Podcast appearances and mentions of Judy Kaye

Immigration, capitalism, feminism, intersectionality, and the civil rights: this musical has it all! Flaherty & Ahren's 1998 musical Ragtime is a big, expensive show with lots of plot (never Peter's strong suit) – but we love this musical and what it has to say about kingdoms of power and the kingdom of God. _________________________________________ Peter & Nathan make some highly controversial claims: – "Ragtime" is the greatest opening number in Broadway history. – "Daddy's Son" – Nobody sings this like Broadway's GOAT, Audra Ann McDonald. Nathan will fight you on this. – "Henry Ford" & "Wheels of a Dream" – Is Ragtime just an extended commercial for Ford? And we wonder together about hearing "New Music," listening for resurrection, and what it means to live faithfully "‘Til We Reach That Day." _________________________________________ You'll hear Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald, Marin Mazzie, Peter Freidman, Judy Kaye and the cast of the 1998 Original Broadway Cast. _________________________________________ Never miss an episode! Sign up for our email list to get updates when new episodes are released, info about upcoming special events, and more. _________________________________________ Check out some of our all-time favorites! Phantom of the Opera Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Jesus Christ Superstar! Schmigadoon! (Season 1 / Season 2) West Side Story! Yentl! Frozen! Barbie!

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit www.WOSPodcast.comThis show includes the following songs:Layla Frankel - Hanukkah Honey FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYBluestone Sisters feat. Judy Kaye - My Mother's Menorah FOLLOW ON SPOTIFY Ed & Carol Nicodemi - Season of the Light FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYNY PodCat - Ring All The Bells (O Bambino) Norine Braun - Put A Wreathe On It FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYKilanin - Toyland FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYKatherine Moller - Snowflake Hornpipe_Bottom of the Punch Bowl_Hogmanay Reel FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYLaini Risto - Northwest Lullaby FOLLOW ON YOUTUBELissa Coffey - All About The Time We Take feat. Kimberly Haynes and Angelo Metz FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYKay L'Amour - It's the Mistletoe for Me FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYRandie O'Neil - Holiday to Remember FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYMichelle Shafer - Season of Light FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYDoxter S - Daybreak FOLLOW ON YOUTUBEwriter Joseph Pickering Jr. - Santa Claus Be Good To Yourself FOLLOW ON YOUTUBEVisit our Sponsor Laini Risto at lainiristo.hearnow.com/a-northwest-lullaby-for-christmasVisit our Sponsor Ed & Carol Nicodemi at edandcarolnicodemi.comVisit our Sponsor Bluestone Sisters at ebsoriginals.comVisit our Sponsor NY Podcat at nypodcat.comVisit our Sponsor Bree Noble Gift Beneath The Star at https://open.spotify.com/album/3fFKlPYi1lCxMn8oemyQhNVisit our Sponsor Kim Krenik at kimkrenik.com/homeVisit www.wosradio.com for more details and to submit music to our review board for consideration.Visit our resources for Indie Artists: https://www.wosradio.com/resources

What's up, dudes?The 61st Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 26, 1987, in New York City, and shown to viewers live on NBC and CBS that same day from 9 a.m. to 12 noon EST, with the NBC broadcast being hosted by Willard Scott and Mary Hart. The participating celebrities included the likes of Rita Coolidge, The Oak Ridge Boys, Bobby Vinton, Phylicia Rashad, Judy Kaye and Jill Schulz. The weather for the 1987 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade proved to be picture perfect for the several thousand participants that brought the 61st "Holiday Treat for Children Everywhere" to life. The 2.1-million spectators that lined the streets took a course in balloon watching as 10 giant balloons flew above them, four of which were new - Spider-Man, Ronald McDonald, Snoopy, and Snuggle. The debutants joined the balloon versions of Garfield, Woody Woodpecker, Superman, and a myriad of other helium giants. Following the Albertville High School Aggie Band's entrance into the concrete canyons was a cavalcade of merry marchers, fantasy floats and comical clowns. The hit musical, Les Misérables, performed a number for the NBC telecast, and Rita Coolidge sang "Your Love Is Lifting Me Higher" from high atop the Turkeyfloat. Jim Henson and Willard Scott were also honored with a Macy's-sanctioned Rollie Award - Henson for 11 years of Muppet participation in the Parade, with Willard's Rollie for seven years of Parade participation. Patrick Swayze trotted down Broadway on his very own Arabian stallion, and Bobby Vinton rode--or flew, rather--an airplane float from Trans World Airlines. Capping off the morning of fantasy-filled fun was Santa Claus, as always, who wished everyone a happy holiday season from his snow goose sleigh to start the 1987 holiday seasonCheck us out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Totally Rad Christmas Mall & Arcade, Teepublic.com, or TotallyRadChristmas.com! Later, dudes!

