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We speak with Matthew Matysik, Kaylee Annable, Betty Peterson and Dan Venne about the Racine Theater Guild's production of the Kander/Ebb musical CABARET. We play excerpts from a number of the songs that are part of the score.

In this episode, we say goodbye to 2023 and I'm bringing along five amazing artists to help me do just that! Saloon Singer Christopher Collette is a fresh face on the New York cabaret and nightclub scene. His most recent show, “Come Fly with Me: Songs of Travel, Trips, Tours & Treks” was an acclaimed success at The Laurie Beechman Theater in November. A classical pianist by training, he stepped out from behind the keyboard and took center stage in 2018 with his debut performance “This Could be the Start of Something Big: A Saloon Singer is Born” at the Beechman. Subsequent shows took the old-school crooner to Palm Springs, California where he staged multiple productions that celebrated the enduring tunes from the extensive catalogue of the Great American Songbook and America musical theater. Previously, Collette headlined at the Beechman with his revue of Stephen Sondheim's works, “Old Friends: Merrily Rolling Along in the Meanwhile.” Additionally, this past summer he mounted a workshop reading of Kander & Ebb's songbook, “One Good Break” and has been a guest at Jim Caruso's “Cast Party” at Birdland. He studies voice with Neal Harrelson-Keyes and has participated in master classes with Marilyn Maye, Faith Prince, and Alex Rybeck Prince Fleet was born in Akron Ohio where he started his show business career at the age of 5 singing with a local orchestra. Fleet went on to appear in many musicals at the Goodyear Musical Theater. Prince Fleet was a ballet dancer in New York and studied at American Ballet Theater, Ballet Arts and master classes at Julliard. FRANK FERRANTE (Actor/Writer) Please visit his website: https://www.eveningwithgroucho.com/frank-ferrante Kimberly Hawkey's Please visit her website: https://www.kimberlyhawkey.com/

In this episode, we say goodbye to 2023 and I'm bringing along five amazing artists to help me do just that! Saloon Singer Christopher Collette is a fresh face on the New York cabaret and nightclub scene. His most recent show, “Come Fly with Me: Songs of Travel, Trips, Tours & Treks” was an acclaimed success at The Laurie Beechman Theater in November. A classical pianist by training, he stepped out from behind the keyboard and took center stage in 2018 with his debut performance “This Could be the Start of Something Big: A Saloon Singer is Born” at the Beechman. Subsequent shows took the old-school crooner to Palm Springs, California where he staged multiple productions that celebrated the enduring tunes from the extensive catalogue of the Great American Songbook and America musical theater. Previously, Collette headlined at the Beechman with his revue of Stephen Sondheim's works, “Old Friends: Merrily Rolling Along in the Meanwhile.” Additionally, this past summer he mounted a workshop reading of Kander & Ebb's songbook, “One Good Break” and has been a guest at Jim Caruso's “Cast Party” at Birdland. He studies voice with Neal Harrelson-Keyes and has participated in master classes with Marilyn Maye, Faith Prince, and Alex Rybeck Prince Fleet went on to appear in many musicals at the Goodyear Musical Theater. Prince Fleet was a ballet dancer in New York and studied at American Ballet Theater, Ballet Arts and master classes at Julliard. Fleet studied film and tv acting at the Huntington Acting School and with several acting coaches. Fleet has appeared in many film and television shows. Prince Fleet has toured nationally. On Dec 9th 2016 he received STAR 407 on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.  FRANK FERRANTE (Actor/Writer) iPlease visit his website: https://www.eveningwithgroucho.com/frank-ferrante Kimberly Hhttps://www.kimberlyhawkey.com/

Mike is a New York City-based director who loves the Great American Songbook, trivia, collecting LP records, and hot beverages. And he's here for a Kander & Ebb show that's right up there with 70, Girls, 70 and The Happy Time in terms of popularity, influence, and success. Topics include: getting the plot wrong, death in musicals, Anyone Can Whistle, who would've won the Best Score Tony in 1969 had it existed, Don Walker, and Hal Prince's ethos (or lack thereof). Mike's Instagram Featured recordings: Zorba - Original Cast Album (1968) ORIGINAL CAST MERCH! Visit our Patreon for access to our monthly live stream The Original Cast at the Movies where 2023 is THE YEAR OF BARBRA celebrating the filmography of Ms. Barbra Joan Streisand! Patreon • Twitter • Facebook • Email

