Posts tagged Jerry Herman
Episode 90: Stopping the Show: Jamie’s Top Ten Showstoppers

On this week’s show, Jamie and Rob talk through Jamie’s personal top ten list of showstopping production numbers, celebrating some of the greatest moments in Broadway musical theatre history. They take a look at the extraordinary work of choreographers like Bob Fosse, Michael Bennett, Tommy Tune, Onna White, Jerome Robbins, Gower Champion, and Agnes DeMille, and dig into some of the more unheralded contributions from composer/lyricists, orchestrators, dance arrangers, and designers that combined with top-notch performers to make the best showstoppers. What’s number one? Tune in to find out.

 This week’s music: “Glory” from “Pippin”, “Overture”, and “Mame” from “Mame”.  “42nd Street” from “42nd Street (Original Recording)”, “Wedding Dance” from “Fiddler on the Roof (New Broadway Cast Recording)”.  “Steam Heat” from “The Pajama Game”, “Dance at the Gym: Bass, and Jump” from “Bernstein: West Side Story”, “Ballet” from “Oklahoma! (1998 Royal National Theatre Cast Recording)”, “Turkey Lurkey Time” from “Promise, Promises”.  “The Rich Man’s Frug” from “Sweet Charity (Original Cast Recording)”, “H-A-P-P-Y / We’ll Take A Glass” from “Grand Hotel” and “The Music and the Mirror” from “A Chorus Line”.

Episode 89: Jerry Herman: Poet of the Showtune, Part Two

For a special, two-part show, Jamie and Rob take an in depth look at the life, work, and legacy of Broadway composer and lyricist Jerry Herman—“the poet of the showtune”.  They chat with performers Joel Grey, Florence Lacey, Lee Roy Reams, and Alix Korey, music director Andy Einhorn, producer Barry Brown, and actress and cabaret star Molly Pope.  Part two focuses on his lesser known shows, “Milk and Honey”, “Dear World”, and “Mack and Mabel”, and his ultimate comeback hit: “La Cage aux Folles”.  Tune in to discover why there really is no tune like a showtune!

This week’s music: “Overture”, “Milk & Honey”, Shalom”, “Let’s Not Waste A Moment”, all from “Milk & Honey, Original Cast Recording”.  “Overture”, “Each Tomorrow Morning”, “I Don’t Want to Know”, “Dear World”, all from “Dear World, Original Cast Recording”.  “I Promise You A Happy Ending” from “Gifts of Love”.  “Look What Happened to Mabel” from “Mack & Mabel, 1995 London Cast Recording”.  “Just Go to the Movies” from “A Day In Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine, Original Cast”.  “Two A Day”, and “Kiss Her Now”, and “Jerry’s Girls” from “Jerry’s Girls”.  “It’s Today” from “An Evening with Jerry Herman”. “Finale”, “Prelude”, “A Little More Mascara”, “The Finale”, all from “La Cage aux Folles, Original Broadway Cast”.  “The Best of Times” courtesy of Molly Pope.  “I Am What I Am” and “Look Over There”, from “La Cage aux Folles, Original Broadway Cast”.  “Miss Whats Her Name”, from “Miss Spectacular”.  “I’ll Be Here Tomorrow” sung by Jerry Herman.

Episode 88: Jerry Herman: Poet of the Showtune, Part One

For a special, two-part show, Jamie and Rob take an in depth look at the life, work, and legacy of Broadway composer and lyricist Jerry Herman—“the poet of the showtune”.  They chat with performers Joel Grey, Florence Lacey, Lee Roy Reams, and Alix Korey, music director Andy Einhorn, producer Barry Brown, and actress and cabaret star Molly Pope.  Part one focuses on “Hello, Dolly!” and “Mame”, two of Jerry’s biggest hits, and “The Grand Tour”, one of his biggest flops.  Tune in to discover why there really is no tune like a showtune! 

This week’s music: “Overture”, “Mame, Original Cast Recording”. “I Wanna Make the World Laugh”, “Mack & Mabel, Original Cast Recording”, “Dancing”, and “Put on Your Sunday Clothes”, from “Hello, Dolly! New Broadway Cast (2017)”, “Mame”, “Mame, Original Cast Recording”. “It’s Today” from “An Evening with Jerry Herman”, and “It’s Today”, from “Mame, Original Cast Recording”. “Showtune”, from “Parade”. “We Need A Little Christmas”, from “Mame, Original Cast Recording”. “Just Leave Everything to Me” and “Before the Parade Passes By”, from “Hello, Dolly! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack”. “If He Walked Into My Life” from “The Best of Eydie Gormé”. “Hello, Dolly! from “Hello, Dolly! New Broadway Cast (2017)”. “I’ll Be Here Tomorrow”, “Mrs. S L Jacobowsky”, “I Belong Here”, and “Marianne”, all from “The Grand Tour Original Broadway Cast”.

Episode 83: It’s A Hit! Part Two

On this week’s show, Jamie and Rob dive back into their special three part mini-series looking at some of the biggest Broadway musical hits of all time.  In part two, they visit Rydell High, a little orphan named Annie, and perhaps two of the greatest musicals ever.

This week’s music: “Greased Lightning” and “There Are Worse Things I Could Do” from “Grease” and “Grease” from “Grease: New Broadway Cast, 2007”, “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile”, “Little Girls”, and “Tomorrow(reprise)” “Apples”, all from “Annie”.  “Montage, Pt 1”, “The Music and the Mirror”, “One” from “A Chorus Line”, “Oh, Calcutta” from “Oh, Calcutta”.  “Poison Ivy”,  “On Broadway”, “Yakety Yack”, “I’m A Woman”  from “Smokey Joe’s Cafe”, “We’re In The Money”, “Overture / Audition”, “42nd Street” “Finale” from “42nd Street, Original Broadway Cast” and “Overture / Audition” from “42nd Street, London Cast”.

Episode 67: Carolee Carmello: A Class Act

On this week’s episode, Rob and Jamie venture to the “City of Brotherly Love” to catch up with the fabulous Carolee Carmello.  As she winds down the national tour of “Hello, Dolly!”,  they sit down to discuss her remarkable career, her incredible voice, and what playing Dolly Levi has meant to her at this time in history.  Before that, Rob and Jamie geek out about their Carolee Carmello fandom and, a bit later, Rob gives a look into Philadelphia’s historic Academy of Music.

This week’s music: “Under Separate Cover”, from “A Class Act”, “The Winner Takes It All”, from “Mamma Mia”, “Prologue”, from “City of Angels”, “Rose’s Turn” from “Gypsy”, and “You Don’t Know This Man” and “All The Wasted Time” from “Parade”.