Podcasts about finian's rainbow

This week we review the movie, Finian's Rainbow.We also talk through what is happening in Ireland regarding the end of CovidIf you have any questions, recommendations or comments you can contact us on twitter: @BlarneyPodOr by email: Talkingblarneypod@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“We announce the arrival of the delayed Six-Five Special to your listening device; we apologise for the late running of this service, this was due to knackered computers on the line.”Enjoy Episode Two of our podcast, it turned out to be something of an epic, with a huge amount of performers, artists and crew to talk about – will it be the greatest contrast between the brevity of the synopsis and length of episode we’ll come across? We’ll find out…Email: bpmoaca@gmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BPMOACA/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bpmoacaPlaylists:Season 1 Episode 02 : Six-Five Special playlist Train Kept A-Rollin' - an EvolutionLinks:Stream Six-Five Special here…or purchase it on DVD/Blu-ray hereLonnie Donegan Live at 27th Trowbridge Village Pump Festival (2000) [Matt was in the audience!] - begins at 1hr 1minBilly Bragg’s essential tome on the rise & importance of skiffle: “Roots, Radicals and Rockers: How Skiffle Changed the World” (2017)We played: "Train Kept A-Rollin'" (Bradshaw/Mann) & "Jack o' Diamonds" (Trad arr Donegan)Films Referenced:Discoveries [Feat. Carroll Levis] (1939) Great Expectations (1946)Vice Versa (1948) Emergency Call (1952) The Tommy Steele Story (1957) The Good Companions (1957) Fiend Without a Face (1958) The Duke Wore Jeans (1958)Carry On Sergeant (1958)The Revenge Of Frankenstein (1958)Ben-Hur (1959)Carry On Constable (1960) Saturday Night And Sunday Morning (1961)Carry On Regardless (1961)Twice Round the Daffodils (1962) Carry on Cabby (1963)Carry On Jack (1963)Billy Liar (1963)Carry On Cleo (1964)Carry On Cowboy (1965)Darling (1965)Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)Carry On Screaming (1966)Morgan - A Suitable Case For Treatment (1966)Carry On Up the Khyber (1968) Finian's Rainbow (1968) Carry On Again Doctor (1969) Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972 (Obviously)) Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973)Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973) The National Health (1973) Pete's Dragon (1977) The Shining (1980) Stan & Ollie (2019) TV & Audio Referenced:Doctor Who: Inferno (1970) Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil (1971)The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Crooked Man (1984) Harry Potter Audiobooks - Jim Dale (2007)Jim Dale - One Show (2015)Murder in Soho: Who Killed Freddie Mills? (2018) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Christopher Fitzgerald (IG:@thechristopherfitzgerald)(TW:@kifferfitz) is an accomplished actor worldwide. You may recognize him from Waitress, Wicked, Young Frankenstein, Chicago, An Act of God, and Finian's Rainbow to name a few. Chris shares a wealth of information regarding his training and thoughts on "the theatre business." He explains how "it all comes sideways" and you'll get a real understanding of his views on life. I hope you enjoy this wonderful conversation as much as I did having it! 

She was one of Broadway's most respected singers, garnering two Tony nominations for her work in Raisin and the 1976 revival of Guys and Dolls. Now, Ernestine Jackson sits down with Rob and Kevin to look back on her career which includes stints in Hello, Dolly, The Bacchae, Applause, Show Boat, Finian's Rainbow, Brownstone, and many more! Ernestine pulls back the curtain on her career to discuss how she went from the United Nations to the Great White Way, what was it like sharing the stage with legend Lauren Bacall, and why Pearl Bailey kept performing on the night Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated. Also, Ernestine shines the spotlight on David Merrick, Morgan Freeman, and Robert Guillame! 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 To book a room at Shetler Studios, head on over to: https://www.shetlerstudios.com

Tony nominee Kate Baldwin is headlining her own solo show at Feinstein's/54 Below. Baldwin was most recently on Broadway in Hello, Dolly!, for which she earned a Tony nomination. She has also been nominated for her role in Finian's Rainbow. Baldwin's other Broadway credits include Big Fish, Wonderful Town, Thoroughly Modern Millie and The Full Monty. Follow her on social media at @RealKateBaldwin.Hosted by Beth Stevens, Paul Wontorek and Caitlin Moynihan

Musicals again. We go from the 1943 all black musical Cabin In The Sky starring Ethel Waters and Eddie Anderson to the first musical Francis Ford Coppola directed, 1968's Finian's Rainbow starring Fred Astaire, Petula Clark and Keenan Wynn.    You can support the podcast at https://patreon.com/paleocinema, and find my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG3hwNZQ6FyrJVyE50fUqRQ?   See ya soon

