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Sunday, April 17, 2011

ON THE RECORD: Blitzstein and Beyond — Five Anniversary Releases from Masterworks Broadway by Steven Suskin

We listen to five cast album reissues from Masterworks Broadway, including Juno and Oh, Captain!, plus four film soundtracks from Sony's related Classic Film Score series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, April 11, 2011

THE BOOK SHELF: Judi Dench's "And Furthermore," Tips From an "Enraged Accompanist," a Guide to Off-Broadway Musicals by Steven Suskin

We page through Judi Dench's book of memoirs; three books celebrating the Tennessee Williams Centennial; Andrew Gerle's "Enraged Accompanist's Guide to the Perfect Audition&…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, April 10, 2011

THE BOOK SHELF: Judi Dench's "And Furthermore," Tips From an "Enraged Accompanist," a Guide to Off-Broadway Musicals by Steven Suskin

We page through Judi Dench's book of memoirs; three books celebrating the Tennessee Williams Centennial; Andrew Gerle's "Enraged Accompanist's Guide to the Perfect Audition&…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, April 4, 2011

ON THE RECORD: A Survey of the Major Recordings of Anything Goes by Steven Suskin

With a new Anything Goes pulling into port on Broadway, we consider the various recordings of the show, of which quite a few exist. Not a Cole Porter fan? Buddie, beware.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM
Sunday, April 3, 2011

ON THE RECORD: A Survey of the Major Recordings of Anything Goes by Steven Suskin

With a new Anything Goes pulling into port on Broadway, we consider the various recordings of the show, of which quite a few exist. Not a Cole Porter fan? Buddie, beware.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, March 27, 2011

THE DVD SHELF: "Upstairs, Downstairs," "Sweet Smell of Success," "Tangled," "Topsy-Turvy," "Dennis the Menace" by Steven Suskin

We screen the iconic television series "Upstairs, Downstairs"; the legendary film "Sweet Smell of Success"; Disney's new musical "Tangled," plus an enhanced…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

THE DVD SHELF: "Upstairs, Downstairs," "Sweet Smell of Success," "Tangled," "Topsy-Turvy," "Dennis the Menace" by Steven Suskin

We screen the iconic television series "Upstairs, Downstairs"; the legendary film "Sweet Smell of Success"; Disney's new musical "Tangled," plus an enhanced…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, March 20, 2011

ON THE RECORD: Joe Iconis' "Things to Ruin"; a British Two-Fer of Aladdin and Cinderella; a Tribute to Hugh Martin by Steven Suskin

We listen to the cast album of the Joe Iconis revue Things to Ruin and a CD combining the 1959 British cast album of Cole Porter's Aladdin with a studio cast album of R&H's Cinde…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

ON THE RECORD: Joe Iconis' "Things to Ruin"; a British Two-Fer of Aladdin and Cinderella; a Tribute to Hugh Martin by Steven Suskin

We listen to the cast album of the Joe Iconis revue Things to Ruin and a CD combining the 1959 British cast album of Cole Porter's Aladdin with a studio cast album of R&H's Cinde…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM