Podcast appearances and mentions of Lynn Ahrens

What does it take to write a Tony-winning musical? Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty are the friends and songwriting team behind big Broadway musicals like Ragtime and Anastasia. They're also voting members for New York City's famous theatre industry prize, the Tony Awards. They join us as Tony Awards season takes off.Back stage... The make up artist. Meet the veteran head of WHAM (that's wardrobe, hair and make-up) Fiona Cooper-Sutherland as she transforms Christine Anu into Hermes, the silver god for the musical Hadestown. Hear Michael's interview with Anais Mitchell the creator of Hadestown.In the classic play The Maids by Jean Genet, two servant sisters act out a sinister game -- playing at murdering their mistress. Then the mistress herself enters the plot. Canberra theatre company The Street is staging this absurdist and chilling drama. We hear from actors Christina Falsone, Sophia Marzano, Natasha Vickery and director Caroline Stacey. The original sound design is by Kimmo Vennonen. 

Next Friday, Mackenzie and Scott head to Monte Carlo to discuss the musical farce Lucky Stiff. They'll explore how this show launched one of musical theatre's most successful collaborations—Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. The conversation examines why Lucky Stiff never made it to Broadway and whether it deserves a larger theatrical life. Plus, Scott shares his mixed feelings on the film adaptation.All this and the loving dogs of the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn on next Friday's all new episode!Don't forget to leave us a review and share your thoughts on this episode on our social media pages. Follow the links below to reach our pages.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music by Stephen FlahertyLyrics by Lynn AhrensBook by Thomas Meehan & Sylvester StalloneDirected by Alex TimbersChoreography by Steven Hoggett & Kelly DevineStarring Andy Karl, Margo Seibert, Terence Archie, Danny Mastrogiorgio, Dakin Matthews & Jennifer MudgeOpened on Broadway March 13, 2014

ANASTASIA is a musical based on a rumor that has stood the test of time and is a testament to the stories we tell during our "darkest Decembers." Joining us this week to discuss it is a young man who's just beginning to tell his own story, and he's earned quite the platform to do so. Damson Chola Jr. won the Jimmy Awards earlier this year and, thanks to incredible performing arts support in his Texas hometown, already has this epic musical on his resume. Don't miss this conversation filled with history, animation, and heart. Follow Damson on Instagram @damsoncholajr, and be sure to check out his galleries and original music by visiting damsoncholajr.com If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to check out our episode with ANASTASIA composers Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty: A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE with Stephen Flaherty & Lynn Ahrens Have you subscribed to PATREON! yet? It's only $1 a month, and next week subscribers get a new episode of "Something Worth Singing About" dedicated to the musicals of Ahrens & Flaherty. Follow all the latest from the podcast on Instagram, TikTok, and X. And don't forget about our TeePublic Store where our profits are donated to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Above all, thank you for being part of this wonderful podcasting community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Ragtime: The Musical," with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Terrence McNally, is based on the 1975 novel of the same name by E.L. Doctorow. It's two-and-a-half hours of intense beauty and heartbreaking grief, and frankly, all three of us choked up a little while recording this episode. The (incredibly intricate) plot follows the intersecting lives of three groups in the early 20th century: African Americans, upper-class white suburbanites, and Eastern European immigrants. Set against the backdrop of New York City, the story delves into themes of racial tension, social upheaval, and the pursuit of the American Dream, weaving vibrant, moving music with compelling narratives. The characters navigate love, loss, racism, feminism, and the evolving landscape of a dysfunctional nation in flux, all while singing some of the most gorgeous lyrics and music that ever flowed from Ahrens and Flaherty's pens. (And somehow we managed to squeeze in a tribute to the amazing Marin Mazzie, too!) So get yer hanky ready -- it's time to dust off this musical gem and explore the masterpiece that is "Ragtime: The Musical."   *We'd love to hear from you! Contact us any time on our Facebook or Instagram page.*

Stephen Flaherty is a composer who writes for theatre, film and the concert hall. With longtime collaborator Lynn Ahrens, he won Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for the Broadway musical Ragtime and was nominated for two Academy awards and two Golden Globes for the animated feature film Anastasia, which they also adapted for Broadway. Additional Broadway credits include Once on This Island (Tony Award, Best Revival), Seussical, Rocky, My Favourite Year, Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life (original songs), and Neil Simon's Proposals (incidental music).  Off-Broadway and Regional credits include The Glorious Ones, Dessa Rose, A Man of No Importance (all three at Lincoln Centre Theatre), Loving Repeating: A Musical of Gertrude Stein (About Face), Little Dancer (Kennedy Centre and Seattle 5th Avenue), In Your Arms (Old Globe) and Lucky Stiff (Playwrights Horizons). Future productions include Little Dancer and Knoxville. Stephen Flaherty's work in film includes the animated feature Anastasia, the original score for the documentary After the Storm, Lucky Stiff and Nasrin. His concert commissions include American River Suite and With Voices Raised. Additional awards include London's Olivier (Best Musical), Chicago's Joseph Jefferson (Best Musical) and four Grammy nominations. He serves on Council for the Dramatists Guild of America and co-founded the DGF Fellows Program for Emerging Writers with Lynn Ahrens. In 2014 Ahrens and Flaherty received the Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement and in 2015 they were inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame. For more information please visit AhrensAndFlaherty.com. The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au

ANYTHING GOES  Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter | Original Book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse | New Book by Timothy Crouse & John WeidmanWorks Consulted & Reference :Once On This Island (Libretto) by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen FlahertyMusic Credits:"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie  (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording  (Original Cast Recording  / Deluxe)  | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr.  | Performed by Alistair Brammer"Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie"Chromolume #7 / Putting It Together" from Sunday in the Park with George (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Performed by Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Judith Moore, Cris Groenendaal, Charles Kimbrough, William Parry, Nancy Opel, Robert Westenberg, Dana Ivey, Kurt Knudson, Barbara Bryne"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"You're the Top" from  Anything Goes (New Broadway Cast Recording (1987))  | Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter | Performed by Patti LuPone and Howard McGillin"Cherry Pies Ought to Be You" from Out of This World (1995 Original New York Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter | Performed by LaChanze, Peter Scolari, Andrea Martin, & Ernie Sabella"They Couldn't Compare to You" from Out of This World (1995 Original New York Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter | Performed by Peter Scolari & Female Ensemble"Brush Up Your Shakespeare" from Kiss Me, Kate! (The New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter | Performed by Lee Wilkof & Michael Mulheren"Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)  | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas“What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff

We wrap up our miniseries on "I Wish" songs with "Waiting for Life" from Once on This Island by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. Topics include whether being made into a tree is a good thing, The Little Mermaid, and whether Ahrens and Flaherty were the right fit for this source material. DW: This episdoe contains mentions of racism, sexual assault, and self-harm. Listener discretion is advised. All clips are from the 1990 Original Broadway Cast Recording of Once on This Island featuring LaChanze and are protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the Copyright Act for criticism and commentary. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. Buy/stream the album on Amazon! Listen to the SMSTS playlist on Spotify! Follow SMSTS on Instagram: @somuchstufftosing Email the show: somuchstufftosing@gmail.com

