Musical Theatre Melodies

<p>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.</p>

Musical Theatre Melodies 7-October-2025

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.

10-07
02:00:01

Musical Theatre Melodies 30-September-2025

Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil & Herbert Kretzmer) – original 1985 London cast recordingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

09-30
02:01:19

Musical Theatre Melodies 23-September-2025

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.

09-23
02:00:01

Musical Theatre Melodies 16-September-2025

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.

09-16
02:00:00

Musical Theatre Melodies 9-September-2025

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.

09-09
02:00:00

Musical Theatre Melodies 2-September-2025

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.

09-02
02:00:12

Musical Theatre Melodies 26-August-2025

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.

08-26
02:00:01

Musical Theatre Melodies 19-August-2025

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.

08-19
01:59:59

Musical Theatre Melodies 12-August-2025

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.

08-12
02:00:01

Musical Theatre Melodies 5-August-2025

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.

08-05
02:00:05

Musical Theatre Melodies 29-July-2025

Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber & T.S. Eliot) – 1985 original Australian cast recordingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

07-29
02:00:00

Musical Theatre Melodies 22-July-2025

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.

07-22
01:58:16

Donna McKechnie interview - ''A Chorus Line'' - 15 July 2025

"A Chorus Line'' interview with Donna McKechnie (complete) - 15 July 2025See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

07-17
48:00

Musical Theatre Melodies 15-July-2025

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.

07-15
02:00:00

Musical Theatre Melodies 8-July-2025

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.

07-08
02:00:00

Musical Theatre Melodies 1-July-2025

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.

07-01
02:00:00

Musical Theatre Melodies 24-June-2025

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.

06-24
02:00:01

Musical Theatre Melodies 17-June-2025

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.

06-17
02:00:00

Musical Theatre Melodies 10-June-2025

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.

06-10
02:00:00

Musical Theatre Melodies 3-June-2025

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.

06-03
02:00:07

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