Scene to Song

Dec 30 2024 123 ep. 61 mins 25

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Hosted by writer Shoshana Greenberg, Scene to Song brings on a guest to talk about a musical, musical theater writers, or a topic or trend in musical theater. Theme music by Julia Meinwald.

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Scene to Song Episode 117: Season 7 Finale

Dec 30 2024 105 mins

In this episode, five of this season's guests--Robert W. Schneider (Episode 114: Queer Characters in Musical Theater), Christopher Culp (Episode 105: Class, Race, and Gender Anxiety in Little Shop of Horrors), Andi Carter (Episode 112: Andrew Lloyd Webber's Musical Cats Part 2), BethAnn Cohen (Episode 108: The Bimbo or Ditz Character in Sondheim Musicals), and Matt Koplik (Episode

Scene to Song Episode 116: Musical Theater in the Films of Alfred Hitchcock

Dec 09 2024 78 mins

In this episode, composer, lyricist, and playwright Spencer Robelen discusses musical theater in the films of Alfred Hitchcock, from his early silent movies to Waltzes from Vienna to Stage Fright to The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956). We also talk about the song "Miss Up-to-Date" from his 1929 film Blackmail.You can write to [email protected] with a comment or question about an e

Scene to Song Episode 115: Women Writers in Musical Theater

Nov 19 2024 73 mins

In this episode, theatre historian, author, and producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper discusses women writers in musical theater as part of her new book, Women Writing Musicals: The Legacy That the History Books Left Out. We also talk about the song "Old Friend" from Gretchen Cryer and Nancy Ford's 1978 musical I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road.You can write to scenet

Scene to Song Episode 114: Queer Characters in Musical Theater

Oct 14 2024 77 mins

In this episode, artistic director, producer, director, and podcast host Robert W. Schneider discusses queer characters in musical theater as part of his upcoming book. We also talk about the song "I Am What I Am" from Jerry Herman and a book by Harvey Fierstein's 1983 musical La Cage aux Folles.You can write to [email protected] with a comment or question about an episode or a

Scene to Song Episode 113: Rodgers and Hart Musicals of the Late 1930s and Early 1940s

Sep 10 2024 75 mins

In this episode, writer John Verderber discusses Rodgers and Hart musicals of the late 1930s and early 1940s, focusing on Babes in Arms, The Boys from Syracuse, and Pal Joey. We also talk about the song "Disneyland" from Howard Ashman and Marvin Hamlisch's 1986 musical Smile.You can write to [email protected] with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater,

Scene to Song Episode 112: Andrew Lloyd Webber's Musical Cats Part 2

Aug 12 2024 65 mins

In this episode, writer Andi Carter discusses Andrew Lloyd Weber's 1981 musical Cats. Andi and I last talked about Cats in episode 32 in December of 2019. He returns to discuss how the new production of Cats: The Jellicle Ball at the Perelman Performing Arts Center in New York changes, or does not change, how we talk about Cats. There will be some small spoilers for this production

Scene to Song Mini Episode: A "Why Is This So Good?" Collection

Jul 23 2024 34 mins

I’m not releasing a new episode this month, so instead I thought I’d put together a few “Why is This So Good” sections from the first and second seasons to hold us over until the next new episode in August. I’ve included A Strange Loop writer Michael R. Jackson talking about the song "Not Anymore" from the 1973 musical Raisin from episode 4; composer, writer, and director

Scene to Song Episode 1 Re-Release: Comedy in Musical Theater

Jun 25 2024 38 mins

Today is Scene to Song’s 6th anniversary! On June 25, 2018, I released the very first episode, and I thought it would be fun to re-release it so we can all listen to it again without having to go way back in the podcast feed. In this episode, composer Julia Meinwald discusses comedy in musical theater. We also talk about Joe Iconis's song "Jeff."You can write to scenetosong@gmai

Scene to Song Episode 111: Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years

Jun 10 2024 77 mins

In this episode, writer, composer and director, and the Producing Artistic Director Nick Navari discusses Jason Robert Brown's 2002 off-Broadway musical The Last Five Years, touching on why Jamie and Cathy are together, the form of the show, the film version, and comparisons to Jason Robert Brown's most recent musical, The Connector. We also talk about the song "I Could Be in Love

Scene to Song Episode 110: Elphaba and Glinda from Wicked Are Absolutely Gay

May 06 2024 72 mins

In this episode, multi-disciplinary black femme storyteller AriDy Nox discusses how Elphaba and Galinda/Glinda from Wicked are absolutely gay. We also talk about the song "The Spark of Creation" from the 1991 Stephen Schwartz and John Caird musical Children of Eden.You can write to [email protected] with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you