The Little Things You Hear Together

Aly Sato joins Alex to talk about the quirky but lovable 2017 Original Broadway Cast Album for Amélie.Music by Daniel Messé, lyrics by Nathan Tysen & Daniel Messé, book by Craig Lucas, directed by Pam MacKinnon, with music direction by Kimberly Grigsby and orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin.Stream the album on YouTube. You can also check out:2019 Original London Cast AlbumFollow the podcast on Instagram or email littlethingsyouheartogether@gmail.com.

Did you know Cirque du Soleil had a Broadway show? It's true! Josh Swantz joins Alex to talk about the 2016 Original Broadway Cast Album for Paramour.Music by Bob & Bill, co-composer Andreas Carlsson, assistant composer Martin Laniel, lyrics by Andreas Carlsson with additional lyrics by Jenny Stafford, book and direction by Philippe Decouflé, with music direction by Seth Stachowski.Stream the album on YouTube.Follow the podcast on Instagram or email littlethingsyouheartogether@gmail.com.

Rob W. Schneider joins Alex to talk about the Falsettos 2016 Broadway Revival Cast Album.Music & lyrics by William Finn, book by William Finn & James Lapine, directed by James Lapine, with music direction by Vadim Feichtner and orchestrations by Michael Starobin.Stream the album on YouTube. You can also check out:March of the Falsettos 1981 Original Off-Broadway Cast AlbumFalsettoland 1990 Original Off-Broadway Cast AlbumFollow the podcast on Instagram or email littlethingsyouheartogether@gmail.com.

Mike Meaney joins Alex to explore the 2016 Original Broadway Cast Album of Holiday Inn.Music & lyrics by Irving Berlin, book by Gordon Greenberg & Chad Hodge, directed by Gordon Greenberg, with music direction by Andy Einhorn and orchestrations by Larry Blank.Stream the album on YouTube.Follow the podcast on Instagram or email littlethingsyouheartogether@gmail.com.

Alex is joined by Jonathan Chisolm to talk about the 2017 Original Broadway Cast Album for War Paint.Music by Scott Frankel, lyrics by Michael Korie, book by Doug Wright, directed by Michael Greif, with music direction by Lawrence Yurman and orchestrations by Bruce Coghlin.Stream the album on YouTube.Follow the podcast on Instagram or email littlethingsyouheartogether@gmail.com.

Craig Beavers joins Alex to start of the new season of the podcast by talking about the 2016 Original Broadway Cast Album for Groundhog Day!Music & lyrics by Tim Minchin, book by Danny Rubin, directed by Matthew Warchus, with music direction by David Holcenberg and orchestrations by Christopher Nightingale.Stream the album on YouTube.Follow the podcast on Instagram or email littlethingsyouheartogether@gmail.com.

What makes a great Broadway cast album? The Little Things You Hear Together dives into a different album from a Broadway season each episode, exploring how cast recordings capture the heart of a show—through music, lyrics, vocal performances, and everything in between. From iconic hits to forgotten gems, host Alex Asp and a guest break down what makes these albums sing and ranks them along the way. Fun, nerdy, and full of showtune love.

Kayla Burfeind is back to talk about the newly available unofficial audio for the 1987 Broadway Revival of Dreamgirls!Music by Henry Krieger, lyrics & book by Tom Eyen, directed by Michael Bennett, with music direction by Yolanda Segovia and orchestrations by Harold Wheeler.Follow the podcast on Instagram or email littlethingsyouheartogether@gmail.com.

Patrick Flynn joins Alex to review the entire 1987-88 season of Broadway musicals and see if they agree with how the rankings from the podcast season shook out.Follow the podcast on Instagram or email littlethingsyouheartogether@gmail.com.

Alex is joined by Kayla Burfeind to talk about two shows from the 1987-88 season that have no cast albums of any kind, but for which unofficial audio is available on a certain video website. We're talking about Teddy & Alice and the revival of Cabaret!Teddy & Alice: music by John Philip Sousa with adaptations by Richard Kapp, lyrics by Hal Hackady, book by Jerome Alden, directed by John Driver, with music direction by Larry Blank and orchestrations by Jim Tyler.Cabaret: music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by Joe Masteroff, directed by Hal Prince, with music direction by Donald Chan and orchestrations by Don Walker with additional orchestrations by Michael Gibson.Follow the podcast on Instagram or email littlethingsyouheartogether@gmail.com.

