The Little Things You Hear Together

Alex is joined by Ali Gordon to talk about the 1976 Broadway Revival Cast Album for My Fair Lady. This 20th Anniversary revival is an interesting blend of replicating the original and forging new territory, worth consideration in its own right.Music by Frederick Loewe, book & lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, directed by Jerry Adler, with music direction by Theodore Saidenberg and arrangements by Robert Russell Bennett & Phil Lang. Produced for Columbia Masterworks by Goddard Lieberson.Listen to the album on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube. You can also check out:1956 Original Broadway Cast Album1958 Original London Cast Album1964 Motion Picture Soundtrack2001 London Revival Cast Album2018 Broadway Revival Cast AlbumFollow Ali on Instagram and check out her book, We Have Reached the End of Our Show.Follow the podcast on Instagram or send feedback to [email protected].

As we go further back in time, there are more shows that are less well known today even if they were hits then, and this is one of them. Xae Copeland (aka Russian Nuttz) joins me to talk about the 1976 Original Broadway Cast Album for Bubbling Brown Sugar, featuring songs from the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 30s!.Music & lyrics by various composers, book by Loften Mitchell, directed by Robert M. Cooper, with music direction and arrangements by by Danny Holgate. Produced for H & L Records by Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, & Pete Spargo.Listen to the album on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube.Follow Xae/Rustina on Instagram.Follow the podcast on Instagram or send feedback to [email protected].

We're back with season 4! Brandon Boucher returns to talk about the 1975 Original Broadway Cast Album for Chicago, featuring the legendary Gwen Verdon, Chita Rivera, and Jerry Orbach.Music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by Bob Fosse & Fred Ebb, directed by Bob Fosse, with music direction by Stanley Lebowsky and orchestrations by Ralph Burns. Produced for Arista Records by Phil Ramone.Listen to the album on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube. You can also check out:1996 Broadway Revival Cast Album1997 London Revival Cast Album2002 Motion Picture SoundtrackFollow Brandon on Instagram.Follow the podcast on Instagram or send feedback to [email protected].

Cast recordings have been a staple of Broadway musicals for more than 80 years, but why do some endure with legions of fans while others quickly slip into obscurity? Why do we even like the albums we like?Join host Alex Asp each episode as he and a guest dive into one of the cast albums from a Broadway season. This time, we're going back to the 1975-76 season for legends like Chicago, Pacific Overtures, and A Chorus Line (plus several that many people have never heard of).The Little Things You Hear Together uses the lenses of music composition, performances, storytelling, and more to explore what an album can offer us as listeners. Just for fun, we score and rank the albums along the way to add some drama. Come along and enjoy the ride!

It may not be a cast recording, but the 2020 album Losing My Mind: A Sondheim Disco Fever Dream is like 15 albums masterfully blended into one. I got to chat with the creators of the album, Joshua Hinck and Scott Wasserman, about the process of making the album that instantly became one of my favorites.You can stream the album on YouTube or your streaming platform of choice!You can follow Josh at his website or on Instagram and Scott at his website.