Podcast appearances and mentions of William F Brown

rWotD Episode 2789: A Broadway Musical Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.The random article for Sunday, 22 December 2024 is A Broadway Musical.A Broadway Musical is a musical with a book by William F. Brown, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. The Broadway production closed after 14 previews and only one performance on December 21, 1978.The plot about a sleazy white theatre producer's attempt to adapt an African-American writer's serious play as a commercial stage musical was inspired by Adams and Strouse's real-life experiences with their 1964 Broadway production of Golden Boy. The star of the musical-within-the-musical (Sneakers, about a basketball star) closely resembles Golden Boy star Sammy Davis Jr. When the star opts to leave the show, the playwright – who from the start had resisted turning his work into a musical – steps in and takes on the lead role in order to save the production.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:12 UTC on Sunday, 22 December 2024.For the full current version of the article, see A Broadway Musical on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm generative Olivia.

This is the harrowing true story of US Army Nurse and Vietnam veteran, Irene Vaughn Green. This story is one of many told to William F. Brown in his book, Our Vietnam Wars. Phil M. Williams narrates. You can find Our Vietnam Wars here: https://www.amazon.com/Our-Vietnam-Wars-veterans-served-ebook/dp/B079P35BT5/

This is the harrowing true story of Army Ranger and Vietnam veteran, Thomas "Trey" Sayes. This story is one of many told to William F. Brown in his book, Our Vietnam Wars. Phil M. Williams narrates. You can find Our Vietnam Wars here: https://www.amazon.com/Our-Vietnam-Wars-veterans-served-ebook/dp/B079P35BT5/

This is the harrowing and terrifying true story of Vietnam veteran, Tom Miller. This story is one of many told to William F. Brown in his book, Our Vietnam Wars. Phil M. Williams narrates. You can find Our Vietnam Wars here: https://www.amazon.com/Our-Vietnam-Wars-veterans-served-ebook/dp/B079P35BT5/

This is the harrowing and terrifying true story of Vietnam veteran, Tom Huck. This story is one of many told to William F. Brown in his book, Our Vietnam Wars. Phil M. Williams narrates. You can find Our Vietnam Wars here: https://www.amazon.com/Our-Vietnam-Wars-veterans-served-ebook/dp/B079P35BT5/

In this episode, six of this season's guests--Caseen Gaines (Episode 87: Eubie Blake, Noble Sissle, Flournoy Miller, and Aubrey Lyles's Shuffle Along), Mike Meaney (Episode 90: The Lyrics of Yip Harburg), Christopher Culp (Episode 100: TV Musical Episodes Part II), Tammy Tuckey (Episode 101: David Bryan and Joe DiPietro's Diana), BethAnn Cohen (Episode 95: Five-Year Anniversary Live Show), and Victoria Myers (Episode 102: Mary Rodgers, Marshall Barer, Jay Thompson, and Dean Fuller's Once Upon a Mattress)--return to discuss the topics from the season and listener questions and comments. We also discuss the song "Home" from the 1975 Charlie Smalls and William F. Brown musical The Wiz. This discussion was held live on Sunday, December 17th on Scene to Song's Facebook page, and was recorded for this podcast almost in its entirety. Scene to Song will be going on a brief hiatus to prepare for season seven and will return in early 2024. In the meantime, you can write to scenetosong@gmail.com with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you'd like to be a podcast guest. Follow us on Instagram at @ScenetoSong, on Twitter/X at @SceneSong, and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.”  And be sure to sign up for the new monthly e-newsletter at scenetosong.substack.com. Contribute to the Patreon. The theme music you are hearing is by Julia Meinwald. Music played in this episode: "Home" from The Wiz

THE WIZ COMPOSER: Charlie Smalls LYRICIST: Charlie Smalls BOOK: William F. Brown SOURCE: L. Frank Baum's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) DIRECTOR: Geoffrey Holder CHOREOGRAPHER: George Faison PRINCIPLE CAST: Andre DeShields (The Wiz), Mabel King (Evillene), Stephanie Mills (Dorothy),  OPENING DATE: Jan 5, 1975 CLOSING DATE: Jan 28, 1979 PERFORMANCES: 1,672 SYNOPSIS: During a violent tornado, Dorothy is transported from Kansas to the magical land of Oz. In order to go back home she must first speak with The Wiz. Accompanied by her friends The Scarecrow, The Tin Man, and The Cowardly Lion, Dorothy begins an adventure down the Yellow Brick Road to meet the Wiz.  Accessing the universal themes in L Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Wiz retold the classic story through a contemporary African-American lens. The show proved the potential for success in big-budget, fantasy stories with all Black casts. Jerrell L. Henderson traces the modes in which Black creatives and audiences were relegated to segregated theatres, how Black performers were cast in shows written by white individuals, and how marketing of musicals became focused on Black communities in relation to The Wiz.  Jerrell L. Henderson is a Director and Puppeteer. Upcoming Puppet Short Films include, Hamlin: La Revue Sombre with Handmade Puppet Dreams and Diamond's Dream with Chicago Children's Theatre. He performed his signature puppetry piece, I Am The Bear, this fall with Chicago International Puppet Festival's Living Room Tours. His shadow play, 3 American Myths: A Riff in Shadow & Light in 3 Rhythmic Movements was a finalist for a 2019 Jim Henson Foundation Grant. Recent directing credits include Mlima's Tale with Griffin Theatre (Jeff Award Nomination for Direction and Best Play) and Thurgood with Walnut Street Theatre. Other credits include The River with BoHo Theatre, Untitled with Inis Nua (Barrymore Award nomination for Outstanding Direction of a Play) and Something Like A War: A New Musical with 11th Hour Theatre. He received an MFA in Directing from Northwestern University, is a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab (2012), an Artistic Associate of Black Lives, Black Words, and a Henson Foundation sponsored participant at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center National Puppetry Conference (2020). SOURCES Elam, Harry, and David Krasner. African American Performance and Theater History: A Critical Reader. 1st ed., Oxford University Press, 2001. Hill, Errol, and James Hatch. A History of African American Theatre (Cambridge Studies in American Theatre and Drama, Series Number 18). Annotated, Cambridge University Press, 2006. Sanders, Leslie Catherine. The Development of Black Theater in America: From Shadows to Selves. Reprint, LSU Press, 1989. Simpson, Janice. “Pivotal Moments in Broadway's Black History.” Playbill, 20 Feb. 2019, www.playbill.com/article/pivotal-moments-in-broadways-black-history-com-342101. Weta. “How Helen Hayes Helped Desegregate the National Theatre.” Boundary Stones: WETA's Washington DC History Blog, 22 June 2016, boundarystones.weta.org/2016/06/22/how-helen-hayes-helped-desegregate-national-theatre. Woll, Allen. Black Musical Theatre: From Coontown to Dreamgirls. First Edition, Louisiana State Univ Pr, 1989. The Wiz, Original Cast Recording, Atlantic Records (1975) The Wiz by William F Brown and Charlie Smalls, published by Samuel French, Inc (1979) The Wiz starring Michael Jackson and Diana Ross, directed by Sidney Lumet, Universal Pictures (1978) The Wiz: Live! Starring Queen Latifah and Shanice Williams, directed by Matthew Diamond and Kenny Leon, NBC (2015) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Come on and ease on down, ease on down the road..." For our second week in The Wizard of Oz Month, we're discussing the 1975 Broadway musical The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls (and others) and book by William F. Brown. In addition to reading the show's script, we watched the 1979 film adaptation starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson as well as the 2015 production of The Wiz Live! starring Shanice Williams, Queen Latifah, David Alan Grier, and more. This cultural sensation's plot is remarkably faithful to L. Frank Baum's original Oz book, but there are plenty of moments of adaptation to talk about along the way. Within these three formats - the script, the movie, and the TV adaptation - we find plenty of variation! We discuss Dorothy's different relationships with Aunt Em, Diana Ross's strange arrival in Munchkinland, the Scarecrow's songs, the Kalidah and Poppy battles, the owl therapist, Queen Latifah as a female Wiz, the lessons Dorothy learns along the way, and much more! Join our community! View all of the benefits of joining our *brand new* Patreon including the Official Of Slippers and Spindles Book Club, exclusive polls, monthly bookmarks, Zoom hangouts, and more! https://patreon.com/ofslippersandspindles Check out our new merch store! https://www.redbubble.com/people/ofslippers/shop Visit our Facebook group, Instagram, and more! https://linktr.ee/ofslippersandspindles We love to hear from you! You can reach us at ofslippersandspindles@gmail.com Music: Through The Woods by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com 

"Are you a good witch or a bad witch?" We are starting The Wizard of Oz Month with the classic 1939 film starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke, Frank Morgan, and Margaret Hamilton. Drew and Cassie start by revisiting their personal connections to this nostalgic musical film before talking through the plot that has been majorly streamlined from L. Frank Baum's original novel. We talk through many of the smart and fun changes the movie makes, like expanding the Kansas scene and swapping out the silver shoes for ruby slippers. We talk about the movie's dedication and opening shot, the origins of the farmhands, the transition from Kansas to Oz, Glinda's questionable motives, Buddy Ebsen's lingering presence, the snow that saves them from the poppies, and more! Plus, you will not want to miss Cassie's unique connection to this movie! Next time, join us as we discuss the 1975 Broadway musical The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz"  by Charlie Smalls and William F. Brown, its 1978 film adaptation starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson, and The Wiz Live! starring Shanice Williams and Queen Latifah. Join our community! View all of the benefits of joining our *brand new* Patreon including the Official Of Slippers and Spindles Book Club, exclusive polls, monthly bookmarks, Zoom hangouts, and more! https://patreon.com/ofslippersandspindles Check out our new merch store! https://www.redbubble.com/people/ofslippers/shop Visit our Facebook group, Instagram, and more! https://linktr.ee/ofslippersandspindles We love to hear from you! You can reach us at ofslippersandspindles@gmail.com Music: Through The Woods by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