Vamos a viajar al pasado para subir en el Siglo XX, que es el nombre de un ferrocarril de lujo que a principios del siglo pasado recorría la distancia entre Chicago y New York y lo haremos con un musical titulado “On the 20th Century” escrito por Cy Coleman, del que ya hemos visto en otros programas “Sweet Charity” o “City of angels”. El libreto y letras son de Betty Comden y Adolph Green autores de musicales como “Cantando bajo la lluvia”, “Un día en Nueva York” o “Suena el teléfono” (Bells are ringing”). El musical se basa en la divertida obra de teatro del mismo título de Ben Hecht y Charles MacArthur en la que incluyeron parte de otra obra de teatro que no llegó a publicarse de Charles Bruce Millholland titulada “The Napoleon of Broadway”, en la que se plasmaba parte de la relación de trabajo de Millholland con David Belasco, director y productor teatral que construyó el hoy famoso Belasco Theatre de Broadway. Con semejante equipo la diversión está garantizada. La versión que vamos a escuchar en el podcast es la de la última versión estrenada en Broadway en 2015 con Kristin Chenoweth como la estrella Lily Garland, Peter Gallagher como el director Oscar Jaffe, Mary Louise Wilson como la alocada Letitia Prinrose, Mark Linn-Baker como Owen y Michael McGrath como Oliver, los asistentes del director y Andy Karl como el actor de cine Bruce Granit. 00h 00’00” Take the a train – Duke Ellington 00h 02’47” PRESENTACIÓN 00h 04’17” CABECERA 00h 05’27” INICIO 00h 06’14” Overture 00h 11’07” Stranded again 00h 13’03” Saddle up the horse – On the 20th Century 00h 17’52” Where is the highest priest of the theatre? 00h 19’58” I rise again 00h 24’18” An angel of deliverance 00h 25’38” Oscar Jaffe/Lily Garland 00h 27’00” Indian maiden’s lament 00h 29’38” What’s your name child? 00h 30’56” Veronique 00h 37’51” I have written a play (Conductor) 00h 39’03” Together 00h 42’20” Never 00h 45’48” Oscar Jaffe he meant nothing to me 00h 46’20” Our private world 00h 50’45” Repent 00h 56’24” Mine 01h 02’55” I’ve got it all 01h 08’07” Entr’acte 01h 09’05” Life is like a train 01h 14’16” I have written a play (Congressman) 01h 15’44” Five zeros 01h 20’44” I have written a play (Doctor) 01h 21’27” An anthology of womankind 01h 24’12” Sign, Lily, Sign 01h 31’01” She’s a nut 01h 36’38” Max Jacobs 01h 37’35” My play by Somerset Maugham 01h 38’24” Babette 01h 44’53” Because of her 01h 50’06” Lily / Oscar 01h 53’46” I had to do it to save you 01h 54’56” Finale 01h 56’46” CONCLUSIONES Y ANÉCDOTAS 01h 59’50” The legacy 02h 05’41” Lily / Oscar – Judy Kaye & Rock Hudson 02h 08’04” AGRADECIMIENTOS Y DESPEDIDA 02h 08’42” Runaway train

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/0VwWSMzug9A Will Nunziata is a New York City based director and creator of theatre, film, and television. He is the 2019 recipient of BroadwayWorld's Best Director Award. Recently, Will directed the first NYC revival of the Tony-winning musical “Over Here” starring Tony Award winner Debbie Gravitte and Broadway stars Haley Swindal, Jessica Hendy, and Nikka Graff Lanzarone; the first NYC revival of the Kander and Ebb musical "The Act" starring Tony Award winners Randy Graff and Cady Huffman, Broadway's Julia Murney, Karen Mason, Mamie Parris, Nikka Graff Lanzarone, “Veep”'s Anna Chlumsky; and conceived and directed the critically-acclaimed off-Broadway revue “Our Guy, Cy: The Songs of Cy Coleman” starring four Tony Award winners — Lillias White, Cady Huffman, Randy Graff, and Judy Kaye — all of whom worked with the late-great composer Cy Coleman. Co-conceived with and starring Tony Award winner Cady Huffman, Will co-conceived, wrote, and directed the critically-acclaimed off-Broadway run of  “Miss Peggy Lee: In Her Own Words and Music" for which he won the 2019 BroadwayWorld Award for Best Director for his work on the show. As a concert director, he has written and directed concerts for Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award winning artists including Lillias White, Jackie Evancho, Clint Holmes, and Nicole Henry (to name a few). Will is also developing three television situational comedies, and recently released his first short film titled “The Old Guitarist” starring his friend, the legendary actor of “Sopranos” fame, Dominic Chianese. It has already garnered Will accolades including "Best 1st Time Director" by the New York Best Actor & Best Director Awards. WillNunziata.com

On this episode of On the Rocks, we get some behind-the-scenes stories from two-time Tony Award Winner Judy Kaye as we deep dive into her career that includes performances in Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia, Diana, Sweeney Todd, Cinderella, Anastasia, Wicked, and many more...tune in to her chat about making her Broadway debut filling in for Rizzo in Grease and understudying for Madeline Kahn...with special guest co-host Travis Moser chatting about his show, Someday Soon: The Music of Judy Collins in the Loft at City Winery. Hosted by Alexander Rodriguez.

