Podcast With this episode, we reach an important milestone in “Chasing Phantom” history: this 64th episode marks the moment we…
Think “Blazing Saddles” but in the 1930s…”Hellzapopin'” was a very broad comic revue with satirical songs on contemporary topics (of the day) and in-your-face, madcap, fourth-wall-breaking routines. Was it good? It’s hard to tell now but the movie that was spurred by it surprisingly holds up.
Podcast Valentine’s Day is coming up, a time when the warmth of love takes our minds off the cold weather.…
Podcast It’s weird how prescience can come from such unexpected places. When I recorded this episode about “Matilda the Musical”…
Podcast I often say I’m not as devoted a theater nerd as you might expect from someone who’s written about…
“Brighton Breach Memoirs” is very succinctly the story of a Jewish American family, the challenges, foibles and laughs shared amongst the family members as they struggle through tough economic times in the 1940s.
Podcast Sure, you “Ain’t Misbehavin’” at holiday time, but what about the rest of the year? For an expert on…
Podcast If you look down the list of Pulitzer Prize-winning musicals, past more recent capital “I” important musicals like “Hamilton”…
Podcast In approaching “Oh! Calcutta!” today, it’s hard not to react with a “What! Really?!?” This is a show, that…
Podcast While it’s appropriate to focus on “Jekyll & Hyde” as part of celebrating spooky season, it is a musical…