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mVPPLzo9wc&t=34s Are you curious to learn the secrets of cabaret success? In this episode, we will discuss how to create a successful cabaret show, from the planning stages all the way through to performance.  Amanda King: With the sound and soul of a classic chanteuse, it's no surprise that Amanda King showcases a catalog of music gems from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s embodying many of the figures who make up the vivid tapestry that is American Popular Music and Jazz. Possessing a smoothness of voice and surety of style, she has been hailed by New York Times critic Stephen Holden as one of the nightclub world's “exceptional rising talents.” Catch her LIVE as part of Capital Cabaret in Washington DC March 23 Karen Mason has starred on Broadway, Off-Broadway, television, and recording: and “has few peers when it comes to ripping the roof off with her amazing voice that knows no bounds!” (TheatreScene.net) Karen is a 13-time MAC Award winner, has won the MAC Award for Major Female Vocalist of the Year for six consecutive years, and recently was the recipient of the 2019 MAC Lifetime Achievement Award. Karen Mason brings back her critically acclaimed tribute to Kander & Ebb to Birdland Monday March 20th Daryl Sherman: One of the top swing singers to emerge during the past 30 years, Daryl Sherman has a light high voice that is influenced by Mildred Bailey and also by Ella Fitzgerald, Sylvia Syms, Billie Holiday, Blossom Dearie, and Barbara Carroll. Honored this year with a special Bistro award for Enduring Artistry! Perhaps her most renowned gig was a 14-year run at Manhattan's Waldorf-Astoria, where she played Cole Porter's Steinway.

Join Thos and Tim for an in-depth conversation about the wonderful 2019-20 UK National Tour of Curtains and what precisely makes this show so impressive. You could say that it's the Kander & Ebb show that's about Cioffi - but not in a cardboard cup!

It's time to join Thos as he surveys one of the best musical comedies of the last two decades – Kander & Ebb's wonderful Curtains.  This week he chats to the people behind the fantastic production which could be seen at last summer's Edinburgh Fringe to get a sense of not just the nuts and bolts of putting on a demanding spectacle of a show but also how they interpret the text in hand: In short, it's a show that shows what show people know about this show with its show within a show. Simple!  

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Oh what a beautiful morning because we are here with actor, singer, and three-time Tony-nominee, Mary Testa. You Might Know Her From Whoopi, Sex and the City, The Bounty Hunter, and the New York stage productions of Queen of the Mist,  Xanadu, 42nd Street, Barnum, On the Town, The Rink, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Oklahoma. Mary gave us all the goods on developing Xanadu, and how it found its way to Broadway, accepting the role of Aunt Eller while Sally Struthers was watching the Golden Globes in her living room, and iconically covering for Liza Minnelli in The Rink opposite Chita Rivera. We also got into the collaborative relationship she has with Michael John La Chuisa and the significance of headlining Queen of the Mist. All that plus Mary took all (and we mean all) our hot gossip questions about 42nd Street, taking over for Terri White, and whether or not Jennifer Aniston did coverage! This one was just a beautiful way to ring in 2023. We love you all!  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne Discussed this week L Word Gen Q is rough but Leisha Hailey has chemistry with everyone Leisha's Yoplait commercial  We love crab rangoon, sorry Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese cookbook NYT got dragged for pea guacamole Anne in Nxivm kick (The Vow, Seduced) Shelly Miscavige (wife of head of Scientology, David Miscavige) has been missing since 2007 Golden Globes hosted by Jarrod Carmichael who joked about Shelly's disappearance  We love you Leah Remini (Second Act is a great movie of women for a plane) Composer Michael John La Chiusa wrote Queen of the Mist for her (story of Anna Edson Taylor who went over Niagara Falls in a barrel in 1901) Mary's full interview with Transport Group  Bonnie Milligan is giving an incredible performance in Kimberly Akimbo on Broadway is  Mary was so good in 2007 Broadway production of Xanadu (bootleg) opposite Jackie Hoffman Appeared with Nathan Lane & Whoopi in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and her eponymous sitcom, Whoopi (2003)  Adriana Trigiani got Mary out to LA and on an ep of A Different World Starred as Aunt Eller in the 2019 production of Oklahoma (“Sexy Oklahoma”) directed by Daniel Fish Aunt Eller making Jiffy cornbread at the start of the show Stepped into Kander & Ebb's 1984 Broadway musical, The Rink for Liza Minnelli (Stockard Channing was supposed to go on when Liza left) Clips from The Rink She never really liked Sondheim and he never really liked her  Was a standby in Barnum and had to do a bunch of circus skills (and cover for Terri White) Stepped down from March of the Falsettos for Barnum (job was on Broadway and paid so much more) Carrie Bradshaw talked through her rendition of “All That Jazz” on Sex and the City (with Stanford's husband, Sean Palmer) 2001 revival of 42nd Street was thrilling (Kate Levering and Mary were both in Best Supporting) Yes, the tappers DID sing (maybe with sweeteners) Christine Ebersole is a 9/11 truther (here with Alex Jones) 9/11 was a Tuesday Was in the notorious flop, Marilyn: An American Fable (Frank Rich's review) Original star was Geralyn Petchel Jennifer Aniston (The Bounty Hunter) was nicer than Julia Roberts (Eat, Pray, Love) Mary's “When You're Good to Mama” Annie Golden calls them “nods from god” We love supermodels Patricia Velasquez interview (ep #84) was in two 90s supermodel docs to watch: Catwalk / Unzipped