My guests on this episode are the original producer and director of the Broadway musical GREASE -- Ken Waissman and Tom Moore. This is the second half of our recent conversation. If you missed part one you may want to catch up on that first before listening to this one. This week marks the 50th Anniversary of Grease's move from the Eden Theater on the Lower East Side to The Broadhurst -- the first of the three Broadway theaters Grease would play during its record breaking eight year run.  And it fact, on June 5th, just a few days after I spoke with them, Ken and Tom hosted an anniversary party at Sardi's, where they and Grease's original cast had celebrated the show's opening back in 1972.  Grease alumni attending the event included co-writer Jim Jacobs, choreographer Patricia Birch, and performers Marilu Henner, Judy Kaye, Jerry Zaks, Carole Demas, Ray DeMattis, Ilene Graff, Barry Bostwick (via Zoom) and many more. All of them also contributed their memories to the new book: Grease – Tell Me More, Tell Me More – Stories From The Broadway Phenomenon That Started It All. I've been collecting photos and video of that event as well as the two recent Grease reunion shows at 54 Below and posting them in my Broadway Nation Facebook Group where I invite you to join me and more than 2000 other fans of this podcast -- who probably much like you are hooked on Broadway musicals.  Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/375627810176381 In this episode Tom and Ken share some fascinating stories about the development of the show including how they worked with the show's authors to trim the original "phone book" size script down to a manageable size, how they inspired them to add some now classic hit songs to the score, and how they all survived a disastrous first preview and then reworked and revamped the show in just three weeks. Even though Ken was at that time the youngest producer on Broadway, your will hear how he masterminded some brilliant old school style producing tricks that helped turn a near flop into one of most successful musicals of all time!   My favorite part of this episode is in the second half when Ken relates how he had to wheel and deal with the Shuberts and Nederlanders, and go head to head with the “Abominable Showman” himself –- legendary producer David Merrick. It's "The Modern Era of Broadway" vs "The Golden Age"! It's quite a story! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It may be hard for some of us to believe, but this past Valentine's Day – Feb 14, 2022 – marked the 50th Anniversary of the New York opening of the musical GREASE, at the Eden Theater on 2nd Avenue. And next week, June 7, will mark the 50th Anniversary of its official move to Broadway.  My guests this week are that Grease's original producer, Ken Waissman, and original director, Tom Moore, who along with Adrienne Barbeau (the original “Rizzo”) are the editors of the new book : Grease – Tell Me More, Tell Me More – Stories From The Broadway Phenomenon That Started It All. Ken Waisman is a Tony Award winning producer who made his Broadway debut with the play And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little. In addition to Grease he went on to produce Over Here! starring the Andrews Sisters, and the long running plays Agnes Of God, and Torch Song Trilogy. Tom Moore is a leading theater, film and television director whose work on Broadway includes his debut with Grease, Over Here!, Moon Over Buffalo starring Carol Burnett, and Night Mother. Their new book is made up of a the personal, behind-the-scenes memories of the show's creative and production teams, as well as scores of cast members from Grease's original cast, five national tours, and record breaking eight-year run on Broadway. In this episode you will hear about how Ken discovered the show in a ramshackle community theater production in Chicago; why Ken chose Tom to direct the show instead of Michael Bennett; how Tom almost turned the show down; and how together they discovered and cast more future stars than probably any other musical in history! Grease alumni include Adrianne Barbeau, Barry Bostwick, Jeff Conaway, Carole Demas, Greg Evigan, Peter Gallagher, Richard Gere, Marilu Henner, Judy Kaye, Rex Smith, Patrick Swayze, John Travolta, Treat Williams, and Adrian Zmed. As well as the future Broadway directors Walter Bobbie, Scott Ellis, and Jerry Zaks. Has any other show produced that many stars?  Even if Grease is not your favorite show, I feel certain that you will be fascinated by their stories of how the show came together, as well as the casting stories of John Travolta, Patrick Swayze and Richard Gere. Broadway Nation is written and produced by me, David Armstrong. Special thanks to Pauls Macs for his help with editing this episode, to KVSH 101.9 The Voice of Beautiful Vashon Island WA, and to the entire team at the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/lJnxh-1BV0Q Please join us to celebrate the release of three new CDs with Melissa Errico, Ian Herman, and Melissa Manchester! “The Maria Callas of American musical theater,” as Opera News has called her, referencing both her crystalline voice and dramatic, expressive intensity, Melissa Errico is a Tony Award-nominated Broadway star -- an actress, singer and author who contributes regularly to The New York Times, and her album Out Of The Dark: The Film Noir Project was just released by Warner Music/Ghostlight Records. First known for her starring roles on Broadway, including My Fair Lady, High Society and Les Misérables. Ian Herman began his musical career studying classical piano. At the age of thirteen he was a guest soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. After attending Manhattan School Of Music, Ian began working with performers including Jane Olivor, Donna McKechnie, Anita Morris, Judy Kaye, Tom Andersen, Karen Mason, Sharon McNight, Marilyn Sokol, Angela LaGreca, Carole Demas, and Joy Behar in nightclubs in New York and around the country and has continued ever since! In 1980, MELISSA MANCHESTER became the first recording artist in the history of the Academy Awards to have two nominated movie themes in a single year, “Through The Eyes Of Love” from Ice Castles and “I'll Never Say Goodbye” from The Promise, and to perform them both on the Oscar telecast. MELISSA starred in the national tours of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Music Of The Night and Song And Dance. Nominated for a Grammy in 1980 for “Don't Cry Out Loud,” she won the Grammy Award for best female vocalist in 1982 singing “You Should Hear How She Talks About You.” 

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here:  https://youtu.be/6VoVZ53bobE Two time Tony winner Judy Kaye recently returned to the role of Madame Morrible after creating the role of Queen Elizabeth II in the new musical DIANA on Broadway. Previously she played the Dowager Empress in ANASTASIA. Her other appearances on Broadway and on tour include Madame Morrible in WICKED, the Fairy Godmother in CINDERELLA, and the Duchess in NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT for which she won the TONY, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards. She won her first TONY for THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Other highlights of her career include SOUVENIR, for which she received a TONY nomination and a Theatre LA Ovation Award), MAMMA MIA (TONY, Drama Desk nomination), RAGTIME (Theatre LA Ovation Award), and ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (Theatre World Award, Drama Desk nomination). Ms Kaye has also played Mrs. Lovett in a number of productions of SWEENEY TODD, including the Broadway revival and National Tour, and in London opposite the original Sweeney, Len Cariou. She has worked at many regional theaters in SOUVENIR, LOST IN YONKERS, THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, SHIRLEY VALENTINE, FOLLIES, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, and TALES OF THE CITY. She has recorded numerous cast albums and solo recordings, and she sang on the Grammy Award-winning recording of Leonard Bernstein's Arias and Barcarolles. She has sung at The Santa Fe Opera in LA BOHEME, THE BEGGAR'S OPERA, and ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD, performed twice at the White House and with symphony orchestras around the US and Europe.

