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06/11 |
“American History (Broadway Style)” Turn up your radio and learn, through song, what happened in 1776, the Civil War, World War II and more. |
FP18:24 |
06/18 |
"Rare Rodgers & Hammerstein" These are songs that never became hits -- but they make for good listening, and they include selections from all nine of the team's stage musicals, plus a film musical ("State Fair") that eventually found its way to Broadway. |
FP18:25 |
06/25 |
“Spotlight on Tommy Tune (Part 1)” The Tony Award-winning director-choreographer in an interview with Bill Rudman exploring his Broadway breakthrough (“Seesaw”), “Nine” and much more. |
FP18:26 |
07/02 |
“Spotlight on Tommy Tune (Part 2)” He talks about “My One and Only” (co-starring Twiggy!), “The Will Rogers Follies,” his solo vocal album and why he was drawn to musical theater. |
FP18:27 |
07/09 |
“Making an Entrance” Eleven performers and the songs that got them onstage for the first crucial moments of their musicals – from Lucille Ball to Richard Burton. |
FP18:28 |
07/16 |
“1974 on Stage and Screen” The best of the year including “Mack and Mabel” on stage and MGM’s “That’s Entertainment.” |
FP18:29 |
07/23 |
“A Tribute to Nanette Fabray” In the 1940s and 50s, three female stars dominated Broadway: Martin, Merman and…Nanette Fabray, who left us in February at 98. The show features excerpts from Bill Rudman’s 1988 interview. |
FP18:30 |
07/30 |
“A Tribute to Alfred Drake” From “Oklahoma!” to “Kismet” and “Kiss Me, Kate,” this performer gave new meaning to the term “singing actor.” |
FP18:31 |
08/06 |
“1991 on Stage” The best of the year including Sondheim’s “Assassins”, Kander & Ebb’s “And the World Goes ’Round” and the Tony Award-winning “Will Rogers Follies.” |
FP18:32 |
08/13 |
“A Show Boat Sampler” Reviewing the recorded history of this landmark musical, from Helen Morgan in 1927 to Lonette McKee in 1994. |
FP18:33 |
08/20 |
“1962 on Stage” The best of the year including Richard Rodgers’s “No Strings” and Stephen Sondheim’s “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” – the first time each man had written both music and lyrics for Broadway. |
FP18:34 |
08/27 |
“Welcome Home” There’s no theme that runs deeper than this one, and musicals have poignantly explored it for decades. |
FP18:35 |
09/03 |
“Spotlight on Donna McKechnie” She was her generation’s premier female dancer for Broadway, but Donna McKechnie was that rare triple threat who could also sing and act with great skill. McKechnie guides us through her career in this interview with Bill Rudman. |
FP18:36 |
09/10 |
“It’s Time for a Love Song” An invitation to fall in love all over again with your partner in life. Featured are special recordings made by Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra, Bobby Short, Joan Morris, Barbara Cook, Bernadette Peters and more. |
FP18:37 |
09/17 |
“1977 on Stage and Screen” The best of the year including the two biggest hits: “Annie” and “Saturday Night Fever.” But going deeper, we’ll also take a listen to a couple of Liza Minnelli musicals and the cult film based on Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music.” |
FP18:38 |
09/24 |
“Star Turns” We’ll hear from a slew of musical theater performers in songs that truly showcased their gifts. Sixteen in all – from Mary Martin to Kelli O’Hara, and going all the way back to Al Jolson and Helen Morgan. |
FP18:39 |
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