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The 1973 Tony Awards, Part 2
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11/17/19 • 69 min
Join us (sorry) as we finish up 1973 with a discussion of the tumultuous relationship between Pippin and the Leading Player- um, we mean Stephen Schwartz and Bob Fosse. We also celebrate the groundbreaking women behind Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope, and get meta to share our reflections on our first year of the show. See you in 2020! Email us at [email protected], and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
The 1951 Tony Awards
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09/29/19 • 72 min
In this episode, we dig up Sondheim's forgotten feud with Frank Sinatra; figure out how to succeed in show business with a tone-deaf lead; discuss the Merm, the myth, the legend; and include much more Elaine Stritch than you might expect. Email us at [email protected], and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
The 1984 Tony Awards, Part 2
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02/24/19 • 49 min
We sift through the leftovers of the 1984 Tony awards, discussing the classically trained roots of the Carlton dance, why even Chita and Liza couldn’t save The Rink, and what David and Zosia Mamet talk about at Thanksgiving. Plus, we excavate the source of an obscure Simpsons joke for this edition of “What?!” Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
Works referenced/cited:
Kander, John, et al. Colored Lights: Forty Years of Words and Music, Showbiz, Collaboration, and All That Jazz. Faber & Faber, 2004.
Bloom, Ken, and Frank Vlastnik. Broadway Musicals: the 101 Greatest Shows of All Time. Black Dog & Leventhal Pubs., 2010.
Hischak, Thomas S. The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television. Oxford University Press, 2008.
Filichia, Peter. Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season 1959 to 2009. Applause Books, 2010.
Guernsey, Otis L. Curtain Time: The New York Theatre (1965-1987). Applause , 1987.
Bryer, Jackson R., and Richard Allan. Davison. The Art of the American Musical: Conversations with the Creators. Rutgers University Press, 2005.
Rich, Frank. “STAGE: A BOY AND HIS DREAMS IN 'TAP DANCE KID'.” The New York Times, 22 Dec. 1983.
Klein, Alvin. “THEATER; 'TAP DANCE KID' SETTLES INTO ROLE.” The New York Times, 9 Sept. 1984.
Tap Dance Kid -- Short Story Film -- 1980
Sullivan, Dan. “Stage Review: Tapping Out A Dance Story At The Pantages.” Los Angeles Times, 24 Sept. 1985.
Rich, Frank. “STAGE: 'BABY,' A MUSICAL EXPLORING PARETHOOD.” The New York Times, 5 Dec. 1983.
Beaufort, John. “'The Rink': a Musical Saga of Faded Glitter.” The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 1984.
Rich, Frank. “THEATER: 'THE RINK'.” The New York Times, 10 Feb. 1984.
Chambers, Andrea. “Liza and Chita Come to Musical Terms of Endearment in a Broadway Whirl Called The Rink.” PEOPLE.com, 05 Mar. 1984.
Rich, Frank. “THEATER: 'NOISES OFF,' A BRITISH FARCE BY FRAYN.” The New York Times, 12 Dec. 1983.
Rich, Frank. “THEATER: A MAMET PLAY, GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS.” The New York Times, 26 Mar. 1984.
Bradshaw, Peter. “The Seven Rages of David Mamet: Genius or Symbol of Toxic Masculinity?” The Guardian, 29 Nov. 2017.
Rich, Frank. “STAGE: ANGELA LANSBURY STARS IN 'MAME' REVIVAL.” The New York Times, 25 July 1983.
Singer, Barry. “Closer Than Ever: The Intimacy of Maltby & Shire.” Lincoln Center, 2 Feb. 2017.
The 1969 Tony Awards, Part 1
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01/17/21 • 75 min
From 1776 to 1969 to 2021, all we can say is: get it together, America!!!!
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Zolotow, Sam. “2 Musicals Get 8 Nominations For Tony Prizes.” The New York Times, 18 Mar. 1969.
Funke, Lewis. “'Great White Hope' and '1776' Win Tonys.” The New York Times, 21 Apr. 1969.
Grode, Eric. “The 1969 Tonys Was a Night to Remember. Just Ask James Earl Jones.”The New York Times, 5 June 2019.
Wilson, John S. “1776' -- No Tunes For Humming.” The New York Times, 27 Apr. 1969.
Barnes, Clive. “Theater: Spirited '1776'; Founding Fathers' Tale Is a Happy Musical.” The New York Times, 17 Mar. 1969.
Funke, Lewis. “1776, 'Like It Was'; The Rialto: 1776, 'Like It Was'.” The New York Times, 8 Sept. 1968.
Barnes, Clive. “Theater: Spirited '1776'; Founding Fathers' Tale Is a Happy Musical.” The New York Times, 17 Mar. 1969.
Lasson, Robert, and David Eynon. “Was That the Spirit of 1776?; Spirit Of '76?” The New York Times, 9 Mar. 1969.
Kerr, Walter. “1776,' And All's Well; 1776,' and All's Well.” The New York Times, 23 Mar. 1969.
Canby, Vincent. “'1776' Comes to the Music Hall Screen.” The New York Times, 10 Nov. 1972.
Calta, Louis. “White House Books Uncut '1776'.” The New York Times, 23 Jan. 1970.
Robertson, Nan. “White House Is Host to '1776,' Its First Full‐Length Broadway Show.” The New York Times, 23 Feb. 1970.
France, Simone. “A RARE TREAT.’” The New York Times, 27 Apr. 1969.
“The Legacy of 1776: A Conversation with William Daniels and Lin-Manuel Miranda.” New York City Center, 2016.
Funke, Lewis. “1776' Reaps Fruit Of Long Research.” The New York Times, 18 Mar. 1969.
Paulson, Michael.“The Musical '1776' Will Return to Broadway in 2021.”The New York Times, 6 May 2019.
Genzlinger, Neil. “Peter Hunt, Who Directed the Broadway Hit '1776,' Dies at 81.” The New York Times, 30 Apr. 2020.
Fassler, Ron. “FOR LOVE OF LIBERTY AND ‘1776’.” Medium, 13 July 2018.
Fassler, Ron. “MORE OF ‘1776.’” Medium, 17 Mar. 2019.
“Is It True?: Fact-Checking 1776.” New York City Center, 2016.
Brantley, Ben. “Review: 'Zorba!' Starring John Turturro.” The New York Times, 7 May 2015.
Rich, Frank. “THE STAGE: 'ZORBA' AND QUINN.” The New York Times, 17 Oct. 1983.
Kerr, Walter.
The 1964 Tony Awards, Part 1
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06/16/19 • 83 min
Filichia, Peter. Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season 1959 to 2009. Applause Books, 2010.
Mordden, Ethan. Open a New Window: the Broadway Musical in the 1960s. Palgrave Macmillan, 2002.
Bloom, Ken, and Frank Vlastnik. Broadway Musicals: the 101 Greatest Shows of All Time. Black Dog & Leventhal Pubs., 2010.
Taylor, Theodore. Jule: the Story of Composer Jule Styne. Random House, 1979.
Citron, Stephen. Jerry Herman: Poet of the Showtune. Yale University Press, 2004.
Channing, Carol. Just Lucky I Guess: A Memoir of Sorts. Simon and Schuster, 2007.
Viertel, Jack. Secret Life of the American Musical: How Broadway Shows Are Built. Sarah Crichton Books,Farrar, Straus and Grioux, 2017.
Kissel, Howard. David Merrick, the Abominable Showman: the Unauthorized Biography. Applause, 1993.
Hoffman, Warren. The Great White Way: Race and the Broadway Musical. Rutger University Press, 2014.
Gilvey, John Anthony. Before the Parade Passes by: Gower Champion and the Glorious American Musical. St. Martin's, 2005.
Nachman, Gerald. Showstoppers!: the Surprising Backstage Stories of Broadway's Most Remarkable Songs. Chicago Review Press, 2017.
Suskin, Steven. Opening Night on Broadway: a Critical Quotebook of the Golden Era of the Musical Theatre, Oklahoma (1943) to Fiddler on the Roof (1964). Schirmer Books, 1993.
Taubman, Howard. “'Hello, Dolly!' Wins Half of Theater Wing's 20 Tonys; Osborne's 'Luther' Is Named Season's Best Drama. The New York Times, 25 May 1964.
Taubman, Howard. “Theater: 'Hello, Dolly!' Has Premiere; Carol Channing Star of Musical at St. James.” The New York Times, 17 Jan. 1964.
Grode, Eric. “Well, Hello, Dollys!” The New York Times, 22 Mar. 2017.
Skipper, Richard. “Call on Dolly!.” Call on Dolly!.
Brantley, Ben. “Even From Afar, Carol Channing Served Up That Broadway Wow.” The New York Times, 15 Jan. 2019.
Funke, Lewis. “Merman 'Hello, Dolly's!' Lucky 7th.” The New York Times, 30 Mar. 1970.
“WELLO, DOLLY!' CUTS LONGEST‐RUN CAKE.” The New York Times, 10 Sept. 1970.
Phillips, Mccandlish. “Broadway Bids 'Dolly!' a Fond Adieu.” The New York Times, 28 Dec. 1970.
Giordano, Frank. “Who Will Play Dolly in 2001?” The New York Times, 3 May 1970.
Burke, Tom. “Hello, David, Must We Talk.” The New York Times, 6 Sept. 1970.
“Johnson, on Stage With Capital Cast, Sings 'Hello, Dolly'.” The New York Times, 5 Nov. 1967.
“'Hello, Barry' Thwarted By 'Dolly' Named Lyndon.” The New York Times, 18 July 1964.
“Carol Channing In Short Good-by To 'Hello, Dolly!'.” The New York Times, 8 Aug. 1965.
Sloane, Leonard. “Advertising: Dolly Says' Hello' to Marketing.” The New York Times, 1 Dec. 1964.
Gottfried, Martin. “Is All Black Theater Beautiful? No.” The New York Times, 7 June 1970.
Johnson, Thomas A. “The Black Theatergoer: Who Is He?” The New York Times, 21 Jan. 1970.
The 2015 Tony Awards, Part 2
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03/17/19 • 52 min
We debate whether Something Rotten! is mocking or celebrating musical history, trace The Visit’s long road and short stay, and celebrate Kelli O’Hara’s sixth-time’s-the-charm win for The King and I. Plus: more dream (and nightmare) threesomes, a couple of failed attempts to find a “What?!”, and maybe a little too much joshing at Josh Groban’s expense.
Works referenced/cited:
Behind the Music of SOMETHING ROTTEN! with Karey & Wayne Kirkpatrick
Associated Press. How 3 Broadway Novices Wrote 'Something Rotten!' San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2015.
Billington, Michael. “The Guardian Profile: Sir David Hare.” The Guardian, 13 Feb. 2004.
Brantley, Ben. “Once Scorned, Now Rich and Vengeful.” The New York Times, 7 Aug. 2014.
Brantley, Ben. “Review: Chita Rivera Stars in Kander and Ebb's 'The Visit'.” The New York Times, 24 Apr. 2015.
Brantley, Ben. “Review: 'On the Twentieth Century,' With Kristin Chenoweth, Opens on Broadway.” The New York Times, 16 Mar. 2015.
Brantley, Ben. “Review: 'Skylight,' With Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy, Opens on Broadway.” The New York Times, 3 Apr. 2015.
Brantley, Ben. “Review: 'Something Rotten!,' an Over-the-Top Take on Shakespeare.” The New York Times, 23 Apr. 2015.
Brantley, Ben. “Review: 'The King and I,' Back on Broadway.” The New York Times, 17 Apr. 2015.
Buruma, Ian. “Thailand's Banned 'King'.” The New York Review of Books.
Canby, Vincent. “THEATER REVIEW;Once Again, The Taming Of a Despot.” The New York Times, 12 Apr. 1996.
Gans, Andrew. “What Did Critics Think of London's The King and I, Starring Kelli O'Hara and Ken Watanabe?” Playbill, 5 July 2018.
Green, Jesse. “Theater Review: A Little Engine Keeps On the Twentieth Century Moving.” Vulture, 16 Mar. 2015.
Green, Jesse. “Theater Review: Shall We Dance Once Again? The King and I Returns.” Vulture, 17 Apr. 2015.
Hetrick, Adam. “The Visit, Starring Chita Rivera, Ends at Williamstown; Creators Hopeful for Future Life - Playbill.com.” Playbill, 17 Aug. 2014.
Hofler, Robert. “'Something Rotten!' Theater Review: Or How a Musical Called 'Omelette' Begat a Play Called 'Hamlet'.” TheWrap, 23 Apr. 2015.
Isherwood, Charles. “A Musical Adaptation of 'The Visit'.” The New York Times, 31 May 2008.
Jones, Kenneth. “Angela Lansbury Withdraws From The Visit; Producers Seek Alternatives.” Playbill, 20 July 2000.
Jones, Kenneth. “Rivera Is Triple Threat in Kander & Ebb's The Visit, Opening Oct. 1.” Playbill, 1 Oct. 2001.
“Kelli O'Hara on Revisiting The King and I in London & Gearing Up for Kiss Me, Kate on Broadway.” Broadway.com.
Marks, Peter.
The 2001 Tony Awards, Part 2
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02/16/20 • 79 min
We finish up 2001 by exploring the new musicals that wilted in the shadow of The Producers, and the plays that ended up making an unlikely run for it. Email us at [email protected], and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
The 1970 Tony Awards
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07/18/21 • 80 min
In this episode, we cover three one-word shows– APPLAUSE, COCO, and PURLIE– that haven't had much life after their original productions, and discuss whether or not they deserve another look. (Spoiler: for the most part, no.)
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