Dennis visits the San Fernando Valley home of actor-writer-producer Kevin Spirtas to talk about the new web-series he co-created and stars in After Forever, about two gay men in love who had it all until one day they didn't. Kevin talks about the origins of the project, connecting with co-creator Michael Slade, how they got it made, how they got the money to make it, shooting in NYC, casting actors like Mitchell Anderson and Michael Urie, playing love scenes and doing the ugly cry. He also talks about his work on the soaps Days of Our Lives and One Life to Live and the crazy storylines he got to play. He also recalls standing by for Hugh Jackman on Broadway in The Boy from Oz, talking himself into a audition for A Chorus Line on Broadway, and working on slew of slasher film sequels like Friday the 13th Part 7 and The Hills Have Eyes 2...but never getting murdered. He also talks about doing in the hit gay play The End of the World Party in Los Angeles in the 1990s when so many people were dying from AIDS. He talks about his journey to being an out actor in Hollywood and the gay film Green Plaid Shirt that changed his career. He also talks about becoming a producer on Broadway shows like Finian's Rainbow and Priscilla Queen of the Desert and that time he spilled beer on Elizabeth Taylor. www.afterforevertheseries.com  

In a program from 2010, Andrew Patner revives the 1947 Broadway musical by E.Y. "Yip" Harburg and Burl Lane, "Finian's Rainbow" via its original cast recording [...]

The bewitching score to the Harburg/Lane classic

Steve Cooper talks with actor Tomas Boykin. Tomas recently played God in the hugely popular Super Bowl commercial for Mophie. He has various TV, film and stage credits.  He was born to a musician father and a stay at home mom. Growing up he enjoyed playing a musical instrument, painting, drawing, singing and dancing. He once stated, "We danced in our house. There were no wall flowers." He was encouraged to act as early as the 3rd grade. By the time he left college he had experienced "A Chorus Line," "Pippin," "Finian's Rainbow" and "Little Foxes" and many other musical productions. Tomas trained and performed professionally in both Philadelphia and New York. He became serious about performing when he moved to New York and eventually moved to LA.

Andrew revives the 1947 Broadway musical by E.Y. "Yip" Harburg and Burl Lane, "Finian's Rainbow" via its original cast recording [...]

For over seven years, Kevin Spirtas played the dashing and frolicking Dr. Craig Wesley on NBC’s Days of Our Lives. This was followed by his return to Broadway as the standby for Hugh Jackman as the title role in the musical The Boy From Oz,  having previously appeared on the Great White Way in  A Chorus Line and Meet Me in St. Louis. Kevin has now moved into the role of Broadway producer as part of the producing team for the current hit show Priscilla, Queen of the Desert - his second stint as a Broadway producer following the acclaimed 2009 revival of Finian's Rainbow. Kevin also tours with his acclaimed one man show Night and Days - which features his singing, dancing & story telling talents as he shares tales of his adventures as a successful TV and stage actor. Join Candi and Randy as we talk with Kevin about the entertainment industry from boths sides of the producing table.  Plus share songs from his CD based on his one man show - "Night and Days" More info about Kevin at kevinspirtas.com

The Exciters - He's got the power Nancy Sinatra - Mamma goes where Poppa goes George Hamiliton IV - Calgary Song Treacherous Three - Body Rock Bauhaus - Kick in the eye The Buggles - Living in the plastic age and a bunch more songs that might not belong together in a conventional sense, including the likes of Spoonie Gee, Shango, the soundtrack for Finian's Rainbow and Snow! Apologies for the especially poor quality of this week's voiceovers; I am getting a new microphone soon.

In this episode: ENJOY has been translated from Japanese to English, and The Play Company is bringing it to New York Audiences. Director Dan Rothenberg (Philly's Pig Iron Theatre Company) came by to discuss the show and its translation challenges, and he also talks about the thriving theatre scene in Philadelphia. P.S. Classics has released the new cast recording for the Broadway Revival of Finian's Rainbow. We play "Old Devil Moon", sung by Cheyenne Jackson and Kate Burton. Pick up the cast recording at iTunes or Amazon. G.B.S. is a new play that deals with a families communication breakdown in the face of a relative's disease. The Clockwork Theatre's Artistic Director, Jay Rohloff, and Executive Director, Harrison Harvey, stop by to discuss the show as well as their theatre company's 5th anniversary. CORALINE's Off-Broadway Cast album has been released by Ghostlight/Sh-K-Boom, and we listen to "When We Were Young and Trod the Boards" sung by Francis Jue and January LaVoy. Pick up the recording at Amazon or iTunes. Nicu's Spoon Theatre company is back with their presentation of the Pulitzer Prize Winning WIT. Director Alvaro Sena and Actress Anouk DuTruit came by to discuss the show and theatre company.

Ronnie is joined by Lynn Lane, widow of "Finian's Rainbow" composer Burton Lane and political activist. They discuss the Broadway revival of "Finian's Rainbow" and her commitment to social change.

TOPIC: THE UNCHRISTMAS SHOWTo provide respite from the seasonal state/church and religious onslaughts, Freethought Radio devotes most of its program to great secular songwriting. The very special guest is Lynn Lane, 86, widow of the legendary songwriter Burton Lane, who reminisces about her husband and lyricist Yip Harburg, both unbelievers, and creators of "Finian's Rainbow," now a hit Broadway revival. After a little news, the hosts dissect one of the show's irreverent pieces, "The Begats," play snippets of songs, and speak with the charming Lynn Lane.