Our holiday angel this year is the Queen of Broadway, Judy Kaye. Judy shares some of her favorite songs of the season--sung by Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra and others--and we get a cornucopia of her own performances with material by Sondheim, Coleman, Blitzstein, and Bernstein.  

You're never too old to make your Broadway debut! Broadway News: Emilie Kouatchou made her debut as the first Black Christine Daaé on Broadway in The Phantom of The Opera. She will play Christine this week on Wednesday, November 3rd, Thursday, November 4th, and Saturday November 6th's matinee. Next week she'll lead on Monday November 8th, Thursday the 11th's matinee and Saturday the 13th's matinee. The following week she'll play on Monday November 15th, Thursday the 18th and Saturday the 20th's matinee. And during the last week of November she'll play on Monday the 22nd, Thursday the 25th and Saturday the 27th to round out the month. Audra McDonald is coming back to Broadway in Adrienne Kennedy's Ohio State Murders. This will make Kennedy's Broadway playwriting debut at the age of 90. Ohio State Murders will be directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, who last directed A Soldier's Play before the Broadway shutdown. We received a first look at Celina Smith as Annie in the upcoming Annie Live on NBC. Joined by Sandy the dog, the picture features Smith in Annie's iconic red dress. The photo also included Harry Connick Jr. as Daddy Warbucks and Taraji P. Henson as Miss Hannigan. The live musical will air on NBC on December 2nd. Right in time for the holidays. The iconic Broadway snow globes have arrived back to Times Square. The “show globes” portray scenes inspired by Ain't Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations, Dear Evan Hansen, The Lion King, and Wicked. They will be on display through December 26 in the Broadway Plaza between 45th and 46th Streets. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Universal Studio's adaptation of Wicked was set to begin shooting in March in Atlanta. But the production's start has now been pushed to June, and it will relocate to the U.K. Reports are saying the delay will allow the filmmakers to get production efficiencies in-line, as Wicked will be the first production to shoot on stages at Universal's recently built Sky Studios in Elstree. Jon M. Chu is set to direct. Times Square is getting an exciting new performance space. The new indoor/outdoor stage is part of TSX Broadway, a 46-story tower currently under construction in Duffy Square at 1568 Broadway, between 46th and 47th Streets and is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2023. Casting: Adrienne Warren took her final bow as Tina Turner on Halloween. She originated the role in London in 2018. She is now moving on after a deserved TONY Award and much praise. Nkeki Obi-Melekwe will now fill the role of Tina full time. Alex Hairston, Libby Lloyd, Anthony Murphy, Kristen Faith Oei and Michael Williams will join the cast of Diana for its return to Broadway next month. As previously announced, Jeanna de Waal will star as Diana, alongside Roe Hartrampf as Prince Charles, Erin Davie as Camilla Parker Bowles and Judy Kaye as Queen Elizabeth. “Diana” is scheduled to resume preview performances at the Longacre Theatre on Nov. 2 ahead of an opening night on Nov. 17. Spring Awakening, will reunite for a special, one-night-only benefit concert. The concert will star original cast members Skylar Astin, Gerard Canonico, Lilli Cooper, Jennifer Damiano, Christine Eastbrook, John Gallagher, Jr., Gideon Glick, Jonathan Groff, Robert Hager, Brian Johnson, Lea Michele, Lauren Pritchard, Krysta Rodriguez, Stephen Spinella, Phoebe Strole, Jonny B. Wright, and Remy Zaken. Directed by the original director, Michael Mayer, the concert will take place on Monday, November 15 at 7 pm ET at The Imperial Theatre. The theater is the current home of Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations. Follow @BwayPodNetwork on Twitter. Find co-hosts on Twitter at @AyannaPrescod, @CLewisReviews, and @TheMartinAcuna. Tickets for Is This A Room and Dana H. playing in rep at the Lyceum Theatre on Broadway are on sale NOW! Purchase HERE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"RAGTIME" es uno de los últimos grandes musicales estrenado en Broadway. Grande en cuanto a la historia que nos cuenta. Todo un fresco de la ciudad de Nueva York a principio del siglo XX en la que conviven tres colectivos: los blancos de buena posición, la comunidad negra y los ríos de inmigrantes que llegan a la ciudad desde todas partes en busca de un futuro mejor. Un musical coral como el retrato que hace. Todo un desafío para la pareja de compositores Stephen Flaherty y Lynn Ahrens que aceptaron el reto de construir este costoso musical con el que se pretendía recuperar la hegemonía de los musicales americanos en Broadway frente a los llegados desde Inglaterra que eran los más demandados por el gran público. Para el podcast hemos escogido el CD del original Broadway cast que reunía a algunos intérpretes que con el tiempo se han convertido en grandes estrellas del musical americano. Brian Stokes Mitchell es Coalhouse el pianista negro, Marin Mazzie es Madre, Peter Friedman es Tateh el inmigrante, Audra McDonald es Sarah la pareja de Coalhouse, Judy Kaye es Emma Goldman, Mark Jacoby es Padre y Lea Michele es la hija de Tateh. Espero te guste 00h 00'00" Ragtime piano solo 00h 02'48" Presentación 00h 04'28" Cabecera 00h 05'35" Inicio 00h 07'08" Prologue: Ragtime 00h 17'20" Goodbye my love 00h 19'14" Journey on 00h 24'00" Crime of the century 00h 27'29" What kind of woman 00h 31'09" A shtetl iz Amereke 00h 32'23" Success 00h 38'07" His name was Coalhouse Walker 00h 41'00" Gettin' ready rag 00h 42'20" Henry Ford 00h 44'38" Nothing like the city 00h 47'40" Your daddy's son 00h 52'07" The courtship 00h 55'08" New music 00h 59'45" Wheels of a dream 01h 04'31" The night that Goldman spoke at Union Square 01h 07'45" Gliding 01h 12'42" The trashing of the car 01h 13'57" Justice 01h 16'59" President 01h 18'38" Til we reach that day 01h 23'52" Entr'acte 01h 25'01" Houdini, master escapist 01h 26'03" Coalhouse Soliloquy 01h 27'39" Coalhouse demands 01h 32'10" What a game 01h 35'49" Fire in the City 01h 36'41" Atlantic City 01h 42'35" Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Cia. 01h 45'37" Our children 01h 49'43" Harlem Nightclub 01h 50'15" Sarah Brown Eyes 01h 52'49" He wanted to say 01h 56'52" Back to before 02h 01'50" Look what you've done 02h 07'50" Make them hear you 02h 11'28" Epílogue: Ragtime / Wheels of a dream (Reprise) 02h 15'19" Curiosidades 02h 18'15" Ragtime suite instrumental