Radošā dueta Stīvena Flahertija (Stephen Flaherty) un Linnas Ārenas (Lynn Ahrens) 1998. gada mūzikls “Regtaims” ir viens no spilgtākajiem piemēriem tam, kā ar dziesmas palīdzību saaust kopā pat visdažādākos stāstus. Mūzikla saturs vēsta par 20. gadsimta Ņujorku no trīs dažādām – afroamerikāņu, imigrantu un t. s. “augstās šķiras” baltādaino – cilvēku perspektīvām. Neskatoties uz galveno varoņu nepārprotamajām atšķirībām kā dzīves dzīvošanā, tā dzīves skatījumā, mūzikla gaitā viņi krusto ceļus atkal un atkal, kļūstot par viens otra dzīves svarīgu sastāvdaļu, tādējādi atainojot jaunās pasaules – Amerikas – mainīgumu. Diemžēl šis opuss ir vēl jo aktuālāks šodien, kad Amerikā (un ne tikai), notiek savveida iekšējs aukstais karš, pie varas nākot tādiem politiskajiem "influenceriem" jeb ietekmeļiem, kuri savus personīgos uzskatus vērtē kā apmierinošu doktrīnu valsts vadīšanai. Mūzikla mūzikas autors Stīvens Flahertijs sacījis: “Strādājot pie mūzikla radīšanas, mēs sapratām, ka galvenā, lielā tēma šajā stāstā ir metamorfoze. Tā ir Amerikas kļūšana par sevi.” Jūs neticēsiet, cik labi komponistam šo metamorfozi ir sanācis iztulkot skaņu valodā! Stundu garajā partitūrā mūzika nepārtraukti virzās uz priekšu, attīstās, mainās… gluži kā kuģi, mašīnas un vilcieni, kas 20. gadsimta sākumā dzen Ameriku arvien aktīvākā, ātrākā kustībā. Mūzikla pirmie vārdi pieder Mātei, kura stāv kuģu piestātnē un atvadās no sava vīra, kurš dodas ekspedīcijā. Orķestrī sākumā dzirdam smalku valsi, taču, dziesmai attīstoties, instrumentācijai un faktūrai pieaugot, kā arī harmonijai lēkājot no vienas uz otru, atklājas dziļākas Mātes emocionālās raizes. Taču interesantākais nāk līdz ar otro ainu. Tajā Tēvs atrodas uz kuģa, kuram garām paslīd cits – imigrantu – kuģis. Par spīti tam, ka pirmā un otrā aina ir ļoti dažādas, Flahertijs nolēma tās abas savienot. Mātes dziedājuma beigās dzirdam jauna materiāla pārklāšanos vecajam – ar šo Flahertijs centies atdarināt viļņojošā ūdens skaņas, atspoguļojot pastāvīgi mainīgās emocionālās straumes galveno varoņu dzīvēs. Otrā numura vidū pavisam negaidīti atgriežas Mātes dziedājums ar savu tēmu, tādējādi duetam starp Tēvu un imigrantu Tatē pārplūstot trio. Un kas tas ir par efektu! Jo ar mūzikas palīdzību galvenie varoņi tiek savienoti jau mūzikla sākumā, taču saturiski tie satiksies tikai 2. cēlienā. Līdz ar to metamorfozes šajā mūziklā nenotiek vien saturiski. Tās notiek arī mūzikā, tās struktūrā un arī visa naratīva kopējā struktūrā, jau no paša sākuma vēstot: ir bezjēdzīgi noliegt vai censties iznīcināt mūsu visu savstarpējo saistību. Ikkatrs no mums ir šīs pasaules daļa.

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND  Book & Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Music by Stephen Flaherty Works Consulted & Reference :Once On This Island (Libretto) by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen FlahertyMusic Credits:"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie  (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording  (Original Cast Recording  / Deluxe)  | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr.  | Performed by Alistair Brammer"Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie"Chromolume #7 / Putting It Together" from Sunday in the Park with George (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Performed by Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Judith Moore, Cris Groenendaal, Charles Kimbrough, William Parry, Nancy Opel, Robert Westenberg, Dana Ivey, Kurt Knudson, Barbara Bryne"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"Waiting for Life" from Once On This Island (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by LaChanze and 'Once On This Island' Company"Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)  | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas“What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff

This week on Finding Your Bliss, Life Coach and Bliss Expert Judy Librach is joined by legendary and award-winning musical theatre actress, singer, dancer and composer Louise Pitre! Receiving a Tony nomination for her Broadway debut in the smash hit "Mamma Mia!" was a highlight for Louise Pitre, Canada

Via Wikipedia and IMDB A Christmas Carol: The Musical is a 2004 American musical⁠ television film⁠ based on the 1843⁠ novella of the same name⁠ by⁠ Charles Dickens⁠, which also inspired a⁠ 1994 stage musical⁠ by⁠ Alan Menken⁠ and⁠ Lynn Ahrens⁠. The story features an old bitter miser who is given a chance for redemption when ghosts haunt him on Christmas Eve. The movie was directed by⁠ Arthur Allan Seidelman⁠ and written by Ahrens; the film stars⁠ Kelsey Grammer⁠,⁠ Jesse L. Martin⁠,⁠ Jane Krakowski⁠,⁠ Jennifer Love Hewitt⁠,⁠ Geraldine Chaplin⁠, and⁠ Jason Alexander⁠. The film first premiered on November 28, 2004, on the⁠ NBC⁠ television network. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicspeaks-podcast/support

Via Wikipedia and IMDB A Christmas Carol: The Musical is a 2004 American musical television film based on the 1843 novella of the same name by Charles Dickens, which also inspired a 1994 stage musical by Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens. The story features an old bitter miser who is given a chance for redemption when ghosts haunt him on Christmas Eve. The movie was directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman and written by Ahrens; the film stars Kelsey Grammer, Jesse L. Martin, Jane Krakowski, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Geraldine Chaplin, and Jason Alexander. The film first premiered on November 28, 2004, on the NBC television network. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicspeaks-podcast/support

