Welcome to Season 04 Episode 4.15 - the "Producers" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, the podcast featuring news and information about the arts in  northern Chautauqua County NY, sponsored by the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. Your host is Tom Loughlin, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair Emeritus of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia.

Guests on this episode include: Mr. Steve Wendell/And The Tony Goes To..."; Mr. Rick Mascaro/Founder, Lakeshore Center for the Arts; Mr. Jefferson Westwood, retiring Director, Rockefeller Arts Center.

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Time Stamps (Approximate)

• 1:55 - Steve Wendell/And The Tony Goes To...


• 16:30 - Rick Mascaro/Lakeshore Center for the Arts


• 33:33 - Arts Calendar


• 35:31 - Mr. Jefferson Westwood/retiring Director, Rockefeller Arts Center

Media

• "I Wanna Be A Producer", from the musical The Producers, music and lyrics by Mel Brooks, performed by Matthew Broderick, from the original cast album, March 2001


• "What I Did for Love", from the musical A Chorus Line, music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, performed by Priscilla Lopez, from the original cast album, Columbia 1975


• "That's Entertainment", from the film musical The Band Wagon, music by Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz; written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams, conductor, January 2014


• "There's No Business Like Show Business", from the musical Annie Get Your Gun, written and composed by Irving Berlin, performed by the WDR Funkhausorchester, Michael Seal, conductor, June 2022.


• "There's No Business Like Show Business", from the film musical There's No Business Like Show Business, written and composed by Irving Berlin, performed by Ethel Merman. 20th Century Fox, December 1954.

Artist Links

• Steve Wendell


• Rick Mascaro


• Jefferson Westwood

Box Office at SUNY Fredonia

Lake Shore Center for the Arts

Main Street Studios Ticket Website

WCVF Fredonia

WRFA Jamestown

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