Ep 185: CHALLENGING SONDHEIM — A conversation with RICHARD SCHOCH, part 5.
This is the fifth and final episode in this series of conversations with RICHARD SCHOCH, author of the acclaimed book, HOW SONDHEIM CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
This week Richard and I discuss two of Stephen Sondheim's most challenging musicals, ASSASSINS and PASSION, as well as his final show HERE WE ARE.
If you missed the first four episodes in this series, you may want to catch up with them before listening to this one.
Richard Schoch is a Professor of Drama at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland. He is the author of eight books, both popular and academic, on topics ranging from musical theatre to Shakespeare to Queen Victoria.
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Episode 4: Eubie Blake & the Black Artists Who Invented Broadway
The 1920s brought the second great era of musicals that were written by, staged by, and starring Black theater artists to Broadway. In this episode I profile these brilliant creators and stars including Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle, Flournoy Miller & Aurbry Lyles, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and their musicals -- Shuffle Along, Runnin' Wild, Blackbirds of 1929, Hot Chocolates and more. It also includes a brief history of that great African American/Irish American co-creation, Tap Dancing.
And featuring music by The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra -- for more music from this era, check out their terrific Black Manhattan series of recordings.
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Episode 3: Bert Williams & the Black Artists Who Invented Broadway
African American theater artists played a significantly larger role in the creation of the Broadway Musical than is generally acknowledged — including an entire decade of nearly forgotten hit shows and songs! In this episode, we will rediscover the early history of Black Broadway and the amazingly multi-talented men and women whose legacy still inspires Broadway today!
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Ep 184: SONDHEIM GIVES US MORE TO SEE — A Conversation with RICHARD SCHOCH, part 4.
My guest again this week is RICHARD SCHOCH, author of the
much-acclaimed recent book, HOW SONDHEIM CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
This week, we explore two of Sondheim’s most brilliant works, Sunday In the Park with George and Into the Woods.
If you missed the first three episodes in this series, you may want to catch up with them before listening to this one.
Richard Schoch is a Professor of Drama at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland. He is the author of eight books, both popular and academic, on topics ranging from musical theatre to Shakespeare to Queen Victoria.
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Episode 183: SONDHEIM MAKES HISTORY, a conversation with author Richard Schoch, part 3
My guest again this week is RICHARD SCHOCH, author of the
much-acclaimed recent book, HOW SONDHEIM CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
In the first two episodes of this series, Richard took us deep
inside the inner workings and underlying meanings of Gypsy, Company, Follies, and A Little Night Music, and the fascinating characters who inhabit them.
This week, we explore two of Sondheim’s most challenging and brilliant works, Pacific Overtures and Sweeney Todd —The Demon Barber
of Fleet Street.
If you missed the first episode in this series, you may want to catch up with that before embarking on this one.
Richard Schoch is a Professor of Drama at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland. He is the author of eight books, both popular and academic, on topics ranging from musical theatre to Shakespeare to Queen Victoria.
Become A PATRON of Broadway Nation!
This episode is made possible in part through the generous support of our Patron Club Members.
If you are a fan of Broadway Nation, I invite you to become a PATRON! For as little as $7.00 a month, you can receive exclusive access to never-before-heard, unedited versions of many of the discussions that I have with my guests — in fact, I often record nearly twice as much conversation as ends up in the edited versions. You will also have access to additional, in-depth conversations with my frequent co-host, Albert Evans, that have not been featured on the podcast. And all patrons receive special “on-air” shout-outs and acknowledgement of your vital support of this podcast.
And if you are very enthusiastic about Broadway Nation, there are additional PATRON levels that come with even more benefits.
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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, and equality.
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