Actor Jim Norton, Tony and Olivier Award winner for "The Seafarer" and now on Broadway in the notably sunnier current revival of "Finian's Rainbow", discusses how the Irish view that Irish-inflected musical; how he wasn't entirely unprepared to appear in a musical, even though he's done extremely few in a 50 year career (despite an early appearance as Lt. Cable in "South Pacific"); and why appearing in a Broadway musical is unlike anything he's ever done before. He also takes us through his days as a child actor on radio; his emergence in the Irish theatre community in the 1960s and his subsequent decision to move to London at the decade's end, resulting in an exile from the Irish stage that would last 18 years; his quick discovery in London by noted director Lindsay Anderson; why he worked to keep the English theatre community from thinking of him as an Irish actor; why he made his American stage debut in California; how difficult he found it to perform in "The Pillowman"; what it was like to perform in "The Weir" in a variety of countries and venues; and his extensive work with a group of major playwrights over his career, including David Storey, Alan Ayckbourn, Tom Murphy, Sebastian Barry, Frank McGuinness and most notably, Conor McPherson. Original air date - December 14, 2009.

Actor Jim Norton, Tony and Olivier Award winner for The Seafarer and now on Broadway in the notably sunnier current revival of Finian's Rainbow, discusses how the Irish view that Irish-inflected musical; how he wasn't entirely unprepared to appear in a musical, even though he's done extremely few in a 50 year career (despite an early appearance as Lt. Cable in South Pacific); and why appearing in a Broadway musical is unlike anything he's ever done before. He also takes us through his days as a child actor on radio; his emergence in the Irish theatre community in the 1960s and his subsequent decision to move to London at the decade's end, resulting in an exile from the Irish stage that would last 18 years; his quick discovery in London by noted director Lindsay Anderson; why he worked to keep the English theatre community from thinking of him as an Irish actor; why he made his American stage debut in California; how difficult he found it to perform in The Pillowman; what it was like to perform in The Weir in a variety of countries and venues; and his extensive work with a group of major playwrights over his career, including David Storey, Alan Ayckbourn, Tom Murphy, Sebastian Barry, Frank McGuinness and most notably, Conor McPherson.

Actor Jim Norton, Tony and Olivier Award winner for "The Seafarer" and now on Broadway in the notably sunnier current revival of "Finian's Rainbow", discusses how the Irish view that Irish-inflected musical; how he wasn't entirely unprepared to appear in a musical, even though he's done extremely few in a 50 year career (despite an early appearance as Lt. Cable in "South Pacific"); and why appearing in a Broadway musical is unlike anything he's ever done before. He also takes us through his days as a child actor on radio; his emergence in the Irish theatre community in the 1960s and his subsequent decision to move to London at the decade's end, resulting in an exile from the Irish stage that would last 18 years; his quick discovery in London by noted director Lindsay Anderson; why he worked to keep the English theatre community from thinking of him as an Irish actor; why he made his American stage debut in California; how difficult he found it to perform in "The Pillowman"; what it was like to perform in "The Weir" in a variety of countries and venues; and his extensive work with a group of major playwrights over his career, including David Storey, Alan Ayckbourn, Tom Murphy, Sebastian Barry, Frank McGuinness and most notably, Conor McPherson. Original air date - December 14, 2009.

To mark the beginning of winter, we present “Batcha” a dragon story from the region formerly known as Czechoslovakia (it recently split into Slovakia and The Czech Republic). A shepherd strays away from home, discovers a serpents' lair, sleeps all winter like Rip Van Reptile, suffers the consequences of breaking a vow, takes a wild ride, and still gets home in time for dinner. We come to you from Delaware, en route to Florida for the winter. And we catch you up on what's happened during the two months since our last podcast, including Halloween in Salem, Urban Interactive in Boston, and two days of adventures in New York City. In the Big Apple, we saw Bon Jovi perform during a “Today Show” telecast, attended a taping of “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”, and attended a fun Broadway performance of the classic musical Finian's Rainbow a hilarious modern fable featuring a leprechaun and lots of singing and dancing. We also watched the Veterans' Day Parade (which included Hollywood legend Tony Curtis) and ran into the purveyors of Myachi, a toy for all ages. We first encountered them in Florida nearly 7 years ago! Happy Listening (and beware of dragons and leprechauns) Dennis (Batcha, Serpent King, Wizard) and Kimberly (Narrator, Wife, Dog Link to the Today Show featuring Families on the Road and a short clip from an interview with Kimberly

Director Bill T. Jones, producer Stephen Hendel, and actor Sahr Ngaujah on their new Broadway show “Fela!” Also, illusionist, Matthew Holtzclaw and actor Chuck Cooper of “Finian's Rainbow” perform a dazzling magic trick.

Editorial cartoonist Steve Benson unveils his brand-new Seattle bus sign that he designed for the foundation (HO! HO! HO!). Ernie Harburg, retired scientist and son of famous songwriter Yip Harburg will discuss the smash Broadway success of the revival of Finian's Rainbow and tell us about his new book.

Theater writers Michael Korie and Arthur Perlman discuss the legendary lyricist/librettist E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, and his musical “Finian's Rainbow.” Also, critics Michael Kuchwara and Jacques le Sourd review some of Broadway’s top new shows.