Something Extra to Blacks?” The New York Times, 28 Dec. 1975. Stock, Ellen. “Mack & Mabel: Getting the Show Off the Road.” New York Magazine, 7 Oct. 1974, pp. 49–52. “'The Wiz' Misses.” The New York Times, 12 Jan. 1975. Viertel, Jack. Secret Life of the American Musical: How Broadway Shows Are Built. Sarah Crichton Books,Farrar, Straus and Grioux, 2017. Weinstock, Matt. “Angela Lansbury on Mack & Mabel.” New York City Center, 2 Oct. 2014. Wilson, John S. “RECORDINGS VIEW.” The New York Times, 1 June 1975. Longworth, Karina. “Mabel Normand (Fake News: Fact Checking Hollywood Babylon Episode 5).” You Must Remember This, 31 July 2018. Anger, Kenneth. Hollywood Babylon. Rogner & Bernhard Bei Zweitausendeins, 2011. Peters, Bernadette, and Véronique Hyland. “Broadway Legend Bernadette Peters on Meditation and Italian Feasts.” The Cut, 3 Mar. 2016.

In this episode, we conclude our discussion of the ‘98 Tony Awards. We pour one out for the dearly departed Natasha Richardson, join our heads together to analyze the reasons Side Show flopped, and wonder where in the world is Frank Wildhorn? (He’s big in Japan). Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows! Works referenced/cited: Patinkin, Sheldon. "No Legs, No Jokes, No Chance": a History of the American Musical Theater. Northwestern University Press, 2008. Bloom, Ken, and Frank Vlastnik. Broadway Musicals: the 101 Greatest Shows of All Time. Black Dog & Leventhal Pubs., 2010. Filichia, Peter. Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season 1959 to 2009. Applause Books, 2010. Als, Hilton. “Freaks on Broadway.” The New Yorker, 20 June 2017. O'Malley, Sheila. “Fully Realized: On Natasha Richardson in Cabaret.” Slant Magazine, 20 Mar. 2009. Lyman, Rick. “Defeated, 'Side Show' Is Closing Jan. 3.” The New York Times, 23 Dec. 1997. Lyman, Rick. “Ideas & Trends: Queasy About Broadway; What the Audience Won't Watch.” The New York Times, 4 Jan. 1998. Brantley, Ben. “THEATER REVIEW; Desperate Dance at Oblivion's Brink.” The New York Times, 20 Mar. 1998. Brantley, Ben. “THEATER REVIEW; Recovered, Restuffed, Otherwise Unchanged.” The New York Times, 5 Nov. 1998. Brantley, Ben. “THEATER REVIEW; Two Faces, And Both In Trouble.” The New York Times, 10 Nov. 1997. Brookhiser, Richard. “With a Revival Comes a Helping Of Revisionism.” The New York Times, 24 Aug. 1997. Canby, Vincent. “THEATER; Finally, a Dandy of a 'Pimpernel'.” The New York Times, 15 Nov. 1998. Canby, Vincent. “THEATER; Reworked for the Stage, 'High Society' Isn't Very.” The New York Times, 3 May 1998. Considine, J.D. “Facing the Music.” Baltimore Sun, 22 Oct. 2018. Evans, Greg. “Triumph of Love.” Variety, Variety, 2 Nov. 1997. Kendrick, Anna. Scrappy Little Nobody. Simon & Schuster, 2017. Lyman, Rick. “'1776' Will Make It to Broadway.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 30 Oct. 1997. Lyman, Rick. “After 'Capeman,' A Chill in a Thriving Broadway Season.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 7 Mar. 1998. Lyman, Rick. “Revival of '1776' Unlikely To Reach Broadway.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 9 Oct. 1997. Pogrebin, Robin. “Broadway's Critic-Proof Composer Says This Is (Still) His Moment; Like His 'Scarlet Pimpernel,' Frank Wildhorn Keeps on Going.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 6 Oct. 1999. Suisman, Charlie. “THEATER; Cue the Pop Ballad, Warn the Critics.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 15 Aug. 2004. Viagas, Robert. “Paul Simon's Capeman Opens to Protests.” Playbill, 30 Jan. 1998. Frank Wildhorn - on How He Works The Scarlet Pimpernel Broadway Tour Special, Part 1 Kurtz, Judy. “Rosie O'Donnell to Lead Broadway Stars in Protest Outside White House.” The Hill, 3 Aug. 2018. Brantley, Ben. “THEATER REVIEW; With Restraint, Illuminating The Freak In Everyone.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 17 Oct. 1997. Canby, Vincent. “SUNDAY VIEW; 'Side Show' Asks, What Is Normal?” The New York Times, 26 Oct. 1997. Canby, Vincent. “SUNDAY VIEW; 'Capeman' Doesn't Fly, Despite the Music.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 8 Feb. 1998. The Capeman on Broadway

