Episodes
Sept. 17, 2026
Finale: Sunday in the Park, Into the Woods, Crazy for You and GEMIGNANI
Summer of Sondheim Series Finale
Aug. 11, 2026
SONDHEIM'S FIRST CHOICE — PAUL GEMIGNANI with author MARGARET HALL
Summer of Sondheim Series
Aug. 3, 2026
HOW SONDHEIM EXTENDED THE RANGE OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL with BEN FRANCIS, part 3
Summer of Sondheim Series
July 11, 2026
Everything Sondheim: Inside the Creation of the Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia
Summer of Sondheim
July 6, 2026
GEORGE M. COHAN —THE MAN WHO OWNED BROADWAY
With Elizabeth T. Craft author of Yankee Doodle Dandy — George M. Cohan and the Broadway Stage
July 3, 2026
GEORGE M. COHAN and the BROADWAY STAGE
With Elizabeth T. Craft author of Yankee Doodle Dandy — George M. Cohan and the Broadway Stage
June 28, 2026
42nd Street and the Queer Backstage Novels of Bradford Ropes
With Maya Cantu, author of GREASEPAINT PURITAN
June 23, 2026
Julian Eltinge In Hollywood , part 3 (Encore)
With Andrew L. Erdman author of Beautiful — The Story of Julian Eltinge, America's Greatest Female Impersonator
June 18, 2026
Encore Episode: The Musical Theater of Julian Eltinge
With Andrew L. Erdman author of "Beautiful — The Story of Julian Eltinge, America's Greatest Female Impersonator."
June 13, 2026
America's First Drag Superstar: Julian Eltinge, part 1
With Andrew L. Erdman author of "Beautiful — The Story of Julian Eltinge, America's Greatest Female Impersonator."
June 8, 2026
Encore Episode: My Friend Sandy, part 2 — The Boy Friend, London Theatre and Gay Culture
With author Deborah Phillips
June 4, 2026
Encore Episode: SANDY WILSON’S THE BOY FRIEND, LONDON THEATRE AND GAY CULTURE.
With author Deborah Phillips
May 26, 2026
Encore Episode: Round in Circles — The Story of Rodgers & Hammerstein's CAROUSEL, part 1
With author BARRY KESTER
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May 3, 2026
Ep 201: More Feminist Approaches in Musical Theatre
With authors Paige Allen & Stacy Wolf
197
April 13, 2026
Ep 200: Feminist Approaches to Musical Theatre
With authors Paige Allen & Stacy Wolf
March 5, 2026
Ep 199: MARC SHAIMAN ON BROADWAY
This is the second half of my recent conversation with Tony Award-winning composer, lyricist, arranger, and music producer MARC SHAIMAN about his new, New York Times bestselling book, NEVER MIND THE HAPPY. During his five-decade career, Marc has found enormous success in nearly every aspect of show business, but in this episode, we focus on his experiences on Broadway, including CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY and, most especially, the behind-the-scenes history and develop...
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Feb. 19, 2026
Ep 198: FIVE DECADES OF SHOW BIZ with MARC SHAIMAN
TONY Award-winning Composer/Lyricist and Author of NEVER MIND THE HAPPY
Guest: Marc Shaiman
196
Feb. 7, 2026
Ep 197: Matching Minds With Sondheim with author Barry Joseph
My guest this week is Barry Joseph, the author of the recent book, Matching Minds with Sondheim. Since his death, there have been so many books about Stephen Sondheim and various aspects of his life and his career, including an amazing number of really terrific books, and I have had the honor of having many of the authors of those books as guests on this podcast. And Barry Joseph’s book is right up there with the best of them, but it is also a completely unique and original way of looking at So...
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Jan. 29, 2026
Ep 196 The Last Waltz — In Search of Lost Broadway, part 4
With special guest Albert Evans
Guest: Albert Evans