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
"White Christmas": The Story Behind The World's Most Popular Song, Part 1
This week’s special holiday episode tells the story of how the great Jewish-Russian immigrant songwriter, Irving Berlin, not only played a huge role in the invention the Broadway Musical, but also invented an entirely new category of popular song – the Christmas standard. This episode is an audio version of a Broadway Nation Live! performance that was presented in December 2019 at the Vashon Center For The Performing Arts on Vashon Island in Washington State.
"Forgotten Forefathers" - The Black Artists Who Invented Broadway
A Special Encore episode celebrating Black History Month
Agnes de Mille & The Women Who Invented Broadway Choreography & Lighting Design
Special Women's History Month Episode
Bye Bye Birdie & The Golden Age of Broadway, Part 3: The 1960s
Celebrating Today's Broadwayversary - 62 Years of Bye Bye Birdie
"Let The Sun Shine": The Rise Of The Pop/Rock Musical
In Celebration of the April 29th Anniversary of the 1968 Broadway Opening of HAIR.
Eubie Blake & The Black Artists Who Invented Broadway
The 1920's 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...
George Gershwin, Vincent Youmans & The Silver Age Of Broadway, part 1
Happy birthday, Gershwin & Youmans!
Special Encore Episode: Cameron Mackintosh & The British Invasion of Broadway
(Or Sondheim vs. the Poperetta
Noel Coward, Larry Hart, Herbert Fields & The Queers Who Invented Broadway
Celebrating Noel Coward's Birthday!