Peter Friedman - has been in the original New York productions of works by Wendy Wasserstein, Simon Gray, C.P. Taylor, Charles Fuller, Annie Baker, Amy Herzog, Max Posner, Greg Pierce, Jennifer Haley, Deborah Zoe Laufer, The Debate Society, Rachel Bonds, Lauren Yee, Will Eno, Michael Mitnick, Kim Rosenstock, Will Connolly, Gunnar Madsen, Joy Gregory, John Lang, Susan Stroman, David Thompson, John Kander, Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens, and Stephen Flaherty. He's performed in NYC revivals of plays by Paddy Chayefsky, Reginald Rose, Donald Margulies, Chekhov, and Shakespeare. Film: The Savages, Safe, Single White Female. TV: “Brooklyn Bridge,” “High Maintenance,” “The Muppet Show,” “The Affair,” “The Path,” “Succession.” Sydney Lemmon - Off-Broadway debut. Broadway: Beau Willimon's The Parisian Woman. Film: TÁR, Firestarter, Velvet Buzzsaw. Television: “Helstrom,” “Succession,” “Fear the Walking Dead” (Saturn Award Nomination). She can next be seen alongside Halle Berry in the forthcoming feature film The Mothership. Sydney is a graduate of Boston University, LAMDA and the Yale School of Drama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Extra-Extra! We caught ourselves a Newsie! *Fangirls-out* And it's who, Sir? It's all who, Sir? It's Mr. Andrew Keenan-Bolger! (Say what?! *faints*) And he's here to take a bite out of some Heavy Metal with Faith No More's Angel Dust, before reliving the wubbulous world of Seussical the Meussical after it's floppulous run in 2000!Plus, we chat Andrew's latest play- Dracula: a Comedy of Terrors; Puppetry; Success; Fansies; Night of a Thousand Chips; Playing multiple characters in one scene, plus HEAPS more in this hilariously charming episode! Andrew on Socials: https://twitter.com/KeenanBlogger -- https://instagram.com/KeenanBlogger -- https://www.andrewkeenanbolger.com Dracula: a Comedy of Terror Tickets: https://draculacomedy.com/#ticketsSpencer on Socials: https://www.twitter.com/SpencerSher_*****https://www.thetonastontales.com/listen -- https://www.patreon.com/bloomingtheatricals - https://twitter.com/thrashntreasurehttps://linktr.ee/thrashntreasure*****Help support Thrash 'n Treasure and keep us on-air, PLUS go on a fantastical adventure at the same time!Grab your copy of The Tonaston Tales by AW, and use the code TNT20 when you check out for 20%-off eBooks and Paperbacks!https://www.thetonastontales.com/bookstore - TNT20 ***** ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In this Episode, Hunter and Shaun discuss Ahren and Flaherty's musical, Anastasia Act 2. (Via Playbill) With music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Terrence McNally, and inspired by a 75 year old legend and subsequent beloved films, Anastasia transports audiences from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing conman and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love, and family. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicspeaks-podcast/support

In this episode, Hunter and Shaun discuss Ahren and Flaherty's Anastasia, Act I. (Via Playbill) With music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Terrence McNally, and inspired by a 75 year old legend and subsequent beloved films, Anastasia transports audiences from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing conman and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love, and family. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicspeaks-podcast/support

This Saturday, July 8 at 8 p.m. at Tanglewood, The Boston Pops performs “Ragtime: The Symphonic Concert,” prepared by the original creators Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens, and Stephen Flaherty especially for the Pops.Keith Lockhart conducts and the vocal cast joining the pops features Broadway stars Alton Fitzgerald White, Elizabeth Stanley, Nikki Renée Daniels, David Harris, and John Cariani -- who joins us now – along with "Ragtime: The Symphonic Concert '' stage director, Jason Danieley. Both Cariani and Danieley are well known on Broadway and Berkshire stages.

We're journeying through the pasts of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty this week, as we provide another episode in our composer series. Hop in! . . . "Forever Yours" - Once on This Island (New Broadway Cast Recording) "Why We Tell The Story" - Once on This Island (New Broadway Cast Recording) "Prologue: Ragtime" - Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) "Solla Sollew" - Seussical: The Musical (2000 Original Broadway Cast) "Alone in the Universe (Reprise)" - Seussical: The Musical (2000 Original Broadway Cast) "Keep on Standing" - Rocky Broadway (Original Broadway Cast Recording) "My Petersburg" - Anastasia (Original Broadway Cast Recording) "Journey to the Past" - Anastasia "Doorway to Where" - Schmigadoon! Season 2 All music tracks used for educational and entertainment purposes only.

Courtney-Mae Briggs is currently playing Andrea in the London revival of Once on this Island at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. With music by  Stephen Flaherty and music & book by Lynn Ahrens, this revival is directed by Ola Ince.Courtney originated the role of Jennifer Parker in Back To The Future (Manchester Opera House / Adelphi Theatre). She was also part  of the original West End cast of Hamilton and went on take over as Maria Reynolds and Peggy Schuyler. Courtney's stage credits also include: Strcitly Ballroom (West Yorkshire Playhouse / Toronto), Barnam (UK Tour) and Kiss Me Kate (Royal Albert Hall) as well as the UK premiere of In The Heights (Southwark Playhouse / King's Cross Theatre).  Hosted by Andrew Tomlins  @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.  

Last week Mickey-Jo was invited to review the new London revival of the musical ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. The show was written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty and stars Gabrielle Brooks as Ti Moune. Check out the new review for Mickey-Jo's thoughts on this new production... • About Mickey-Jo: As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MickeyJoTheatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 60,000 subscribers. Since establishing himself as a theatre critic he has been able to work internationally. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows both in New York, London, Hamburg, and Paris. He has also twice received accreditation from the world renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK and LondonTheatre.co.uk. He has been invited to speak to private tour groups, at the BEAM 2023 new musical theatre conference at Oxford Playhouse, and on a panel of critics at an event for young people considering a career in the arts courtesy of Go Live Theatre Projects. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre

Actor and professor Cindy Gold remembers her friend and colleague Frank Galati, the Academy Award-nominated and multiple Tony Award-winning writer and director who died last January. At a memorial held at Steppenwolf Theatre last Monday, Galati's friends and artistic colleagues (including Mary Zimmerman, Robert Falls; Lois Smith, and Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty) remembered him as a generous and supportive artist in an event that was an inspiring celebration. Cindy shares her memories of working with Frank on his musical Loving Repeating (for which she won a Joseph Jefferson Award for playing Gertrude Stein); how Frank was a champion of the positive who had the ability to love an actor to a great performance; the joy of experiencing the “full Galati;” her talent to be a muse; and how Frank Galati continues to inspire. (Length 20:04)

Toot toot! Hop on the rag ship with Joshua and Daniel and make your way over to the five-star resort of Ellis Island, as we all explore the magical world of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's Ragtime together! Basking in the beautiful glow and optimism of turn-of-the-century America, our hosts relish in the warmth and social harmony of this world as they touch upon the idea of a musical theatre epic, the infinite failings of Livent, and Joshua's unabashed Toronto theatre bullshit. Tune in to the next episode when we discuss the premiere of New York, New York on Broadway as part of our Critics LIVE! series. Contact us: unccpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @unccpodcast Instagram: @unccpodcast

Schoolhouse Rock turned 50 years old this year. KEXP's Eva Walker caught up with one of the songwriters and performers of the program, Lynn Ahrens, to talk about the music of the show and the show's legacy.  “The original premise of Schoolhouse Rock, the president of that agency, a guy named David B. McCall had five kids and they could not remember their times tables but they could remember the lyrics to songs all the time and it was his brainchild to marry education with pop music and that's how the whole series was born,” Ahrens says.  Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

durée : 00:58:55 - Les 25 ans de la comédie musicale « Ragtime » - par : Laurent Valière - C'est en janvier 1998 que s'ouvre à Broadway la grandiose adaptation en comédie musicale du roman d'EL Doctorow qui raconte l'Amérique au début du 20e siècle. Retour sur la genèse de cette œuvre nommée 12 fois aux Tony Awards avec ses auteurs Lynn Ahrens et Stephen Flaherty. - réalisé par : Fabien Fleurat

Our February TIL DEATH theme- a haunted season of love-is off to a great start. Chels kicks us off with the ghostly classic synopsis, A Christmas Carol by Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens, and Matt Ockrent (yes, this theme was meant for December...whoops) We are bringing back LISTENERSODES! Send your stories to us via winesanddolls.com or winesanddolls@gmail.com! As always, feel free to reach out via email at winesanddolls@gmail.com or social media! Cheers! . . . Help Wines and Dolls be the best they can be by supporting us on Patreon at patreon.com/winesanddolls for a cheers on the show and other perks for Patrons. Cheers to our Patrons: all who are left- Bob, Noah, Victoria, Sandra, Julia and John! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter at winesanddolls Artwork by From Pen to Paper Music from Guys and Dolls, 1992 and A Christmas Carol, 1995 & 2004 on Spotify --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/winesanddolls/message

