Episodes

My guest again this week is Christopher S. Connelly, author of the fascinating new book HELEN MORGAN — THE ORIGINAL TORCH SINGER AND ZIEGFELD'S LAST STAR. On this episode, Christopher and I look at Helen Morgan's life and career during the 1930s, both in Hollywood and on Broadway. And we delve a bit into her personal story, including the love of her life and her several marriages. we end by looking at her extraordinary legacy, including the two filmed biographies of her life that both came...

With author Christopher S. Connelly

With author Christopher T. Connelly

Gay Liberation and the Modern Era of the Broadway Musical

With author ELIZABETH T. CFRAFT

With author ELIZABETH T. CFRAFT

With author ELIZABETH T. CFRAFT

With special guest Albert Evans

A Special Encore Episode with special guest Albert Evans

This is a special holiday reprise of one of Broadway Nation's most popular episodes: It's an audio version of a Broadway Nation Live! performance that was presented in December of 2019 at the Vashon Center For The Performing Arts on Vashon Island just outside of Seattle, WA. Several previous episodes of Broadway Nation have explored the crucial role that the Jewish Russian immigrant songwriter, Irving Berlin, played in the invention of the Broadway Musical. This time I share the story of how he ...

with author Douglas L. Reside

with author Douglas L. Reside

With Dustyn Martincich & Phoebe Rumsey

"Goodbye to Blueberry Pie"

with author Laurie Winer

With author Laurie Winer

with author Laurie Winer

with author Chad Beguelin

with author Trevor Boffone

With author Trevor Boffone

With Gerard Alessandrini

with author Thomas Hischak

with author Thomas Hischak

Welcome to a new season of Broadway Nation — the podcast that delves deeply into the remarkable history of the Broadway musical, with a special focus on the Immigrant, Jewish, Queer, and Black Artists who invented it. My guest today is Tony Award-winning Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell. After a short break, I am excited to be back with a new season that will be jam-packed with fascinating Broadway history, including interviews with an amazing lineup of authors of some brilliant new books th...