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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 22 hours 15 minutes
Special Encore Episode: The Story Behind White Christmas, part 1
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...
episode 131: The Last NOEL !
With OLIVER SODEN author of MASQUERADE — The Lives of Lives of Noel Coward
episode 130: NOEL COWARD in LAS VEGAS
The Lives of Lives of Noel Coward, part 6 — with OLIVER SODEN author of MASQUERADE
episode 129: Noel Coward In A Changing World, part 5
With OLIVER SODEN author of MASQUERADE — The Lives of Lives of Noel Coward
episode 128: The Lives of NOEL COWARD, part 4
Design For Living, Tonight At 8:30 and World War Too, with OLIVER SODEN author of MASQUERADE — The Lives of NOEL COWARD
episode 127: Private Lives, Gertrude Lawrence & The Lives of Lives of Noel Coward, part 3
With OLIVER SODEN author of MASQUERADE — The Lives of Lives of Noel Coward