70 Guests, 70! This week, we're joined by our 70th guest (70th!!!)- West End (and now Broadway) icon, Melanie La Barrie! Together, we 'Follow the Leader' to shuck some Korn, before having a Ragtime with the Original Broadway Cast album- to discuss Melanie accidentally making her West End debut in the London production!Plus we chat about & Juliet, Lateness, A Strange Loop, Boring shows, Youth Theatre in Trinidad and Tobago, and heeeaaps more!https://twitter.com/melanielabarrie -- https://www.instagram.com/melabarrie/& Juliet is currently playing on Broadway- with an Exclusive run in Melbourne (yay, that's me!), check the links below for tickets!Broadway Tickets: https://andjulietbroadway.com/Melbourne Tickets: https://andjuliet.com.au/www.thetonastontales.com/listen -- www.patreon.com/bloomingtheatricals - www.twitter.com/thrashntreasurelinktr.ee/thrashntreasure******************************************************************************************************Help support Thrash 'n Treasure and keep us on-air, PLUS go on a fantastical adventure at the same time!Grab your copy of The Tonaston Tales by AW, and use the code TNT20 when you check out for 20% off eBooks and Paperbacks!https://www.thetonastontales.com/bookstore - TNT20 ****************************************************************************************************** ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

And finally we are on to our February theme of TIL DEATH- a haunted season of love. Chels kicks us off with the ghostly classic, A Christmas Carol by Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens, and Matt Ockrent (yes, this theme was meant for December...whoops) We are bringing back LISTENERSODES! Send your stories to us via winesanddolls.com or winesanddolls@gmail.com! As always, feel free to reach out via email at winesanddolls@gmail.com or social media! Cheers! . . . Help Wines and Dolls be the best they can be by supporting us on Patreon at patreon.com/winesanddolls for a cheers on the show and other perks for Patrons. Cheers to our Patrons: all who are left- Bob, Noah, Victoria, Sandra, Julia and John! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter at winesanddolls Artwork by From Pen to Paper Music from Guys and Dolls, 1992 on Spotify --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/winesanddolls/message

The Tony Award winning writing team of the musicals: Ragtime, Anastasia, Seussical, Once on This Island, My Favorite Year, Rocky, Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life, Lucky Stiff, Dessa Rose, The Glorious Ones, A Man of No Importance, Knoxville and Little Dancer. These renowned collaborators have received theater, film and music's highest honors – the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Olivier Awards, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, two Golden Globes and four Grammys. They serve on the Council of the Dramatists Guild of America and founded the DGF Fellows Program for Emerging Writers. In 2014 they received the Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement and in 2015 they were inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. 

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues   Bookwaves Suzy McKee Charnas, in the 1980s. Suzy McKee Charnas (1939-2023), in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded over Halloween Weekend, 1981 at the World Fantasy Convention in the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley. Suzy McKee Charnas, who died on January 2nd, 2023 at the age of 83, was a novelist and short story writer focusing on fantasy and science fiction. Over a career that began in 1974 with her first novel, Walk to the End of the World, she wrote eleven novels and several short stories, winning both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best short stories. She is best known for her tetralogy of novels, The Holdfast Chronicles, beginning with the aforementioned Walk to the End of the World and concluding with The Conquerer's Child in 1999. In 1981, she had just written three novels, focusing on feminist issues in a field that was still dominated by men. Her second novel, Motherlines, which featured no male characters at all, was decades ahead of its time. A lot has changed since 1981, and the interview also serves as a time capsule in terms of both questions and answers, and in regard to feminist writing, publishing and genre writing. She continued to work steadily after 1981, but she wrote no more novels after 1999, though short stories continued to be published. None of her works were adapted for television or film, though she did adapt The Vampire Tapestry for the stage in 2001. The interview aired once shortly after the recording, and was digitized, remastered and edited on January 4, 2023. Complete 29-minute interview.   Artwaves Richard Wolinsky and Frank Galati, 2019. Frank Galati (1943-2023), who died on January 2, 2023 at the age of 79, was a giant in American theatre. A long-time member of the legendary Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Frank Galati was winner of Tony Awards for the adaptation and direction of The Grapes of Wrath in 1990, was nominated for an Oscar for co-adapting The Accidental Tourist for the screen, and was the director of Ragtime and The Pirate Queen on Broadway. Frank Galati is also known for adapting several other works for stage and screen. Frank Galati was in the San Francisco Bay Area to direct a production of “Rhinoceros” by Eugene Ionesco at ACT's Geary Theatre, and it was in ACT's offices that this interview took place on May 22, 2019. “Rhinoceros” is considered to be one of the greatest works of political theatre of the absurd. Originally produced in the late 1950s, the play hearkens back to the origins of fascism and how propaganda infects the minds of citizens. At the end of the interview, Frank Galati discusses his upcoming project, a musical version of James Agee's “A Death in the Family,” with music and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime, A Man of No Importance). The show, titled “Knoxville” made its world premiere at the Asolo Repertory Company in Sarasota Florida in April 2022, and an original cast album was released digitally in October and on disc in November, 2022. First posted as a Bay Area Theater podcast on June 2, 2019. Photos: Richard Wolinsky Complete 42-minute interview.   Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links Note: Shows may unexpectedly close early or be postponed due to actors' positive COVID tests. Check the venue for closures, ticket refunds, and vaccination and mask requirements before arrival. Dates are in-theater performances unless otherwise noted. All times Pacific Standard Time. Book Stores Bay Area Book Festival  Highlights from this year's Festival, May 7-8, 2022 and upcoming calendar. Book Passage.  Monthly Calendar. Mix of on-line and in-store events. Books Inc.  Mix of on-line and in-store events. The Booksmith.   Monthly Calendar. On-line events only. Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. See website for Book Club guests in upcoming months. Kepler's Books  On-line Refresh the Page program listings. Live Theater Companies Actor's Reading Collective (ARC).  See website for past streams. Alter Theatre. Upcoming: Snag by Tara Moses, Pueblo Revolt by Dillon Chitto American Conservatory Theatre  The Headlandsl February 9 – March 5 by Christopher Chen, Toni Rembe Theater. Aurora Theatre Paradise Blue by Dominique Morisseau, Opens January 27, 2023, streaming February 21-26. Awesome Theatre Company. Check website for upcoming live shows and streaming. Berkeley Rep Clydes, by Lynn Nottage, January 20 – February 28, Peets Theatre. Boxcar Theatre. See website for events. Brava Theatre Center: See website for events. BroadwaySF: The Simon & Garfunkel Story, January 18, Golden Gate; Bluey's Big Play, January 21 – 22, Golden Gate; Dear Evan Hanson, January 24 – February 19, Orpheum; Mean Girls, January 31 – February 26, Golden Gate. Bill Maher, live on stage, March 12, 2023. Broadway San Jose: Annie, January 10-15, 2023. California Shakespeare Theatre (Cal Shakes). 2023 Season to be announced. Center Rep: Red Bike, by Carldad Svich, directed by Jeffrey Lo. February  4 – 25, 2023. Central Works Mondragola by Gary Graves, March 18 – April 16, 2023. Cinnabar Theatre. Daddy Long Legs,  January 6 – 22, 2023. Contra Costa Civic Theatre To Master the Art by William Brown and Doug Frew, April 21 – May 21, 2023. Curran Theater: Into The Woods, direct from Broadway, June 20-25, 2023. Custom Made Theatre. Tiny Fires by Aimee Suzara, February 3 – 36, 2023. 42nd Street Moon. Anything Goes, February 23 – March 12, Gateway Theatre. Golden Thread  See website for upcoming productions. Landmark Musical Theater. See website for upcoming shows. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. Next show to be announced. Magic Theatre. The Travelers by Luis Alfaro, February 15 – March 5, 2023. See website for other theatre events at the Magic. Marin Theatre Company Justice: A New Musical by Lauren Gunderson, February 16 – March 12, 2023. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Upcoming Events Page. New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC) Getting There, Jan. 20 – Feb. 26. Tick, Tick … Boom March 3 – April 1, 2023. Oakland Theater Project.  Exodus to Eden by Michael Socrates Moran, in theater, February 3-26, 2023. Pear Theater. In Repertory, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, a new physical adaptation, Dontrell Who Kissed The Sea by Nathan Alan Davis, February 3-26. 2023. PianoFight. Calendar of shows. PlayGround. See website for upcoming shows. Presidio Theatre. See website for upcoming productions Ray of Light: See website for upcoming productions. San Francisco Playhouse.  As You Like It, a musical adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare, November 17, 2022 – January 14, 2023. Cashed Out by Claude Jackson, Jr., January 28 0 February 25. SFBATCO See website for upcoming streaming and in- theater shows. San Jose Stage Company: Strange Courtesies by L. Peter Callender February 1 – 26, 2023. Shotgun Players. Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 by Dave Malloy. Extended to February 25, 2023. South Bay Musical Theatre: The Spitfire Grill, January 28-February 18, 2023. The Breath Project. Streaming archive. The Marsh: Calendar listings for Berkeley, San Francisco and Marshstream. Theatre Rhino  Streaming: Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available on demand. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. In Every Generation, by Ali Viterbi, January 18 – February 12, Mountain View Center for the Arts. Word for Word. Staged Reading: Two Stories by Toni Cade Bambara, January 23, 7 pm, Z Below. See schedule for additional live and streaming works. Misc. Listings: BAM/PFA: On View calendar for BAM/PFA. Berkeley Symphony: See website for listings. Chamber Music San Francisco: Calendar, 2023 Season, starting February. Dance Mission Theatre. On stage events calendar. Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Calendar listings and upcoming shows. San Francisco Opera. Calendar listings. San Francisco Symphony. Calendar listings. Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: Updated weekly, this is probably the best list you'll find of national and international streaming plays and musicals. Each week has its own webpage, so scroll down. National Theatrical Streaming: Upcoming plays from around the country. Filmed Live Musicals: Searchable database of all filmed live musicals, podcast, blog. If you'd like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write Richard@kpfa.org             The post Bookwaves/Artwaves – January 12, 2023: Suzy McKee Charnas – Frank Galati appeared first on KPFA.