Brandon and Sophie sit down with two-time Tony-winning Broadway actress, Judy Kaye, and discuss her incredible career ranging from starring in Mamma Mia to Phantom of the Opera, and currently Queen Elizabeth in Diana: the Musical while navigating Broadway amidst Covid as well as it’s reopening.

Judy Kaye first came to prominence playing Lily Garland in the original Broadway production of On The 20th Century opposite John Cullum and Imogene Coca. In a career spanning five decades, she has played theaters and concert halls across the globe, in roles as diverse as Lucy Van Pelt, Rizzo, Maria Von Trapp, Mrs. Lovett, and Grandma Kurnitz in Lost in Yonkers. Recent Broadway appearances include Cinderella, Wicked, Anastasia and Diana. She played Eurydice in Orpheus In The Underworld, Musetta in La Boheme, and Lucy Lockett in The Beggar’s Opera at The Santa Fe Opera. She has twice received the Tony Award; first in 1988 for the role of the tempestuous opera diva Carlotta Giudicelli in The Phantom of the Opera, then again in 2012 for her performance as the high-flying Duchess Estonia Dulworth in Nice Work If You Can Get It. She has also twice received the Theater LA Ovation Award; for her work as Emma Goldman in Ragtime, and as the melodically challenged Florence Foster Jenkins in Souvenir, two roles she originated on Broadway. She has sung with symphony orchestras throughout the US and Europe, and twice at the White House. She is also the voice of Kinsey Millhone in the Sue Grafton Alphabet Mystery Series for Random House Audio. (Bio courtesy of Broadway.com)Cocktails at Table 7- Inside New York’s Joe Allen is produced and hosted by Jason Woodruff, Dana Mierlak and Sean Kent, with music by James Rubio and logo and artwork design by Christina D’Angelo. The Producers would like to extend a special thank you to the owners of Joe Allen, Orso and Bar Centrale Restaurants.

"How to Become a Broadway Legend with Marilu Henner"The Aurora Teagarden Series on HallmarkMarilu Henner is a five-time Golden Globe nominated actress, television personality, and New York Times best-selling author. Born in Chicago, she started dancing as a toddler and began teaching dance at her family’s Henner Dance School as a teenager. While attending the University of Chicago in 1971, she was cast in the Kingston Mines production of a gritty new musical play about 60’s teenage life called Grease. This led to a move to New York a year later, where, in addition to the Broadway company of Grease, Ms. Henner appeared in the WWII era set musical Over Here! starring the Andrews Sisters and a cast of future stars including Treat Williams, Ann Reinking, and John Travolta. Other Broadway credits include Pal Joey, Chicago, Social Security, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, and Getting the Band Back Together. In 1978, she landed her breakthrough role as Elaine Nardo in the seminal sitcom Taxi. She continued her role on the Emmy-winning series for five seasons and went on to appear in numerous popular films including Johnny Dangerously, The Man Who Loved Women, L.A. Story, and Noises Off.  In 1990, she returned to series TV, and found success for four seasons as Ava Evans Newton in Evening Shade opposite longtime friend and collaborator, Burt Reynolds. On September 5, 1994, she published her autobiography, By All Means Keep on Moving, and has subsequently published eight additional titles. As a health and wellness advocate, she has successfully inspired millions of Americans to improve their lives through diet, exercise, and good mental health practices. She also continues to be a sought-after television presence with recent appearances on hit television series like Grey’s Anatomy, Two and a Half Men, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Neighborhood, Bob Hearts Abishola and the Hallmark Channel’s Aurora Teagarden Mysteries.Cocktails at Table 7- Inside New York’s Joe Allen is produced and hosted by Jason Woodruff, Dana Mierlak and Sean Kent, with music by James Rubio and logo and artwork design by Christina D’Angelo. The Producers would like to extend a special thank you to the owners of Joe Allen, Orso and Bar Centrale Restaurants.