"It's time for a cheer-up song" because hosts Bobby and Kristina are finally back after an extended intermission to discuss 1978's A Broadway Musical on the act two opener of My Favorite Flop.   ABOUT A BROADWAY MUSICAL Based on the real-life experiences of the creative teams' journeys working on the original Broadway productions of The Wiz and the musical version of Golden Boy, A Broadway Musical tells the story of a sleazy white theatre producer's attempt to adapt an African-American writer's serious play as a commercial stage musical. The musical features a book by William F. Brown, music by Charles Strouse, and lyrics by Lee Adams. Following a dismal October–November tryout with Helen Gallagher and Julius LaRosa at the theatre in the Riverside Church in Morningside Heights, the producers fired most of the cast and creative personnel, including director/choreographer George Faison. Gower Champion was called in to rescue the Broadway-bound production with only a month to go, but he feared that the show's defects were too serious to remedy and insisted on receiving a "Production supervised by" credit only. After 14 previews, the Broadway production opened and closed the same night at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on December 21, 1978. It lost $1 million. The creators hoped that the backstage story about the making of a musical would cash in on the success of A Chorus Line as well as the popularity of the black-themed musical, including Brown's own The Wiz, which was still running at the time. But Brown's much-criticized book failed to capture any of the socially-relevant subject matter in a serious way and instead became a clichéd spoof of show business lawyers, idealistic young playwrights, glitzy Las Vegas performers, blue-haired matinée ladies, and the black-themed musical itself. The Wiz proved to be Brown's only success.   Original Broadway Cast Warren Berlinger as Eddie Bell Gwyda DonHowe as Stephanie Bell Irving Allen Lee as James Lincoln Larry Marshall as Richie Taylor Anne Francine as Shirley Wolfe Jackée Harry as Melinda Bernard Tiger Haynes as Sylvester Lee Reggie Jackson as Louie Patti Karr as Maggie Simpson Christina Kumi Kimball as Kumi Kumi Robert Melvin as Junior Martin Rabbett as Jake Larry Riley as Lonnie Paul Albert Stephenson as Big Jake Alan Weeks as Stan Howard Sydney Anderson as Richie Taylor's Lawyer Gwen Arment as Rehearsal Pianist Nate Barnett as Policeman Michael Gallagher as Richie Taylor's Lawyer Jo Ann Ogawa as Richie's Secretary Loretta Devine as Smoke and Fire Backup Singer

Join me as I chat with thriller, suspense, and nonfiction author, William F. Brown. We discuss the following: -Bill's long and windy author journey that began in the early eighties. -Bill's latest nonfiction book, Our Vietnam Wars: as told by 100 veterans who served -Hear heart-wrenching stories about a nurse stationed offshore on a hospital ship, a dust off helicopter pilot with over 900 flights, and an Army plumber who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. -We talk about interesting writing quirks by some of the greatest authors. You can find Bill on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/William-F-Brown/e/B004NXKHLW?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_4&qid=1569110668&sr=1-4

Gerry Kowarsky and guest host Mark Bretz interview Alexandra LoBianco, soprano, and Karen Coe Miller, director, of Union Avenue Opera’s “Siegfried” after reviewing (1) THE LIAR, by David Ives, adapted from Pierre Corneille, at St. Louis Shakespeare, (2) HELLO, DOLLY!, by Jerry Herman & Michael Stewart, at The Muny, and (3) THE WIZ, by William F. Brown & Charlie Smalls, at Hawthorne Players.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) THE WIZ, by Charlie Smalls & William F. Brown, at The Black Rep, (2) ALWAYS . . . PATSY CLINE, by Ted Swindley et al., at Stages St. Louis, (3) SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION, by John Guare, at Stray Dog Theatre, (4) IL TABARRO & PAGLIACCI, by Puccini & Leoncavallo, at Opera Theatre of St. Louis, (5) CHAPTER TWO, by Neal Simon, at Insight Theatre Co., (6) KING LEAR, by William Shakespeare, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (7) A TRIP TO THE MOON, at Circus Flora, (8) BUKOWSICAL, by Spencer Green & Gary Stockdale, at New Line Theatre, and (9) THE CHERRY SISTERS REVISITED, by Dan O'Brien, at R-S Theatrics.