Frank Galati (1943-2023), who died on January 2, 2023 at the age of 79, was a giant in American theatre. A long-time member of the legendary Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Frank Galati was winner of Tony Awards for the adaptation and direction of The Grapes of Wrath in 1990, was nominated for an Oscar for co-adapting The Accidental Tourist for the screen, and was the director of Ragtime and The Pirate Queen on Broadway. Frank Galati is also known for adapting several other works for stage and screen. Frank Galati was in the San Francisco Bay Area to direct a production of “Rhinoceros” by Eugene Ionesco at ACT's Geary Theatre, and it was in ACT's offices that this interview took place on May 22, 2019. “Rhinoceros” is considered to be one of the greatest works of political theatre of the absurd. Originally produced in the late 1950s, the play hearkens back to the origins of fascism and how propaganda infects the minds of citizens. At the end of the interview, Frank Galati discusses his upcoming project, a musical version of James Agee's “A Death in the Family,” with music and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime, A Man of No Importance). The show, titled “Knoxville” made its world premiere at the Asolo Repertory Company in Sarasota Florida in April 2022, and an original cast album was released digitally in October and on disc in November, 2022. First posted as a Bay Area Theater podcast on June 2, 2019. Photos: Richard Wolinsky.   The post Frank Galati (1943-2023), theatre director and librettist, 2019 appeared first on KPFA.

No need for cute introductory copy here. This week we are simply honored that Tony Award winning composing team Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (RAGTIME, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, ANASTASIA) stopped by to discuss their beautiful musical A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE. Don't miss this fun and poignant conversation about the power of theatre, community, and Terrence McNally's Bloomingdale visits. Also, feel free to weigh in on whether you pronounce it "Salomay" or "Salohmee." ;) Classic Stage Company's current revival of A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE directed by John Doyle runs through December 18th. (Run! Don't walk!) Tickets and more information are available at classicstage.org Be sure to share "A Musical Theatre Podcast" with your friends and, while you're at it, leave us a nice review and rating! For more great content follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. We also have a TeePublic store where we donate all our profits to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Don't forget about PATREON! where for only $1 you support the regular show and receive bonus content including an upcoming Halloween special! Most of all, thank you for being part of this podcasting community. Thank you, Ralph. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legendary lyricist and composer duo, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime, Once On This Island), discuss their careers, past works, and collaborations with playwright Terrence McNally, including A Man of No Importance.

Kara talks to musical theater composer/lyricist Adam Gwon about his day. Big moments include building the foundation for a sequence song, becoming a morning person while on the road, writing advice he received from Lynn Ahrens, and more.More about Adam: adamgwon.comInstagram: @gwonsterTwitter: @adamgwonMentions in the episode: Adam's lyric writing classes at Primary Stages Adam's class at the Dramatists Guild Institute Witnesses, the musical produced in California Dramatists Guild Foundation Fellows program founded by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty Do It Today is a podcast created by Kara Cutruzzula. She's the author of two motivational journals and a musical theater writer, playwright, and editor. Preorder Do It Today: An Encouragement JournalPurchase Do It For Yourself: A Motivational Journal For more daily encouragement, subscribe to Kara's newsletter: https://brassringdaily.substack.com/Visit www.karacutruzzula.com, or follow her on Instagram @karacut Original artwork design by Tyler SpanglerOriginal music composed by Kristoffer Bjarke

How do we become the perfect leader? Is flawless leadership even obtainable for imperfect humans? Should we aspire for perfection or strive towards growth and learning in our leadership? Words of Welcome- Rev. Kate Tucker (:30) Announcing the New Piano- Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout (3:02) Invitation to Give to the Offering Plate- Rev. Kate Tucker (9:39) Offertory- The Human Heart by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty - Aimee K. Bryant and Franco Holder (20:32) Prayer and Cycle of Life- Rev. Arif Mamdani (25:06) Homily- The Perfect Leader- Satya Mamdani (32:31) Hymn- Come and Go With Me- Aimee K. Bryant and Franco Holder (45:03) Benediction- Satya Mamdani (47:48)  