Alex welcomes back Josh Swantz to talk about three shows from the 1987-88 season that did not release commercial cast albums, but did send out promotional albums to industry insiders. Come learn more about Roza, Mail, and Carrie!Roza: music by Gilbert Becaud, lyrics & book by Julian More, directed by Harold Prince, with music direction by Louis St. Louis and orchestrations by Michael Gibson.Mail: music by Michael Rupert, lyrics & book by Jerry Colker, directed by Andrew Cadiff, with music direction by Tom Fay and orchestrations by Michael Gibson.Carrie: music by Michael Gore, lyrics by Dean Pitchford, book by Lawrence D. Cohen, directed by Terry Hands, with music direction by Paul Schwartz and orchestrations by Anders Eljas, Harold Wheeler, & Michael Starobin.Follow the podcast on Instagram or email littlethingsyouheartogether@gmail.com.

We've finally reached the unstoppable juggernaut of the season: the 1986 Original London Cast Album for The Phantom of the Opera! Join Alex and guest Ryan Wood as they go down once more into the longest running musical in Broadway history.Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart & Richard Stilgoe, book by Richard Stilgoe & Andrew Lloyd Webber, directed by Harold Prince, with music direction by David Caddick and orchestrations by David Cullen & Andrew Lloyd Webber.Stream the album on YouTube. You can also check out:2004 Soundtrack2011 Royal Albert Hall Concert CastFollow the podcast on Instagram or email littlethingsyouheartogether@gmail.com.

Alex is joined by Jeffrey Scott Parsons to talk about the 1985 Philadelphia (Pre-Broadway) Cast Album of The Gospel at Colonus. Who knew a Sophocles play and a Black Pentecostal church service were such a perfect match?Music by Bob Telson, lyrics, book, & direction by Lee Breuer, based on Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus as translated by Robert Fitzgerald.Stream the album on YouTube. You can also check out:1984 Concept AlbumFollow the podcast on Instagram or email littlethingsyouheartogether@gmail.com.

Paul W. Thompson joins Alex to talk about the 1988 Original Broadway Cast Album of Romance/Romance. Explore the most underrated score of the season!Music by Keith Hermann, lyrics, book, & direction by Barry Harman, with musical direction by Kathy Sommer and orchestrations by Michael Starobin.Stream the album on Spotify.Follow the podcast on Instagram or email littlethingsyouheartogether@gmail.com.

Alex is joined by Will & Rach, The Theater Lovers, to explore the 1987 Broadway Revival Cast Album of Anything Goes. It’s the top!Music & lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse, Timothy Crouse, & John Weidman, directed by Jerry Zaks, with musical direction by Edward Strauss and orchestrations by Michael Gibson.Stream the album on YouTube. You can also check out:1962 Off-Broadway Revival Cast1969 London Revival Cast1989 London Revival Cast2003 London Revival Cast2011 Broadway Revival CastFollow the podcast on Instagram or email littlethingsyouheartogether@gmail.com.

Alex and Adair Gilliam discuss the 1988 Original Broadway Cast Album of Sarafina! and how a protest musical against apartheid can still hold lessons for us today.Music, lyrics, book, & direction by Mbongeni Ngema, additional lyrics by Hugh Masekela, with musical direction by Ndaba Mholongo and arrangements by Mbongeni Ngema & Hugh Masekela.Stream the album on YouTube. You can also check out:1987 Original South African Cast1992 SoundtrackFollow the podcast on Instagram or email littlethingsyouheartogether@gmail.com.

Alex is joined by Rabindra Tambyraja to explore the 1988 Original Broadway Cast Album of Chess. Is it a big mess? Listen and find out!Music by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus, lyrics by Tim Rice, book by Richard Nelson, direction by Trevor Nunn, with musical direction by Paul Bogaev and orchestrations by Anders Eljas.Stream the album on YouTube. You can also check out:1984 Concept Album2008 Concert CastFollow the podcast on Instagram or email littlethingsyouheartogether@gmail.com.

Jeff Anderson joins Alex to figure out the 1988 Studio Album of Late Nite Comic. Never heard of it? You're not alone.Music & lyrics by Brian Gari, book by Allan Knee, direction by Philip Rose, with musical direction by Gregory J. Dlugos, and album orchestrations by Lee Shapiro.Stream the album on Spotify. You can also check out:2007 20th Anniversary Studio AlbumFollow the podcast on Instagram or email littlethingsyouheartogether@gmail.com.

Ben Rimalower and Alex start off the new season with the 1987 Original Broadway Cast Album of Into the Woods!Music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book and direction by James Lapine, with musical direction by Paul Gemignani and orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick.Stream the album on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube. You can also check out:1990 Original London Cast2002 Broadway Revival Cast2014 Movie Soundtrack2022 Broadway Revival CastFollow the podcast on Instagram or email littlethingsyouheartogether@gmail.com.

What makes a great Broadway cast album? The Little Things You Hear Together dives into a different album from a Broadway season each episode, exploring how cast recordings capture the heart of a show—through music, lyrics, vocal performances, and everything in between. From iconic hits to forgotten gems, host Alex Asp and a guest break down what makes these albums sing and ranks them along the way. Fun, nerdy, and full of showtune love.