Posts tagged Michael John LaChiusa
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”.

Episode 24: Mary Testa & Ali Stroker: Not Your Momma’s Oklahoma!

On this week’s show, we sit down with Mary Testa and Ali Stroker, two of the stars of the upcoming Broadway revival of Oklahoma! We discuss what makes this production of Oklahoma! so unique and the enduring legacy of this magnificent show.  

 This week’s music: Damon Daunno singing “The Surrey With The Fringe On Top,” Nancy Walker singing “I Can Cook Too,” the Annie “Overture,” music from the “Ballet” and the “Final Outro” from the 1999 Royal National Theatre recording of Oklahoma!