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Rachael Sage - Hanukkah In The Village Ed & Carol Nicodemi - Season of the Light  Bluestone Sisters - My Mother's Menorah feat. Judy Kaye  Janine De Lorenzo - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, Joy To The World  Katherine Dines - Somewhere in the World  Andrea Sandefur - O Little Town of Bethlehem  Apostola - Christmas Smiles  Katherine Moller - Greensleeves  STUDEO - Spend Christmas With You  BellaDeb - This Christmas I Got You  Valerie Ahneman - O' Christmas Tree  Jill Detroit - The First Noel  Maria Gronlund - There is a Rose E'er Blooming  Bree Noble - Silent Night  Dr. Nancy-Angel Doetzel - Pay It Forward Today  For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Ed & Carol Nicodemi at:  Visit our Sponsor Katherine Dines at: Visit our Sponsor Apostola at: Visit our Sponsor Rock Your Next Release at: Visit our Sponsor Bandzoogle at: 

Today’s episode (in celebration of Countermelody’s first birthday!) picks up where the last one left off: more musicals, more opera (and operaish) singers! Excerpts from cast recordings, radio broadcasts, telecasts, and live performances highlight the work of singers who divided their time, to a greater or lesser extent, between the Broadway stage and the operatic stage. We begin with the great bass-baritones (Ezio Pinza, Cesare Siepi, Giorgio Tozzi, and José Van Dam) and move through the great Broadway (and sometime opera) baritones (Alfred Drake, John Raitt, Bruce Yarnell, Robert Trehy, Leslie Scott, Lawrence Winters, and John Reardon) with a nod to other opera singers who have also graced the Broadway stage (Helen Traubel, Shirley Verrett, Mona Paulee, Dorothy Sarnoff, Risë Stevens, Lee Venora, Camilla Williams, and Carol Brice). We then consider singers whose vocal abilities could easily have put them on the opera stage, had they chosen to so devote themselves (Alice Ghostley, Madeline Kahn, Barbara Cook, Florence Henderson, Judy Kaye, Lisa Vroman, Audra McDonald, Victoria Clark, Rebecca Luker, and the late Marin Mazzie). The episode also features tributes to two recently deceased divas (Gabriella Tucci and Christiane Eda-Pierre) as well as a spotlight on the gorgeous soprano Margaret Tynes, who just celebrated her 101st birthday. Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel’s lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” Occasional guests from the “business” (singers, conductors, composers, coaches, and teachers) lend their distinctive insights. At Countermelody’s core is the interaction between singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. Please visit the Countermelody website (www.countermelodypodcast.com) for additional content. And please head to our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/countermelody to pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford. Bonus episodes available only to Patreon supporters are currently available!  

Two-Time Tony Award winner Judy Kaye joins me, as we discuss her journey from a 'Desert Rat' from Arizona to Broadway, limousines, golf, and those pesky Stephen Sondheim Audition Jitters. Oh, did I mention Tony and Tony?

Judy’s get’er done mentality is something she has carried her whole life. She paved the way for wether goat shows on the west coast and made an industry where there was a void in California.  

STARS AS QUEEN ELIZABETH IN DIANA ON BROADWAY -Yesterday would have been the opening night for Diana on Broadway

Good morning theater fans! This is Caryn Robbins with The Broadway Scoop for Monday, March 2nd.The Broadway premiere of Rona Munro's MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON ended its limited run at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Saturday. Adapted from Elizabeth Strout's best-selling novel, the Manhattan Theatre Club production starred Tony nominee Laura Linney, who reprised her role from the show's acclaimed London engagement. Also wrapping up its limited run over the weekend was the Broadway premiere of Bess Wohl's GRAND HORIZONS. Among the cast members taking their final bows at the Hayes Theater on Sunday was Gotham star Ben McKenzie, who made his Broadway debut in the production.The new revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's COMPANY begins preview performances tonight at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, ahead of an official opening on March 22nd, the date of Sondheim's 90th birthday. Marianne Elliott’s gender-reversed production stars Tony winner Katrina Lenk alongside Tony winner Patti LuPone, who reprises her Olivier Award winning performance from the production’s West End premiere.And DIANA, the new musical about the late Princess of Wales, also begins previews tonight at Broadway's Longacre Theatre, ahead of an official opening on March 31. Directed by Tony winner Christopher Ashley, and featuring a score from the Tony-winning duo of Joe DiPietro and David Bryan, the bio musical stars Jeanna de Waal in the title role, alongside Tony winner Judy Kaye as Queen Elizabeth.And that's The Broadway Scoop for Monday, March 2nd.