John and John muddle their way through the Jungle of Nool to try and figure out why "Seussical" existed on the Broadway stage. It's a challenge even for John N, the official "defender of the realm" on this pod for Ahrens and Flaherty. Music by Stephen Flaherty Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music and book by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty Find the episode on your favorite podcast app or by going to https://anchor.fm/musicalminutes Intro and outro music ("BeBop 25") provided under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com Have a question for John or John? Want to leave feedback or tell us how wrong we are? Email us at musicalminutespodcast@gmail.com For more info on our hosts - please visit https://norine62.wixsite.com/musicalminutes

Become an Ivory Tower Boiler Room subscriber to watch the unedited video interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/69904875 (Content Warning: Sexual Assault) To introduce "The Crime of the Century," Andrew is joined by two special guests who know a lot about what it would have been like to attend one of Evelyn Nesbit's Atlantic City vaudeville shows. So, why not bring them on to introduce the episode. Mary, from "True Crime in Academia," joins Andrew to deep dive the murder of Stanford White with author Simon Baatz. Simon wrote The Girl on the Velvet Swing: Sex, Murder, and Madness at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century (2018). A few hard hitting questions that Simon helps us answer include: Why did Harry Thaw murder Stanford White? What led Evelyn to the vaudeville stage? Why do so many erroneously think that Evelyn had a love affair with Stanford White? Simon explains why Evelyn's story is so relevant in our current moment and why Stanford White's predatory behavior connects to the #MeToo movement. Simon gives his opinion on how Evelyn, Harry, and Stanford have been represented in pop culture, including Ragtime (the novel and musical), The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing, and the new Gilded Age TV series. And yes, Part 2 of our Gilded Age recap will be coming out on Friday and features a conversation about Stanford White (filmed at a Gilded Age mansion)! Make sure you get your hands on Simon's The Girl on the Velvet Swing: https://bookshop.org/books/the-girl-on-the-velvet-swing-sex-murder-and-madness-at-the-dawn-of-the-twentieth-century/9780316396660. Or, listen to it on Audible here (featuring Christine Lakin): https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Girl-on-the-Velvet-Swing-Audiobook/B078X147PJ?ref=a_author_Si_c19_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=1ae0e65e-ad09-4aa7-aa73-772cefb1b5e1&pf_rd_r=C0MGRZ6MWC39JHRN01XS Find more of Simon's work here: http://www.simonbaatz.com/about.html (Educational Copyright) We hope you enjoyed the Broadway Musical treat, featuring Ragtime's "The Crime of the Century," sung by the incredible Lynnette Perry. Make sure to listen to Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Terrence McNally's beautiful album here: https://open.spotify.com/album/1ITaTY1cwy5bnG3Dyoucr1 Follow Ivory Tower Boiler Room on Instagram, @ivorytowerboilerroom, TikTok, @ivorytowerboilerroom, and Twitter, @IvoryBoilerRoom! Email us at ivorytowerboilerroom@gmail.com. Follow True Crime in Academia on Instagram and TikTok: @truecrimeinacademia Twitter: @tcinacademia Many thanks to the Ivory Tower Boiler Room podcast team: Andrew Rimby, Executive Director; Mary DiPipi, Chief Contributor; Nicole Arguello, Marketing Assistant; Kimberly Dallas, Editor --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ivorytowerboilerroom/support

Time now for another visit with Midday's award-winning theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck, who joins Tom every week with her reviews of Maryland's regional stage. Today, she spotlights Once on This Island, a coming-of-age musical that opened on Broadway in 1990, with a book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty. The show's 2017 return to Broadway won the Tony Award for Best Musical Revival. The musical is getting a lively new production at Cockpit in Court, the Summer Theatre venue at Community College of Baltimore County's Essex campus. The show is directed by Tom Wyatt. Once on This Island continues at Cockpit in Court through Sunday, June 26. For show and ticketing info, follow the theater link. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SEUSSICAL COMPOSER: Stephen Flaherty LYRICIST: Lynn Ahrens BOOK: Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty SOURCE: The stories of Dr. Seuss (c. 1950s) DIRECTOR: Rob Marshall CHOREOGRAPHER: Kathleen Marshall PRINCIPLE CAST: Kevin Chamberlain (Horton), Janine LaManna (Gertrude), David Shiner (The Cat in the Hat) OPENING DATE: Nov 30, 2000 CLOSING DATE: May 20, 2001 PERFORMANCES: 198 SYNOPSIS: The wild world of Dr. Seuss comes to life as Seuss' various characters come together to tell the story of Horton, a lonely elephant, and Gertrude McFuzz, a shy bird, as they fall in love with one another.  Nathan Brewer argues for Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's Seussical as a significant show that, despite lackluster reviews and box office sales, went on to find financial success as a staple within community theatre and educational institutions, especially through the work of director Marcia Milgrom Dodge. Seussical's ability to redefine theatrical financial success, and public exposure, after its failure on Broadway, offered shows that were not commercially viable to become regionally successful such as Little Women, The Addams Family, and Be More Chill. Nathan Brewer is a director of theatre, opera, concerts, film, and events.  Directing credits include Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Washington National Opera, Park Avenue Armory, Theatreworks/USA, New York Musical Theatre Festival, numerous symphonic and pops concerts, and televised award shows.  Nathan is on the musical theatre faculty at The New Studio on Broadway at NYU/Tisch, and The College of New Jersey.  He has previously taught at Penn State and Westminster Choir College.   Assisting credits include Aladdin (Broadway), and Relatively Speaking (Broadway).  Nathan is the Founder & Artistic Director of Recreational Arts, a performing arts educational organization, with programs in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.   Stephen Flaherty is the composer of the Broadway musicals Ragtime (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC Awards, two Grammy nominations), Seussical (Grammy, Drama Desk nominations), Once on This Island (Tony nomination, Olivier Award, Best Musical) and Rocky. Additional Broadway includes Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life (original songs) and Neil Simon's Proposals (incidental music). Stephen has also written four musicals at Lincoln Center Theatre: The Glorious Ones (OCC, Drama Desk nominations), Dessa Rose (OCC, Drama Desk nominations), A Man of No Importance (OCC, Best Musical, Drama Desk nomination) and My Favorite Year. Other theater includes In Your Arms (Old Globe), Little Dancer (Kennedy Center), Lucky Stiff (Playwrights Horizons) and Loving Repeating: A Musical of Gertrude Stein (Chicago's Jefferson Award, Best New Musical.) Film includes Anastasia (two Academy Award and two Golden Globe nominations), the documentary After The Storm and Lucky Stiff. Mr. Flaherty's concert music has premiered at the Hollywood Bowl, Boston's Symphony Hall, Carnegie Hall, the Guggenheim Museum and Symphony Space. This year celebrates Stephen's 32-year collaboration with lyricist-librettist Lynn Ahrens. Stephen and Lynn are members of the Dramatists Guild Council and co- founders of the Dramatists Guild Fellows Program. In 2015 they were inducted into the Theater Hall Of Fame. Upcoming: the stage adaptation of Anastasia. AhrensAndFlaherty.com. SOURCES Seussical, Original Cast Recording, Decca Records (2000) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, Matt Tamanini is in conversation with two of the most talented and genuinely kind artists working in musical theatre today, Hannah Elless and Paul Alexander Nolan. The pair is currently co-starring in the world premiere of the new Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty musical “Knoxville” at the read more The post Special Episode: Hannah Elless, Paul Alexander Nolan on Road Tripping from Asheville to ‘Knoxville’ appeared first on BroadwayRadio.

Seasons greetings from Adapt or Perish! With Episode 107, our gift to you is a long-delayed follow-up to Episode 6, our original look at A Christmas Carol! In Part 1, we discussed: Charles Dickens' original 1843 novel A Christmas Carol (1951), starring Alistair Sim A Christmas Carol (1984), starring George C. Scott The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), starring Michael Caine and the Muppets A Christmas Carol (1999), starring Patrick Stewart Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009), starring Jim Carrey In this episode we discuss: Scrooge (the 1935 movie), directed by Henry Edwards, written by H. Fowler Mear, and starring Sir Seymour Hicks A Christmas Carol (the 1938 movie), directed by Edwin L. Marin, written by Hugo Butler, and starring Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, and Kathleen Lockhart A Christmas Carol (the 1954 episode of Shower of Stars), directed by Ralph Levy, written by Maxwell Anderson, and starring Fredric March, Basil Rathbone, and Ray Middleton Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (the 1962 TV special), directed by Abe Levitow, Written by Barbara Chain, and starring Jim Backus Scrooge (the 1970 movie musical), directed by Ronald Neame, written by Leslie Bricusse, and starring Albert Finney and Alec Guinness Scrooged (the 1988 movie), directed by Richard Donner, written by Mitch Glazer and Michael O'Donoghue, and starring Bill Murray, Karen Allen, and Alfre Woodard Blackadder's Christmas Carol (the 1988 TV special), directed by Richard Boden, written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, and starring Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Stephen Fry, and Hugh Laurie A Christmas Carol (the 2004 TV movie musical), directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman, lyrics and teleplay by Lynn Ahrens, music by Alan Menken, and starring Kelsey Grammer, Jason Alexander, Jane Krakowski, and Jesse L. Martin A Christmas Carol (the 2019 miniseries), directed by Nick Murphy, written by Steven Knight, and starring Guy Pearce, Andy Serkis, Joe Alwyn, and Vinette Robinson Footnotes: Playing Shakespeare Episode 8: Exploring a Character "Musician Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty ft. Jacob Collier & Herbie Hancock" You can follow Adapt or Perish on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com. We're also on Patreon! You can find us at patreon.com/adaptcast. We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, biweekly bonus show! We hope to see you there. If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at adaptorperishcast@gmail.com.

This week on the podcast I'm talking with Broadway Musical Director and Conductor, David Loud.  David tells me about his 34 years on Broadway, the magic of theatre and music "in the room" with someone.  He talks to me about working with some of the best, including Stephen Sondheim.   And how rewarding the teaching he's doing now is.David tells me about the energy of being in the middle of everything while conducting on Broadway,  and how the best collaborating happens when everyone makes the same show.  We talk a lot about being grateful during the hardest things in life and David tells me about being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease and the peace he has found since.  David is releasing his memoir Facing the Music in February 2022 be sure to check that out.  Great, special chat this week.Music by GuustuuvThis episode was sponsored by Him&HerAbout Facing the Music:https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/Facing-the-Music/David-Loud/9781682451915FACING THE MUSICBy David Loud"Beautifully written, filled with vivid details, braided withlove and loss and wit and the perspective of someone withan utterly unique story to tell."-- Lynn Ahrens, lyricist(Ragtime, Seussical, A Man of No Importance)Experience Broadway musicals from a new perspective – from theconductor's podium.David Loud occupies a unique place in Broadway history. In additionto his distinguished career as one of Broadway's most respected musicdirectors, he originated three Broadway roles as an actor, including hisappearance in the original cast of Stephen Sondheim's legendary failure(and cult classic) Merrily We Roll Along, directed by Harold Prince. In acareer spanning several decades, he served as music director for the originalBroadway productions of Ragtime, Curtains, Sondheim on Sondheim, TheVisit, The Scottsboro Boys, and Steel Pier, as well as revivals of She Loves Me,Sweeney Todd, Company, and Porgy and Bess. And he appeared alongsideZoe Caldwell and Audra McDonald in Terrence McNally's Tony-winningplay, Master Class.FACING THE MUSIC is David Loud's poignant and hilarious memoirof his extraordinary adventures conducting Broadway shows, rubbingshoulders with John Kander, Fred Ebb, Audra McDonald, StephenSondheim, Harold Prince, Angela Lansbury, Chita Rivera, Roger Rees, ZoeCaldwell, Marin Mazzie, Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, Garth Drabinsky, andBarbara Cook, among others.It is also a look at his path to the podium, from his one-of-a-kindchildhood (a stage-struck kid growing up at a school devoted to organicfarming and mountain climbing), to formative experiences at a NewEngland prep school and Yale University. His coming out as a gay man andhis diagnosis as a person with Parkinson's Disease, combined with hisextraordinarily entertaining backstage anecdotes, make for a riveting look atwhat it means to live, love, and make music in the rarefied air of Broadway.“Luminous and surprising, an extremely honest memoir of alife lived in the world of Broadway musicals, by one of thetheatre's most gifted conductors. I can't think of anotherbook quite like it.”-- John Kander, composer(Cabaret, Chicago, New York, New York)

We are excited to bring you our next episode featuring Adam Cates!Adam Cates has built a career as a theatre artist working as a choreographer, director, performer, educator and writer. He created choreography for a new production of Puccini's La Boheme at The Santa Fe Opera and provided choreography for the American premiere of the Olivier-winning play Jeeves Wooster in Perfect Nonsense at Hartford Stage for UK director Sean Foley. He collaborated with Larry Grossman, Andrew Lippa, director Kaitlin Hopkins, and Peanuts Worldwide to create The World According to Snoopy as both the choreographer and co-book writer.In New York, Adam's work has been performed at Lincoln Center, The Juilliard Opera, and the New York Musical Festival off-Broadway. Adam is on the faculty of Pace University and wrote the guidebook for young professionals: The Business of Show. Adam has choreographed musicals and opera for Arkansas Rep, Music Theatre Wichita, Gulfshore Playhouse, Theatre Under the Stars, Theatre Aspen, Anchorage Opera, Memphis Playhouse on the Square, Pacific Conservatory Theatre, Bard Music Festival, New London Barn Playhouse, and commercial work in Reno/Lake Tahoe, Atlantic City, Las Vegas, Orlando, Walt Disney World, and Barcelona. He choreographed and appeared on the TV series Chicas de Viaje in Argentina, and associate choreographed episodes of 90210 (CW Network) and Live from Lincoln Center (PBS). On Broadway, Adam was the associate choreographer of the musical Anastasia by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Terrence McNally. He also associate- choreographed the Tony-winning “Best Musical” A Gentleman's Guide to Love Murder (also the First and Second national tours), and was an assistant to Kathleen Marshall on the Tony-winning revival of Anything Goes starring Sutton Foster and Joel Grey. He assisted and was the dance captain for Tommy Tune's Doctor Dolittle national tour.Our conversation with Adam was inspiring, authentic and informative.  We hope you enjoy this weeks episode!Follow us on Facebook: JAM Joe and Michelle's Dance PodcastFollow us on Instagram: @jam_dance_ podcastFollow Adam Cates on Instagram: @adamcnyc

