Showing results for "Recording Broadway" in Arts & Entertainment

Fresh off the success of her groundbreaking first play, A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry's The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window tells the tragicomic story of a young bohemian couple in New York's Greenwich Village, struggling to do what's right in a world that rewards everything that's wrong. Sidney is a dreamer who wants his own Walden Pond; Iris is a budding actress whose own backstory is a performance. They're caught in a moment where, "the world is about to crack right down the middle," as the play tackles racism, sexism, antisemitism, homophobia, liberal complacency, and more.

From a breakout role in the smash-hit Glee to breaking barriers as the first nonbinary-identifying Tony Award winner for their featured performance in Shucked, Alex Newell is no stranger to the spotlight. Now, listen to the talented trailblazer as you’ve never seen them before in their intimate new show, Alex Newell and the Gospel of a Diva. Alex shares untold stories from their remarkable life and career alongside a selection of their favorite tunes.

What happens when “The show must go on!”meets a global pandemic? In this illuminating four-part podcast, host Faith Salie looks at the lives affected by 2020’s shutdown of Broadway and the subsequent reopening of productions there and across the country.

Dynamic traveling preacher Purlie Victorious Judson returns to his small Georgia town hoping to save Big Bethel, the community’s church, and emancipate the cotton pickers who work on oppressive Ol’ Cap’n Cotchipee’s plantation. With the assistance of Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins, in a Tony Award-winning performance by Kara Young, Purlie hopes to pry loose an inheritance due his long-lost cousin and use the money to restore his beloved church.

Debuting at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in 1991, Catskills of Broadway was a critically acclaimed show that played to sold-out houses for more than a year, followed by a national tour. This audio recording captures the hilarity provided by comedians Dick Capri, Louise Duart, Mal Z. Lawrence, and Freddie Roman.

Few musicals have captured the hearts of audiences quite like Disney's ALADDIN. But did you know the beloved stage adaptation of the classic animation almost never came to be? This podcast pulls back the curtain on the untold story of ALADDIN's journey from conception to Broadway triumph. Join 11-time Emmy Award winning entertainment journalist for NY1 and NY1OnStage host Frank DiLella on an in-depth exploration that begins with the initial spark of a stage adaptation. We'll delve into the challenges faced during out-of-town tryouts, the unwavering determination to overcome them, and the ...

Do you believe in magic? ✨Introducing the magical world of Broadway and Disney, where the stage lights meet the silver screen. Join us as we explore the captivating stories and timeless melodies that have entertained generations, with insightful commentary and exclusive interviews with the stars of the stage and screen. From enchanting ballads to show-stopping numbers, our podcast brings the best of Broadway and Disney in one magical experience. Tune in every week to get your dose of the most unforgettable moments in entertainment history. Welcome to our world of wonder and excitement!

Broadway Is My Beat was a dark, gritty radio crime drama that ran on CBS from 1949 until 1954. The series was originally broadcast from New York, with Anthony Ross portraying Times Square Police Detective Danny Clover. Produced by Lester Gottlieb, it was directed by John Dietz. But by the 13th episode, the series moved to Hollywood (still set in NYC) with producer Elliott Lewis directing a new cast, with scripts by Morton Fine and David Friedkin (the duo that would later write and develop TV's popular secret-agent series I Spy).

The Broadway Fan Club Podcast is your all-access pass to the magic behind the curtain! Hosted by Heather Bedor and Amber Brzezinski, the team behind the world’s largest online Broadway community, we bring you exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes stories, fan-favorite moments, and everything sparkly, show-stopping, and stage-worthy. Whether you're a seasoned theater lover or new to the scene, join us as we celebrate the stars, the shows, and the superfans who make Broadway shine. This podcast is made by fans, for fans—because we get the thrill of a standing ovation and the heartbreak of ...

Hosts Bridgette Clare and Jonathan James are bringing you Broadway from the cheap seats as they discuss their love of all things theater, musical and more!

Here is Neil Simon’s acclaimed semi-autobiographical Eugene Trilogy, including Brighton Beach Memoirs. In the first installment of the trilogy, 14-year-old Eugene is preoccupied by his passion for the Yankees and his lust for his beautiful cousin. Biloxi Blues, The second hilarious installment of the Eugene Trilogy follows our naïve hero and his sadistic drill sergeant through boot camp in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Real Broadway Interviews by Real Broadway Idiots

When a new show prepares to open on Broadway, the production typically takes a few hours out of rehearsal to host an event in which the cast and creative team members meet the press. Broadway News is giving you the inside track into the press room. Learn what to expect from new plays and musicals coming to Broadway with host Ruthie Fierberg.

The nationally syndicasted Broadway And Friends show in all its glory! If you missed a segment and need to get caught up, or if you just want to hear something again, this is the podcast for you!

A podcast dedicated to exploring the transformative power of theater arts education and enrichment programs.

A singularly sensational BPN podcast series celebrating the dazzling, captivating and profound world of Broadway inside and out. The Broadway Exclusive provides a front-row seat to special, one-off insider deep dives behind-the-curtain with Broadway leaders and legends. Must-listen theatre wherever, always on the Broadway Podcast Network.

Join Broadway historian, director, and all around MT nerd Robert W. Schneider for a wild and exhaustively researched celebration of the musicals that had set their sights on Broadway but missed the mark. The second season of Broadway Bound is called "YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR LAST" explores ten Broadway Bound musicals that were written by major songwriters. From a foul mouthed Little Orphan Annie to dancing woolly mammoths, Broadway Bound: The Musicals That Never Came To Broadway is sure to open your eyes to some of the most bizarre, brilliant, and bold musicals that tried to get themselves ...

From Hamilton to Dear Evan Hansen, from Hadestown to Six, Broadway’s last decade redefined what a musical could be. Broadway Now dives into the shows that shook theater, blending hip-hop with history, pop with politics, and myth with modernity. Each episode tells the story of one musical — its origins, creators, cultural impact, and why audiences around the world still can’t stop singing along.

“The Broadway Show: Uncut” is the companion podcast to the first nationally syndicated Broadway entertainment program, featuring extended interviews with the biggest stars of the stage and screen. “The Broadway Show,” produced by the John Gore Organization in partnership with Take Flight Productions, is a multiple Emmy Award-winning entertainment show with unprecedented access to A-list celebrities, Broadway's hottest stars, shows, tours and behind-the-scenes stories on and off the stage. Hosted by Tamsen Fadal, and featuring correspondents Paul Wontorek, Perry Sook and Charlie Cooper,...

A lively and opinionated cultural history of the Broadway Musical that tells the extraordinary story of how Immigrants, Jews, Queers, African-Americans and other outcasts invented the Broadway Musical, and how they changed America in the process.In Season One, host David Armstrong traces the evolution of American Musical Theater from its birth at the dawn of the 20th Century, through its mid-century “Golden Age”, and right up to its current 21st Century renaissance; and also explore how musicals have reflected and shaped our world -- especially in regard to race, gender, sexual orientation...