For our second episode, we’re tackling the first half of the 1998 Tony Awards. In this episode we explore whether Ragtime is the Show Boat of the 90s, the American Les Miserables, historical fanfiction, or all of the above; scream about the insane alternate second act Julie Taymor pitched for The Lion King; and shout out Seth Rudetsky, the Muppets, and American Girl Magazine. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows! Works referenced/cited: Brantley, Ben. “THEATER REVIEW; Cub Comes of Age: A Twice-Told Cosmic Tale.” The New York Times, 14 Nov. 1997. DeVries, Hilary. “Julie Taymor: Giving Theater a Touch of Cross-Cultural Whimsy.” The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 1986. Gussow, Mel. “The Looking Glass World of Julie Taymor.” The New York Times, 22 Mar. 1992. Green, Jesse. “A Web and a Prayer.” New York Magazine, 21 Nov. 2010. Kantor, Michael, director. Broadway: The American Musical. PBS, 2004. Lyman, Rick. “Season's Last Hurrah, Live From Radio City.” The New York Times, 5 June 1998. Martin, Douglas. “Disney Seals Times Square Theater Deal.” The New York Times, 3 Feb. 1994. Rich, Frank. “Conversations With Sondheim.” The New York Times, 12 Mar. 2000. Rose, Frank. “Can Disney Tame 42nd Street?” CNNMoney, 24 June 1996. “Intercultural Theatre and Puppetry in the Works of Julie Taymor.” Intercultural Puppetry, 15 Dec. 2014. Patinkin, Sheldon. "No Legs, No Jokes, No Chance": a History of the American Musical Theater. Northwestern University Press, 2008. Bloom, Ken, and Frank Vlastnik. Broadway Musicals: the 101 Greatest Shows of All Time. Black Dog & Leventhal Pubs., 2010. Filichia, Peter. Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season 1959 to 2009. Applause Books, 2010. Paller, Rebecca. “NY Times' Brantley Dissents on Ragtime.” Playbill, 19 Jan. 1998. “Ragtime – Original Broadway Cast 1998.” The Official Masterworks Broadway Site. Brantley, Ben. “THEATER REVIEW; 'Ragtime': A Diorama With Nostalgia Rampant.” The New York Times, 19 Jan. 1998. Brantley, Ben. “I Hear America Singing, in Syncopation.” The New York Times, 15 Nov. 2009. “Take Two: Hear the Fascinating History of Side Show from the Original Stars & Creators.” Broadway.com. Pride of The Lion King | Behind the Scenes Documentary (Making of) The Lion King: A Pre-Broadway Special Julie Taymor: Spider-Man, The Lion King and life on the creative edge Thomas Schumacher Chats About The 20th Anniversary Of "The Lion King" Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens - How They Work Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens - Ragtime (Live Performance) Creating Broadway's Ragtime - PBS 1998 American Theatre Wing. “Production: ‘Ragtime’ (Working In The Theatre #272).” “1776.” Muppet Wiki. Fierberg, Ruthie. “9 Secrets Director Julie Taymor Revealed about The Lion King.” Playbill, 28 Jan. 2017. Production: ‘The Lion King’ (Working In The Theatre # 270) Morris, Hugh. “The Curious History of Times Square – and Why You Should Visit, despite the Chaos.” The Telegraph, 25 June 2018. “A Conversation with David Henry Hwang and Julie Taymor.” Housing Works. Evans, Greg. “A View From the Bridge.” Variety, Variety, 15 Dec. 1997.

