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Anything Goes

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Take a trip backstage with Broadway’s best – exclusive interviews with the leading creators of musical theatre. Based on the popular 1980s radio series produced and hosted by award-winning director and producer, Paul Lazarus, ANYTHING GOES is a celebration of storytelling through song, past, present and future. Now available in 30-minute segments. Hundreds of episodes featuring show-stopping interviews with composers, lyricists, book writers, directors and performing legends from the Broadway stage. A treasure trove of rare and famous songs performed by the original singers as well as the writers themselves. The series showcases interviews with living composers and lyricists like Stephen Sondheim, Gretchen Cryer and Stephen Schwartz, tributes to past greats like the Gershwins, Cole Porter, Comden & Green, Dorothy Parker and Ethel Merman as well as early encounters with now famous tunesmiths like Alan Menken, William Finn and Craig Carnelia. Anything Goes is everything Musical Theatre. Join Paul Lazarus as he explores the dazzling history of the musical stage. A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.

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182 The 20's Part 1

182 The 20's Part 1

2026-09-2832:29

This is the first of a three-part program examining the roaring twenties on Broadway. Guest hosted by noted musical theater historian Alfred Simon, this episode pays tribute to the work of early Broadway legends such as Jerome Kern, Eubie Blake, and George Gershwin. Featured Songs: “The Songs of Long Ago”, “Good Night Boat”, “I Love the Lassies”, “Left All Alone Again Blues”, “Peek in Pekin”, “We’ll Have a Wonderful Party”, “Mary”, “The Love Nest”, and “Dear Little Girl”. Originally produced and broadcast in 1980. For more information, go to AnythingGoesPL.com or BPN.FM/Anything Goes. Theme music arranged by Bruce Coughlin. Associate producer Jeff Lunden. Anything Goes – Backstage with Broadway’s Best – is produced and hosted by Paul Lazarus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
181 Ivor Novello 3

181 Ivor Novello 3

2026-09-2132:00

The conclusion of a three-part program devoted to turn-of-the century composer, matinee idol, and occasional lyricist, Ivor Novello. Featuring commentary by noted operetta historian Richard Traubner, this episode provides a detailed survey of Novello’s distinguished career, spanning from 1921’s A SOUTHERN MAID to 1946’s PACIFIC 1860. Featured songs: “And Her Mother Came Too”, “Fold Your Wings”, “The Girl I Knew”, “Glamorous Night”, “Love Made the Song”, “Rose of England”, “My Dearest Dear”, and “Waltz of My Heart”. Originally produced and broadcast in 1982. For more information, go to AnythingGoesPL.com or BPN.FM/Anything Goes. Theme music arranged by Bruce Coughlin. Anything Goes – Backstage with Broadway’s Best – is produced and hosted by Paul Lazarus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
180 Ivor Novello 2

180 Ivor Novello 2

2026-09-1432:50

The second of a three-part program devoted to the turn-of-the-century composer, matinee idol, and occasional lyricist, Ivor Novello. Featuring commentary by noted operetta historian Richard Traubner, this episode provides a detailed survey of Novello’s distinguished career, spanning from 1921’s A SOUTHERN MAID to 1946’s PACIFIC 1860. Featured songs: “And Her Mother Came Too”, “Fold Your Wings”, “The Girl I Knew”, “Glamorous Night”, “Love Made the Song”, “Rose of England”, “My Dearest Dear”, and “Waltz of My Heart”. Originally produced and broadcast in 1982. For more information, go to AnythingGoesPL.com or BPN.FM/Anything Goes. Theme music arranged by Bruce Coughlin. Anything Goes – Backstage with Broadway’s Best – is produced and hosted by Paul Lazarus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
179 Ivor Novello 1

179 Ivor Novello 1

2026-09-0733:14

The first of a three-part program devoted to turn-of-the century composer, matinee idol, and occasional lyricist, Ivor Novello. Featuring commentary by noted operetta historian Richard Traubner, this episode provides a detailed survey of Novello’s distinguished career, spanning from 1921’s A SOUTHERN MAID to 1946’s PACIFIC 1860. Featured songs: “Perchance to Dream”, “Love is My Reason”, “Highwayman Love”, “Woman’s Heart”, “Till the Boys Come Home”, “365 Days”, “I Said Goodbye”, and “Every Bit of Loving”. Originally produced and broadcast in 1982. For more information, go to AnythingGoesPL.com or BPN.FM/Anything Goes. Theme music arranged by Bruce Coughlin. Anything Goes – Backstage with Broadway’s Best – is produced and hosted by Paul Lazarus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
178 Mary Martin

178 Mary Martin

2026-08-3133:39

An episode paying tribute to one of Broadway’s most acclaimed leading ladies, Mary Martin, on what would have been her 72nd birthday. Martin starred in numerous Broadway shows, including SOUTH PACIFIC, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, I DO I DO, and perhaps most memorably as the title character in PETER PAN. Featured songs: “Anything Goes”, “My Heart Belongs to Daddy”, “Speak Low”, “To Keep My Love Alive”, “Motherhood”, “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair”, “Do-Re-Mi”, and “Never Never Land”. Originally produced and broadcast in 1985. For more information, go to AnythingGoesPL.com or BPN.FM/Anything Goes. Theme music arranged by Bruce Coughlin. Associate producer Jeff Lunden. Anything Goes – Backstage with Broadway’s Best – is produced and hosted by Paul Lazarus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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