On this week's episode of Out and About, Chris Ennis joins Jenn Gordon for a conversation about “The Musical of Musicals: The Musical,” now playing at Corn Stock Theatre under the Big Tent in Upper Bradley Park.This laugh-out-loud musical satire has been described as a comic valentine paying homage to Broadway legends Rodgers & Hammerstein, Kander & Ebb, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jerry Herman, and Stephen Sondheim. The show runs Thursdays thru Sundays from Aug. 19 thru Sept. 5.For more information or to purchase tickets visit Corn Stock Theatre.

Willlkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome! We continue our exploration of songs that reveal character with the title song from 1966's Kander & Ebb classic Cabaret. Who is Sally Bowles, what does she want, and how are we meant to feel about her? All this, plus the Kennedy Center Honors! All clips are from the 1966 Original Broadway Cast recording with Jill Haworth as Sally Bowles and are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for criticism and commentary. Listen to and buy the album on Amazon! Listen to the SMSTS playlist on Spotify. Follow the show on Twitter: @somuchstuffpod Email the show: somuchstufftosing@gmail.com

Some shows become classics. Some vanish without a trace. Some, however, fade with the exception of one stand-out song. Such is the case of "Everybody's Girl" from Kander & Ebb's 1997 show Steel Pier. Join Erik and Shannon as they discuss this song that defines fun, sassy, and bawdy. All clips are from the 1997 Original Broadway Cast album and are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for criticism and commentary. Buy/Listen on Amazon. Listen to the SMSTS playlist on Spotify. Follow the show on Twitter: @somuchstuffpod Email the show: somuchstufftosing@gmail.com  

In this episode Tim and George discuss the great partnerships in musical theater. From Rodgers & Hammerstein to the longest partnership ever - Kander & Ebb -- and ranking the top 5 of all time.

Shannon and Erik begin their exploration of opening numbers with a shocking, sexy, and seedy cry of liberation: "All That Jazz," from the Kander & Ebb classic Chicago, touching on Fosse, Verdon, and Chita...always Chita. All clips are from the Original Broadway Cast Recording, and are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for criticism and commentary. Listen on Spotify. Buy/Listen on Amazon. Follow the show on Twitter: @somuchstuffpod Email the show: somuchstufftosing@gmail.com (Apologies for Erik's audio. He has since been rescued from the bottom of the well he recorded from.)

Actor, singer, director, and composer Michael Rupert is a bona fide Broadway legend. The Denver native, who grew up in Los Angeles and acted in numerous television programs during the 1960s, moved to New York at age 17 to play a role in the Kander-Ebb musical The Happy Time On Broadway. He received a Tony Award nomination for his efforts. In 1986, he starred in the Broadway revival of Sweet Charity and WON the Best Actor Tony. Since then he's appeared in numerous shows On Broadway (Ragtime, City of Angels, Pippin, and Legally Blonde) and Off (Falsettos, Putting in Together, and others). He's also an accomplished singer with numerous tracks; check out the Varese Sarabande collection. During February 2019, he was in Pittsburgh directing Point Park University's student production of Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park With George.

Trigger Warnings: reproductive justice, women's rights, violence, queer visibility, Taco Bell, ducklings, Kander & Ebb, Democratic primaries, Alabama, reality dating shows, vintage clothes, policy wonks, Are You the One, economic rebellion, spiritual guru Marianne Williamson, sucralose   We're drinking Celcius Sparkling Orange and Peach Green Tea. Also Golden State Gingergrass Cider. Get at us. @erinandaliee @erintherye @alieechan erinandaliee@gmail.com 818-533-8938

Ya iba siendo hora de que Kander & Ebb tuvieran un espacio en estos podcast porque aunque bien conocidos por sus musicales "Cabaret" o "Chicago", tienen muchos otros trabajos comprometidos, en los que sacan adelante proyectos que sobre el papel parecen difíciles de convertir en un musical teatral. La novela "EL BESO DE LA MUJER ARAÑA" del argentino Manuel Puig que se desarrolla en una celda en la que conviven dos hombres de muy distinta ideología, no debió resultar fácil de adaptar, pero aquí os dejo el podcast para que juzguéis si lo consiguieron. El CD que hemos utilizado para el podcast es el del segundo reparto de Broadway, cuando tomaron el relevo a los originales Chita Rivera, Brent Carver y Anthony Crivello, así que en este podcast los protagonistas son: Howard McGillin (Molina) Brian Stokes Mitchell (Valentín) Vanessa Williams (Aurora/Mujer Araña) Espero que os guste 00h 00'00" Presentación 00h 07'08" Cabecera 00h 08'02" Inicio 00h 08'40" Prologue 00h 11'16" Her name is Aurora 00h 16'35" Over the wall I 00h 18'05" And the moon grows dimmer 00h 18'50" Bluebloods 00h 20'05" Dressing them up 00h 23'02" I draw the line 00h 24'56" Dear one 00h 29'30" Over the wall II 00h 32'38" Where you are 00h 39'14" Marta 00h 43'12" I do miracles 00h 47'41" Gabriel's letter / My first woman 00h 52'04" Morphine tango 00h 53'27" You could never shame me 00h 55'12" A visit 00h 58'37" She's a woman 01h 02'13" Gimme love 01h 06'56" Russian movie / Good times 01h 14'32" The day afther that 01h 19'55" Mama, it's me 01h 22'39" Anything for him 01h 26'35" Kiss of the spiderwoman 01h 30'45" Lucky Molina / Over the wall 01h 34'54" Only in the movies 01h 41'04" Conclusiones y curiosidades También os remito a los otros artículos escritos en la página www.love4musicals.com que pudieran ser interesantes y completarían lo comentado en el podcast KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, el musical KANDER & EBB JOHN KANDER, músico FRED EBB, letrista Para el día 15 de Marzo estamos terminando una playlist de canciones escogidas compuestas por John Kander & Fred Ebb que se colgarán en el canal de podcast de LOVE4MUSICALS, al que puedes suscribirte desde ivoox o itunes GRATUITAMENTE para recibir notificación cada vez que se publique un nuevo programa.

Ya iba siendo hora de que Kander & Ebb tuvieran un espacio en estos podcast porque aunque bien conocidos por sus musicales "Cabaret" o "Chicago", tienen muchos otros trabajos comprometidos, en los que sacan adelante proyectos que sobre el papel parecen difíciles de convertir en un musical teatral. La novela "EL BESO DE LA MUJER ARAÑA" del argentino Manuel Puig que se desarrolla en una celda en la que conviven dos hombres de muy distinta ideología, no debió resultar fácil de adaptar, pero aquí os dejo el podcast para que juzguéis si lo consiguieron. El CD que hemos utilizado para el podcast es el del segundo reparto de Broadway, cuando tomaron el relevo a los originales Chita Rivera, Brent Carver y Anthony Crivello, así que en este podcast los protagonistas son: Howard McGillin (Molina) Brian Stokes Mitchell (Valentín) Vanessa Williams (Aurora/Mujer Araña) Espero que os guste 00h 00'00" Presentación 00h 07'08" Cabecera 00h 08'02" Inicio 00h 08'40" Prologue 00h 11'16" Her name is Aurora 00h 16'35" Over the wall I 00h 18'05" And the moon grows dimmer 00h 18'50" Bluebloods 00h 20'05" Dressing them up 00h 23'02" I draw the line 00h 24'56" Dear one 00h 29'30" Over the wall II 00h 32'38" Where you are 00h 39'14" Marta 00h 43'12" I do miracles 00h 47'41" Gabriel's letter / My first woman 00h 52'04" Morphine tango 00h 53'27" You could never shame me 00h 55'12" A visit 00h 58'37" She's a woman 01h 02'13" Gimme love 01h 06'56" Russian movie / Good times 01h 14'32" The day afther that 01h 19'55" Mama, it's me 01h 22'39" Anything for him 01h 26'35" Kiss of the spiderwoman 01h 30'45" Lucky Molina / Over the wall 01h 34'54" Only in the movies 01h 41'04" Conclusiones y curiosidades También os remito a los otros artículos escritos en la página www.love4musicals.com que pudieran ser interesantes y completarían lo comentado en el podcast KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, el musical KANDER & EBB JOHN KANDER, músico FRED EBB, letrista Para el día 15 de Marzo estamos terminando una playlist de canciones escogidas compuestas por John Kander & Fred Ebb que se colgarán en el canal de podcast de LOVE4MUSICALS, al que puedes suscribirte desde ivoox o itunes GRATUITAMENTE para recibir notificación cada vez que se publique un nuevo programa.