On this episode of Baring It All with Call Me Adam, on the Broadway Podcast Network, I am recording at The Green Room 42 with Broadway World's Top Female Cabaret Artist Joan Ryan and Award Winning Director Will Nunziata. Today we are talking about Joan's new one-woman show which will be debuting at The Green Room 42 on Saturday March 7 at 9:30pm. For tickets visit https://bit.ly/2vb9VMu Joan Ryan, winner of BroadwayWorld’s Top Artist Award and star of the hit cult musical Ruthless!, is thrilled to debut her brand new one-woman-show which will leave you laughing one moment and in tears the next through her theatre, television, and life anecdotes both funny and poignant, this is a true theatre piece. Like what you hear? Then become a member of my Patreon Page for exclusive behind-the-scene perks! For more "Call Me Adam" interviews visit: https://callmeadam.com  Theme Song by Bobby Cronin (https://bit.ly/2MaADvQ)  Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell (https://bit.ly/2YNI9CY)  Edited by Drew Kaufman (https://bit.ly/2OXqOnw) More on Joan: Joan Ryan is the winner of BroadwayWorld’s Top Female Cabaret Artist. Her four-octave range led to a recent appearance at famed Carnegie Hall followed by a performance at Lincoln Center. Starring roles include LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, FOOTLOOSE, LES MISERABLES, NUNSENSE, TRIUMPH OF LOVE, ANGRY HOUSEWIVES, NITE CLUB CONFIDENTIAL. Joan originated the role of Judy Denmark/Ginger Del Marco in RUTHLESS! for which she was costumed by fashion icon Bob Mackie. Joan’s self-titled debut solo recording remains a best-selling CD. Her other recordings include the cast albums of RUTHLESS!, SONDHEIM: A CELEBRATION, STROUSE, SCHWARTZ AND SCHWARTZ, LERNER-LOEWE AND LANE, DREAM: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY MERCER and JEROME KERN: LIFE UPON THE WICKED STAGE. Television audiences know Joan from her long-running role as Tina Pallodrino, on SAVED BY THE BELL. She spent two years in the role of Kathleen Houghton, everyone’s favorite psychiatrist, on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. Joan has also been featured on THE TODAY SHOW, THE TONIGHT SHOW and numerous guest starring TV roles. Variety shows include FOREVER YOUNG with Jason Alexander and ONE NIGHT ONLY with Steve Carell, Forest Whitaker and Eric McCormack. Her recent return to New York City has been met with both critical and public acclaim and she also continues to sell out concerts around the country. Her newest show BRAVA BROADWAY Celebrating The Great Ladies Of Musical Theatre premiered in Las Vegas in February, 2019. More on Will: Will Nunziata is a New York City based theatre and concert director.​ He is the concert director for: ​Platinum recording artist Jackie Evancho Soul Train Award winner Nicole Henry Broadway’s Haley Swindal Tony Award winner Lillias White With regard to theatre, Will recently directed the first revival of the 1974 Tony-winning musical “Over Here.” The production starred Tony Award winner Debbie Gravitte and Broadway’s Jessica Hendy, Nikka Graff Lanzarone, and Haley Swindal. ​Will also directed the first revival of the Kander and Ebb musical "The Act" starring Julia Murney, Randy Graff, Cady Huffman, Anna Chlumsky, Mamie Parris, Stacie Bono, and Karen Mason. He has recently conceived and directed a number of theatre projects including the critically-acclaimed off-Broadway revue “Our Guy, Cy: The Songs of Cy Coleman.” The revue starred four Tony Award winners — Lillias White, Cady Huffman, Randy Graff, and Judy Kaye — who all worked with the late-great composer Cy Coleman. ​Co-conceived with and starring Tony Award winner Cady Huffman, he co-conceived, wrote, and directed the critically-acclaimed off-Broadway run of  “Miss Peggy Lee: In Her Own Words and Music.” ​​Will graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Arts in theatre and is a proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC).

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Erin Harpe - Christmas Is A-Comin' Ed & Carol Nicodemi - Song For a Winter's Night S J. Tucker - Solstice Night Randi Fay - Evergreen Carrie Marshall - We Three Kings Laura Suarez - Winter Comes Mary Saunders  Brizard - We Wish You a Merry Christmas Judy Kaye (writers the Bluestone Sisters) - My Mother's Menorah Liz Wojtal - Comin' Home at Last (feat. Next of Kin) Bree Noble - Away In A Manger Rose Johnston - Snow Is Falling feat. Cecily Gilby & Sanctuary 23rd Hour - Douce Nuit - Silent Night   Kristina Lachaga - Mistletoe For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Ed & Carol Nicodemi at: Visit our Sponsor Rose Johnson at: Visit our Sponsor Bluestone Sisters at: Visit our Sponsor Bree Noble at: Visit our Sponsor Paul & Friends at:

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Erin Harpe - Christmas Is A-Comin' Ed & Carol Nicodemi - Song For a Winter's Night S J. Tucker - Solstice Night Randi Fay - Evergreen Carrie Marshall - We Three Kings Laura Suarez - Winter Comes Mary Saunders  Brizard - We Wish You a Merry Christmas Judy Kaye (writers the Bluestone Sisters) - My Mother's Menorah Liz Wojtal - Comin' Home at Last (feat. Next of Kin) Bree Noble - Away In A Manger Rose Johnston - Snow Is Falling feat. Cecily Gilby & Sanctuary 23rd Hour - Douce Nuit - Silent Night   Kristina Lachaga - Mistletoe For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Ed & Carol Nicodemi at: Visit our Sponsor Rose Johnson at: Visit our Sponsor Bluestone Sisters at: Visit our Sponsor Bree Noble at: Visit our Sponsor Paul & Friends at:

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Holly Montgomery - Miracle of Hanukkah Rachael Sage - Hanukkah In The Village Brigid Kaelin - Blue Dreidel No. 9 Susan Horowitz - Happy Hanu-Krismas Judy Kaye (writers Eileen Sherman & Gail Bluestone) - My Mother's Menorah Holly Montgomery - Light The Lights GET MY FREE AUDIO BOOK For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Eileen ShermanThe Odd Potato at:

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Holly Montgomery - Miracle of Hanukkah Rachael Sage - Hanukkah In The Village Brigid Kaelin - Blue Dreidel No. 9 Susan Horowitz - Happy Hanu-Krismas Judy Kaye (writers Eileen Sherman & Gail Bluestone) - My Mother's Menorah Holly Montgomery - Light The Lights GET MY FREE AUDIO BOOK For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Eileen ShermanThe Odd Potato at:

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Holly Montgomery - Miracle of Hanukkah Rachael Sage - Hanukkah In The Village Brigid Kaelin - Blue Dreidel No. 9 Susan Horowitz - Happy Hanu-Krismas Judy Kaye (writers Eileen Sherman & Gail Bluestone) - My Mother's Menorah Holly Montgomery - Light The Lights GET MY FREE AUDIO BOOK For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Eileen ShermanThe Odd Potato at:

Laurie Winer and co-host Medaya Ocher, managing editor of the LA Review of Books, are joined by Jessica Koslow, chef extraordinaire and creator of Sqirl, one of LA's most popular restaurants — on the occasion of the publication of Jessica's first cookbook, Everything I Want To Eat. It's the "Comfort Radio" edition of the podcast, as Laurie and Medaya build up an appetite learning the secrets behind Jessica's scrumptious creations. Leslie M.M. Blume drops by to recommend Anita Loos's brilliant comic novel from the 1920s Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Judy Kaye reads ee cummings's poem "I thank God for most this amazing."

Joining us are veteran dancer-actors David Bean, Harvey Evans, Bert Michaels and Eddie Verso celebrating "West Side Story" and the film adaptation in which they all appeared. Also, actors Judy Kaye and Michael McGrath of "Nice Work If You Can Get It."

Broadway performers Patti Cohenour, and Tony Award winners Michael Crawford and Judy Kaye (for their roles in Phantom of the Opera); Blythe Danner (1970 Tony Award for Butterflies Are Free); M. Butterfly's Tony-winners John Lithgow (for his roles in The Changing Room and Sweet Smell of Success) and B.D. Wong (for Best Actor in a Featured Role for 1988’s M. Butterfly); and agent Erica Spellman (ICM) discuss auditioning, preparing special skills for unique roles, crossing over from drama to musicals to opera, and working on different types of stages.

Broadway performers Patti Cohenour, Michael Crawford, and Judy Kaye from "The Phantom of the Opera"; Blythe Danner ("A Streetcar Named Desire"); "M. Butterfly"'s John Lithgow and B.D. Wong; and agent Erica Spellman (ICM) discuss auditioning, preparing special skills for unique roles, crossing over from drama to musicals to opera, and working on different types of stages.

Four performers noted for their performance in comedic roles—Mario Cantone (Laugh Whore), Julie Halston (Hairspray), Tony Award winner Judy Kaye (for her role in Phantom of the Opera) and Michael McKean (A Second-Hand Memory)—talk about being funny on stage.

Four performers noted for their performance in comedic roles—Mario Cantone ("Laugh Whore"), Julie Halston ("Hairspray"), Judy Kaye ("Souvenir") and Michael McKean ("A Second-Hand Memory")—talk about being funny on stage.

Bonus Episode #3: Stalling... stalling.... There are only three more songbook songs left! And the amazing singers who are scheduled to record them aren't available for a spell, so it's time for another bonus episode.This week, I took a little detour down memory lane and picked a song in honor of my upcoming trip to my alma mater, Northwestern University, for the 75th anniversary of the big, splashy, student-written extravaganza, The WAA-MU Show. As a student at Northwestern, I contributed songs to all four WAA-MU shows (1983-1986) and performed in two of them, as well. It was an amazing and formative experience, particularly as a young songwriter, to see and hear my songs so fully realized (i.e. professional orchestrations for a 30 piece orchestra, huge ensemble, major production values, etc.)."P.A.'s Turn" was written for the '84 show. It was a tribute to the great pull the show has over its participants, as a production assistant (PA) aspires to WAA-MU greatness. Recorded 4/24/06.The song has music by me, and lyrics by myself and my (still to this day) dear friend, Tracy Christensen, whose name you may recognize as the wonderful costume designer of such productions as this season's Broadway charmer, Souvenir, starring Judy Kaye, and Candide at the New York Philharmonic, filmed for PBS/Great Performances, starring Patti Lupone and Kristin Chenoweth (and featuring yours truly as Maximillian)."P.A.'s Turn" was originally sung by my WAA-MU muse, Marietta DePrima, whom you may know from her extensive TV acting career. (Check out her reel from The Hughleys!)

Judy Kaye talks about recreating the spirit and decidedly unique voice of 1940s-era vocal phenomenon Florence Foster Jenkins in "Souvenir", and talks about her star-making experience taking over the role of Lily Garland in "On The 20th Century", as well as her roles in "Phantom of the Opera", "Ragtime" and "Mamma Mia". Original airdate - November 25, 2005.

Judy Kaye talks about recreating the spirit and decidedly unique voice of 1940s-era vocal phenomenon Florence Foster Jenkins in "Souvenir", and talks about her star-making experience taking over the role of Lily Garland in "On The 20th Century", as well as her roles in "Phantom of the Opera", "Ragtime" and "Mamma Mia". Original airdate - November 25, 2005.

Judy Kaye talks about recreating the spirit and decidedly unique voice of 1940s-era vocal phenomenon Florence Foster Jenkins in "Souvenir", and talks about her star-making experience taking over the role of Lily Garland in "On The 20th Century", as well as her roles in "Phantom of the Opera", "Ragtime" and "Mamma Mia". Original airdate - November 25, 2005.