Episodi

  • RANDY QUAID in Lone Star Love

    RANDY QUAID in Lone Star Love
    Nov 5 2026
    A Broadway-bound musical based on The Merry Wives of Windsor. Music by the writers of The Red Clay Ramblers. A major star. A theater already booked. What could possibly stop Lone Star Love from reaching Broadway? Randy Quaid, for starters. This week, we unpack one of the most spectacular collapses in modern musical theater history and discover how a show can survive bad reviews, bad luck, and bad decisions—but not necessarily bad behavior. If you like what we are doing DONATE HERE Fair use is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances. Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research—as examples of activities that qualify as fair use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 min
  • ANTHONY NEWLEY in Chaplin

    ANTHONY NEWLEY in Chaplin
    Oct 22 2026
    Anthony Newley spent his career trying to convince audiences he was a genius. Sometimes they agreed. Then came Chaplin. This week, we tell the story of a musical that paired one of entertainment's biggest personalities with one of history's biggest icons. The problem? There wasn't enough room on the marquee for both of them. It's a tale of ego, ambition, artistry, and a man who desperately wanted to prove he was more than yesterday's star. If you like what we are doing DONATE HERE Fair use is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances. Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research—as examples of activities that qualify as fair use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    53 min
  • GINGER ROGERS in The Pink Jungle

    GINGER ROGERS in The Pink Jungle
    Oct 8 2026
    For decades, Ginger Rogers made difficult things look effortless. Then she tried Broadway. This week, we examine The Pink Jungle, a musical that arrived at exactly the wrong moment for one of Hollywood's most beloved stars. Beneath the sequins and backstage drama lies a surprisingly human story about aging, relevance, and what happens when a legend can't see the forest through the trees. If you like what we are doing DONATE HERE Fair use is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances. Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research—as examples of activities that qualify as fair use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    59 min
  • BARBARA COOK in Halloween

    BARBARA COOK in Halloween
    Sep 24 2026
    Barbara Cook is one of the greatest voices Broadway has ever produced. Which makes Halloween one of the strangest chapters in her story. This week, we explore a musical about witches, ghosts, and suburban eccentrics—but more importantly, an artist standing at a crossroads. Because sometimes a flop isn't the end of a career. Sometimes it's intermission before Act Two. If you like what we are doing DONATE HERE Fair use is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances. Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research—as examples of activities that qualify as fair use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 min
  • GENE BARRY in Spotlight/Watergate: The Musical

    GENE BARRY in Spotlight/Watergate: The Musical
    Sep 10 2026
    Somewhere in America, a producer once looked at Watergate and said, "You know what this scandal needs? A kick line." This week, we follow Gene Barry through not one but two Broadway-bound curiosities: Spotlight and Watergate. The real story isn't politics. It's about Broadway's eternal belief that absolutely anything can become a musical. Sometimes that belief gives us Hamilton. Sometimes it gives us this. If you like what we are doing DONATE HERE Fair use is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances. Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research—as examples of activities that qualify as fair use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 ora e 17 min
  • ROBERT PRESTON in We Take The Town/The Prince of Grand Street

    ROBERT PRESTON in We Take The Town/The Prince of Grand Street
    Aug 27 2026
    Most actors spend the rest of their lives trying to escape the role that made them famous. Robert Preston spent the rest of his career trying to find another one. This week, we look at We Take the Town and The Prince of Grand Street, two fascinating near-misses that reveal a star stubbornly refusing to become his own tribute act. It's a story about reinvention, risk-taking, and the terrible burden of being Harold Hill forever. If you like what we are doing DONATE HERE Fair use is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances. Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research—as examples of activities that qualify as fair use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 ora e 14 min
  • JERRY LEWIS in Hellzapoppin

    JERRY LEWIS in Hellzapoppin
    Aug 13 2026
    Jerry Lewis looked at one of the craziest stage comedies ever written and thought, "Needs more Jerry Lewis." The result was Hellzapoppin' '76, a musical so ambitious, so expensive, and so gloriously overstuffed that it practically collapsed under the weight of its own enthusiasm. This week, we explore the age-old Broadway question: when does confidence become hubris? Or, put another way, how many clowns can you fit into one flop? If you like what we are doing DONATE HERE Fair use is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances. Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research—as examples of activities that qualify as fair use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 min
  • BETTE DAVIS in Miss Moffat

    BETTE DAVIS in Miss Moffat
    Jul 30 2026
    By 1974, Bette Davis had spent forty years winning fights, collecting enemies, and becoming Bette Davis. Then she decided to do a musical. What could possibly go wrong? Everything. This week, we tell the story of Miss Moffat, the legendary out-of-town disaster that finally met its match in an equally legendary star. At its heart, this isn't a story about a flop. It's about what happens when Broadway and Bette Davis both expect to be the boss. If you like what we are doing DONATE HERE Fair use is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances. Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research—as examples of activities that qualify as fair use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 min