This week Julie and Zane chat with Josh Thia about which of life's truths can be gleaned from Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party! "[it] has a jittery, wandering quality, conscientiously shifting styles and tempos as if in search of a lost chord . . . The ballads . . . are of the high-decibel, swooning pop variety made popular by Frank Wildhorn. Mr. Lippa fares better with pastiches of jazz, vaudeville and gospel vintage, although these, too, suffer by comparison to the Kander-Ebb songs for Chicago." The CurtainUp reviewer wrote: "The Wild Party may not be the perfect musical we've all been looking for but it's great fun to watch and puts enough talent on display to have warranted a longer run than it will have." - Ben Brantley of the New York Times- FURTHER READING -Wiki - Musical, PoemSpotifyiTunes- CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - Andrew Lippa, Joseph Moncure March, Kristin Chenoweth, Julia Murney, Brian d'Arcy James, Taye Diggs, Idina Menzel, Leigh Silverman, Sonya Tayeh, Sutton Foster, Steven Pasquale, Brandon Victor Dixon, Miriam ShorLike us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Support us on Patreon!Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.comVisit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.comOur theme song and interstitial music all by the one and only Benedict Braxton Smith. Find out more about him at www.benedictbraxtonsmith.com

John made his Broadway debut opposite Chita Rivera in Kander & Ebb’s The Visit. He has previously appeared in the Kennedy Center’s world premiere production of Ahrens & Flaherty’s Little Dancer and the national tour of Evita. He’s currently starring as HANS of the Southern Isle in Disney’s FROZEN and that’s what he’s here to talk about today. Hosted by: Paul Wontorek, Ryan Lee Gilbert, Matt Rodin

The gang from Decomposition Podcast is here to talk about another Kander & Ebb revival that outran its original production. Topics include: songs about pineapples, emabarassing things Kit Kat girls do, & how it would feel to write a song that unintentionally becomes a Neo-Nazi anthem.   Featured recordings: CABARET - The New Broadway Cast Recording (1998) CABARET - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1974)   Have you checked out our new PATREON? You haven't? Then how are you going to listen to our patrons-only podcast THE ORIGINAL CAST AT THE MOVIES? This month's episode features Lee Libeskind and Liz Maestri talking about that American movie musical classic FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY (2003).   Patreon Twitter Facebook Email

The current stars of the long-running Broadway show by Kander & Ebb chat with Rebecca about its enduring appeal. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jim Caruso made his Broadway debut alongside Liza Minnelli in the smash hit Liza’s At The Palace!, singing, dancing and celebrating the music and arrangements of the late, great Kay Thompson and the Williams Brothers. The show was honored with a 2009 Tony Award for Best Special Event and the recording was nominated for a Grammy.For his nightclub work, Caruso has won six MAC Awards and two BackStage Bistro Awards for sold-out shows at Birdland, The Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel, and The Russian Tea Room. He has also performed at clubs in Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Palm Beach and London.His recent studio recording, “The Swing Set,” was called “a top drawer, first-rate swinger” by Jazz Times and “a completely entertaining experience” by All About Jazz. His first CD, "Caruso Live and In Person," went to number one on both the album and singles charts at Outvoice.com. Jim was featured in a Tribute to Kander & Ebb at Carnegie Hall, backed by the New York Pops, and performed in a Tribute to Hope & Crosby in an evening hosted by Michael Feinstein at Zankel Hall. He and singer/pianist Billy Stritch are regular performers at Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle Hotel in NYC.With his award-winning jazz vocal and comedy trio, Wiseguys, he performed in an all-star Inaugural extravaganza for President Clinton, and were then invited to sing at his First State Dinner at the White House in an evening hosted by Lauren Bacall. The trio performed in concert at the Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall, and in "the big room" with Rosemary Clooney.On the small screen, Jim was seen co-starring with Kathie Lee Gifford on Showtime Television in “Personal Assistant,” which was written and directed by Charles Busch. He also co-starred on the Nostalgia Network variety sit-com, “Café DuArt” for two seasons.As a writer, Jim has contributed to InStyle Magazine, Theatermania and InTheater Magazine He has produced and booked television talk and entertainment programs like "Jim J. & Tammy Faye" and "Fox After Breakfast," and was a Field Producer for E! Entertainment Television, working the red carpets, conducting interviews for "Celebrity Profiles" and covering the Tony Awards.Caruso hosted "Broadway On Broadway" in Times Square for a crowd of 100,000 theater fans, hosted MAC Awards at Town Hall in Manhattan and co-hosted the Drama Desk Award webcasts for four years. His radio series was heard on BroadwayWorld.com for four years, and his podcast “Here! On Broadway” was honored with a Summit Award. He can currently be heard on Legends 100.3 FM Radio with his weekly “New York Minute” segment.For the past fifteen years, he has hosted a weekly Monday night showbiz bash at Birdland called "Jim Caruso’s Cast Party,” which has brought him two BroadwayWorld Awards, a New York Nightlife Award, MAC Award and the Sidney Meyer Award. He’s taken celebrity versions of the Party to Lincoln Center and Town Hall in New York, and celebrated local talent at venues in London, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Chicago, Austin, Dallas, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and on the high seas. The weekly “Broadway at Birdland” series he produces has also been honored with a Nightlife Award.

Dramaturg, audience enrichment manager at Shakespeare Theatre Company, and Welder 2.0 Hannah Hessel Ratner joins Patrick to talk about Kander & Ebb's first collaboration, Liza Minelli's Broadway debut, and one of George Abbott's last shows: FLORA THE RED MENACE. Patrick and Hannah talk about the tenants of communism, how one sings about communism, and whether communism will save us from making cannon fodder of our youth. Featured recordings: FLORA THE RED MENACE - The Original Broadway Cast Recording (1965)     Twitter.com/OriginalCastPod Facebook.com/OriginalCastPod Email: OriginalCastPod@gmail.com

Composer John Kander (Tony Award winner for Best Original Score in 1967 for “Cabaret”, 1981 for “Woman of the Year”, and 1993 for “Kiss of the Spider-Woman”) talks about his decades-long collaboration with Fred Ebb, with particular focus on the four projects that were not fully completed before Ebb's death in 2004: “The Scottsboro Boys”, “The Visit”, “All About Us” (aka “Over and Over”) and “Curtains”, speaking directly to the issues of utilizing the minstrel show construct for “Scottsboro”. He recalls his first meeting Ebb and their earliest, never produced collaboration, “Golden Gate”; beginning work on “Cabaret”, at the behest of Hal Prince, the morning after “Flora the Red Menace” opened; what factors resulted in “Chicago” being only a moderate success in the 70s but a smash in the 90s; why he thinks musicals are best written at a certain "remove" from their subjects; whether he believes there is a "signature" Kander & Ebb writing style; how he, Ebb and their collaborators spent a great deal of time talking, asking "what if," long before any writing began; whether any of the more than 60 songs written for “Cabaret”, most unused, will ever escape his "trunk"; what it was like to write for the particular voices of Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera; whether he thinks writing teams benefit from working in the same room, as he and Ebb did throughout their career together; and what he's working on now. Kander also demonstrates how the same melody can be used to change tone over the course of a show, using examples from “Cabaret” and “The Visit”.

We discuss the new Kander & Ebb musical “The Scottsboro Boys.” Our guests include the show's composer John Kander, director Susan Stroman, and actors Colman Domingo, as well as Brandon Victor Dixon, who performs a number from the production.