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Speaking to long time theater critic Peter Filichia, one is reminded of listening to an old-time sportwriter talk about baseball. The Broadway he describes is full of colorful personalities, anecdotes, dates, numbers, and trivia. His spirit is enthusiastic and infectious: he’s turned his love of Broadway into a career. It’s a wonderful counterpoint to the all-too-typical theater discussions about what’s broken in the non-profit system or funding models. His book, Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit and the Biggest Flop of the Season 1959-2009 (Applause, 2010), is more than just fun (though it is that!). The writing is clear and generous, and the stories occasionally revelatory. (Did you know that Edward Albee wrote a failed draft of the “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” musical? Did you know that Sir Peter Hall once suggested that the best way to get the effect of zero gravity was . . . trampolines?) What strikes me most, though, is how Filichia’s own personal experience feeds his work. Theater is an art that requires attendance. Unlike reading a book or renting a movie, there really are only a certain number of people that actually saw the original production of “Pippin” or “On the Town.” Either you were there or you weren’t. Experience, in theater, can’t be replicated by Netflix or a library card. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Speaking to long time theater critic Peter Filichia, one is reminded of listening to an old-time sportwriter talk about baseball. The Broadway he describes is full of colorful personalities, anecdotes, dates, numbers, and trivia. His spirit is enthusiastic and infectious: he’s turned his love of Broadway into a career. It’s a wonderful counterpoint to the all-too-typical theater discussions about what’s broken in the non-profit system or funding models. His book, Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit and the Biggest Flop of the Season 1959-2009 (Applause, 2010), is more than just fun (though it is that!). The writing is clear and generous, and the stories occasionally revelatory. (Did you know that Edward Albee wrote a failed draft of the “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” musical? Did you know that Sir Peter Hall once suggested that the best way to get the effect of zero gravity was . . . trampolines?) What strikes me most, though, is how Filichia’s own personal experience feeds his work. Theater is an art that requires attendance. Unlike reading a book or renting a movie, there really are only a certain number of people that actually saw the original production of “Pippin” or “On the Town.” Either you were there or you weren’t. Experience, in theater, can’t be replicated by Netflix or a library card. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Speaking to long time theater critic Peter Filichia, one is reminded of listening to an old-time sportwriter talk about baseball. The Broadway he describes is full of colorful personalities, anecdotes, dates, numbers, and trivia. His spirit is enthusiastic and infectious: he’s turned his love of Broadway into a career. It’s a wonderful counterpoint to the all-too-typical theater discussions about what’s broken in the non-profit system or funding models. His book, Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit and the Biggest Flop of the Season 1959-2009 (Applause, 2010), is more than just fun (though it is that!). The writing is clear and generous, and the stories occasionally revelatory. (Did you know that Edward Albee wrote a failed draft of the “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” musical? Did you know that Sir Peter Hall once suggested that the best way to get the effect of zero gravity was . . . trampolines?) What strikes me most, though, is how Filichia’s own personal experience feeds his work. Theater is an art that requires attendance. Unlike reading a book or renting a movie, there really are only a certain number of people that actually saw the original production of “Pippin” or “On the Town.” Either you were there or you weren’t. Experience, in theater, can’t be replicated by Netflix or a library card. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Speaking to long time theater critic Peter Filichia, one is reminded of listening to an old-time sportwriter talk about baseball. The Broadway he describes is full of colorful personalities, anecdotes, dates, numbers, and trivia. His spirit is enthusiastic and infectious: he’s turned his love of Broadway into a career. It’s a wonderful counterpoint to the all-too-typical theater discussions about what’s broken in the non-profit system or funding models. His book, Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit and the Biggest Flop of the Season 1959-2009 (Applause, 2010), is more than just fun (though it is that!). The writing is clear and generous, and the stories occasionally revelatory. (Did you know that Edward Albee wrote a failed draft of the “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” musical? Did you know that Sir Peter Hall once suggested that the best way to get the effect of zero gravity was . . . trampolines?) What strikes me most, though, is how Filichia’s own personal experience feeds his work. Theater is an art that requires attendance. Unlike reading a book or renting a movie, there really are only a certain number of people that actually saw the original production of “Pippin” or “On the Town.” Either you were there or you weren’t. Experience, in theater, can’t be replicated by Netflix or a library card. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices