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Musical Theatre Melodies

Musical Theatre Melodies
Author: Rob Morrison
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Rob pays tribute to the best of Broadway, London's West End, the Australian stage and the occasional European operetta in a 2 hour program on 96.5 Inner FM Melbourne celebrating significant anniversaries in the world of Musical Theatre.
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Drat! The Cat! (Ira Levin & Milton Schafer) – 1997 Los Angeles studio cast recording + a musical tribute to Dame Patricia Routledge featuring a selection of songs from her London and Broadway cast recordingsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil & Herbert Kretzmer) – original 1985 London cast recordingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Vagabond King (Rudolf Friml, William H. Post & Brian Hooker) – 1961 London studio cast recording + Sunny (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II) – 1952 U.S. radio cast + the Epilogue to Dearest Enemy (Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart) – 2012 Irish studio cast recordingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dearest Enemy (Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart) – 2012 Irish studio cast recording + interview with former Head of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization Ted ChapinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Buccaneer (Sandy Wilson) – original 1955 London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + highlights from Share My Lettuce (Bamber Gascoigne, Keith Statham & Patrick Gowers) – original 1957 London cast recordingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Very Good Eddie (Jerome Kern, Schuyler Green & others) – 1975 Goodspeed Opera House revival cast recording + an interview with revival cast member & Tony Award-nominated actress/singer Virginia Seidel + selections from the 2014 CD album Lost Broadway and More, Vol 6: Jerome KernSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Passion Flower Hotel (John Barry & Trevor Peacock) – original 1965 London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + selections from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (John Barry & Don Black) – 1972 motion picture soundtrack recordingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mademoiselle Modiste (Victor Herbert & Henry Blossom) – 1951 U.S. radio cast + The Red Mill (Victor Herbert & Henry Blossom) – 1949 U.S. radio cast + selections from Beverly Sills’ 1975 Grammy Award-winning album Music of Victor HerbertSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katinka (Rudolf Friml & Otto Harbach) – 1951 U.S. radio cast + plus orchestral selections performed by the Eastman-Dryden Orchestra conducted by Donald Hunsberger + Marinka (Emmerich Kálmán & George Marion Jr.) – 1951 U.S. radio cast + plus orchestral & vocal selections conducted by Emmerich Kálmán – 1940 U.S. radio concertSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Water Gipsies (Vivian Ellis & A.P. Herbert) – original 1955 London cast highlights recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + My Name is Dora – 1967 album featuring Dora Bryan performing a selection of show-tunes and relating anecdotes about her life and career recorded in front of a studio audience. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber & T.S. Eliot) – 1985 original Australian cast recordingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Great Waltz (Johann Strauss, Sr. and Jr. adapted by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Robert Wright & George Forrest) – 1965 Los Angeles Civic Light Opera Company cast recording + an interview with Tony Award-nominated original cast member Anita GilletteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
"A Chorus Line'' interview with Donna McKechnie (complete) - 15 July 2025See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Chorus Line (Marvin Hamlisch & Edward Kleban) – 1975 original Broadway cast recording + interviews with original cast members Donna McKechnie & Baayork LeeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Something Rotten! (Karey & Wayne Kirkpatrick) – 2015 original Broadway cast recording + an interview with Tony Award-nominated original cast member Brad OscarSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (William Finn) – 2005 original Broadway cast recording + an archival interview with New York-based theatre critic Peter Filichia (from 2012) + selections from A New Brain (William Finn) – 1998 original off-Broadway cast recordingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24 June – Grind (Larry Grossman & Ellen Fitzhugh) – 1985 original Broadway cast recording + an interview with award-winning composer Larry GrossmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
An American in Paris (George & Ira Gershwin) – 2015 original Broadway cast recording + selections from the 1951 MGM motion picture soundtrack recordingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Goodtime Charley (Larry Grossman & Hal Hackady) – 1975 original Broadway cast recording + an interview with award-winning composer Larry GrossmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chicago (John Kander & Fred Ebb) – 1975 original Broadway cast recording + an interview with original cast member Pamela Sousa + selections from And The World Goes 'Round – The Songs of Kander & Ebb – 1991 original off-Broadway cast recordingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.