Lynn and Stephen have been an acclaimed musical theater writing team for 40 years. They have won Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards, as well as Academy and Golden Globe nominations for their work on RAGTIME, ANASTASIA, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, SEUSSICAL and many other musicals. In this episode, this charming and humble duo talk about how they met, their process for creating, and the search for the big picture in their shows and in life. Lynn & Stephen Terrence McNally BMI Workshop  

Oct 14-17 17 Owens Community College Toledo School for the Arts From Tony winners Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, creators of such Broadway classics as Ragtime and Once On This Island, this dazzling show transports its audience from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing con man and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love and family. Anastasia: The Musical Book by Terrence McNally Music by Stephen Flaherty Lyrics by Lynne Ahrens Inspired by the Twentieth Century Fox Pictures by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical From the play by Marcelle Maurette as adapted by Guy Bolton Tickets go on sale soon! A thank you to our sponsors for this event: @BroadwayInToledo 

Once on This Island is a one-act musical with a book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty. Based on the 1985 novel My Love, My Love; or, The Peasant Girl by Rosa Guy, it is set in the French Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. It concerns a peasant girl on a tropical island, who uses the power of love to bring people together of different social classes.

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I tell you what, you'll be glad you joined us on this episode of The Bluth, the Whole Bluth, and Nothing But the Bluth, because we're Bartalkin' Bartok the Magnificent with our good buddy, Chris Bramante! Since this is the only sequel (prequel?) to any of Don Bluth's films that the Don himself directed (and Gary too!), we felt justified in devoting a whole episode to that humorous Hank Azarian bat and his Kelsey Grammerian bear friend. Get ready for singing (maybe), Simpsons/Futurama references (most likely), and some loose Russian history (there's an outside chance). So strap yourself in for an episode that's simply B-A-R-T— OK! (wait....) I mean Magnificent, simply Magnificent! ----- Do you have a Don Bluth related story or thoughts on any of his films that you would like to share with our pod? Just call (323) 380-8103 and leave a message to be included as part of our final episode down the line! Or, if you have some audio recording know-how, feel free to email us a download link for a WAV audio file recording of yourself to TheWholeBluth@gmail.com. Or just email us and we'll read it on the pod. Whatever is most comfortable for you! Links: Bartok the Magnificent is included as a bonus feature on the Anastasia Bluth-ray https://amzn.to/2ZZi4AU Stream Bartok the Magnificent on Amazon or YouTube https://amzn.to/3cqsITX https://bit.ly/36QYXKG Follow Chris (and his pods listed below!) https://instagram.com/amontiock https://twitter.com/Amontiock Listen to Thank You For Questing (which has new eps!) https://apple.co/2TYcQ4P And check out Sunnydale Study Group (which also just started new eps!) https://apple.co/3dte5k4 Follow Dax https://www.instagram.com/daxschaffer https://twitter.com/DaxSchaffer Follow Sara https://www.instagram.com/saraiyer https://twitter.com/saraanjuliiyer Follow the Podcast on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nothingbutthebluth Like the Podcast on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheBluthTheWholeBluthAndNothingButTheBluth Check out Dax's other pod, Cineppraisal @Cineppraisal on FB/Twitter/IG https://anchor.fm/cineppraisal Songs from Bartok the Magnificent by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. Score by Stephen Flaherty. Audio clips are (mostly) from Bartok the Magnificent by Fox Animation Studios.

On this very special Russian history fueled episode of The Bluth, the Whole Bluth, and Nothing But the Bluth, come with us and our guest, Chris Bramante, on a Journey to the Past! Mostly because we recorded this episode right before quarantine so it feels like a hundred years ago. We had the pleasure of discussing Don Bluth and Gary Goldman's first venture with Fox Animation Studios, Anastasia. Do we talk about how great this movie is? Perhaps. Do we break into song? Possibly. Who can even remember? If you're listening to this In the Dark of the Night, Once Upon a December (seven months after we release it), then flip a light on why don't you? You can Learn to Do It. If we can learn to do it! You can learn to do it too! ----- Also, do you have a Don Bluth related story or thoughts on any of his films that you would like to share with our pod? We'll be collecting voicemails from listeners and friends for a final episode down the line. Just call (323) 380-8103. Or, if you have some audio recording know-how and want to sound less compressed, feel free to email us a download link for a WAV audio file at TheWholeBluth@gmail.com. Or write up and email us your story instead. Whatever is most comfortable for you! Links: Buy Anastasia on Bluth-ray https://amzn.to/2ZZi4AU Stream Anastasia on Amazon or Hulu with HBO https://amzn.to/35vzPIM https://hulu.tv/2SzBGHe Or on YouTube (if no HBO) https://bit.ly/35wnNyZ Liz Callaway's quarantine performance of “Journey to the Past” that coincidentally happened, like, a month ago https://bit.ly/2SCqrhp Aaliyah's performance of “Journey to the Past” at The Oscars https://bit.ly/2YxEsRi Our Fake History Podcast - “Will the Real Anastasia Please Stand Up?” https://bit.ly/2W3j4Bz Playbill interview with songwriters Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty about the Broadway adaptation of Anastasia (the article Dax totally couldn't remember the source for during the podcast) https://bit.ly/3c6Zr15 Both Liz Callaway (singer for film Anastasia) and Christy Altomare (Broadway Anastasia) performing “Journey to the Past” https://bit.ly/3dgImlz Ra Ra Rasputin (Lover of the Russian queen) https://bit.ly/35w9tGN Follow Chris https://instagram.com/amontiock Follow Dax https://www.instagram.com/daxschaffer Follow Sara https://www.instagram.com/saraiyer Follow the Podcast https://www.instagram.com/nothingbutthebluth Like the Podcast on Facebook https://bit.ly/2W9RqmQ Songs from Anastasia by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. Score by David Newman. Audio clips are (mostly) from Anastasia by Fox Animation Studios.

Terrence McNally, who died of complications from the corona virus on March 24th in Florida at the age of 81, was a giant of the American theatre. He received tony awards for his plays Love Valour Compassion and Master Class, and for best book for a musical for Kiss of the Spider Woman and Ragtime. His plays, musicals and operas have been performed around the world. Among his other plays were Lisbon Traviata, Lips Together Teeth Apart, The Ritz, and Frankie and Johnnie in the Claire de Lune. His plays, rich with humor and deft characterization, also were political in nature, and he never shied away and he was always willing to take a stand especially in the area of gay rights and the necessity for community. Richard Wolinsky spoke with Terrence McNally on March 18, 2004 in the offices of New Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, which was then running the musical, A Man of No Importance, for which he had written the book. The music and lyrics were by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, who he had previously collaborated with on Ragtime. He was in San Francisco as New Conservatory's playwright in residence that spring, working on a play that would eventually become Some Men, a look at gay mens lives over the course of several decades. Terrence McNally's play Some Men played off Broadway in 2007 and would return to its theatre of origin, New Conservatory in San Francisco, in 2009. Over the fifteen years after the interview, he would write several plays that reached Broadway, including It's Only a Play and Mothers and Sons, along with three musicals, most recently Anastasia, based on the animated film, which ran on Broadway for two years, closing in spring, 2019 after 808 performances.     The post Terrence McNally (1938-2020) appeared first on KPFA.