My Favorite Sings w/David Goldsmith and Paul Gordon

🎭 My Favorite Sings — Ep. 8: "Early Morning Madness" Rebranding and the Future of Musical Theater Development In this episode of My Favorite Sings , hosts David Goldsmith and Paul Gordon announce a major shift for the show — revealing an upcoming rebrand to "Does It Sing?" with David Goldsmith & Friends , focusing on "The Three Questions" that drive every great m...

While Paul’s off gallivanting in LA, David welcomes his longtime songwriting partner John Kavanaugh as guest co-host. John (9-time Emmy nominee, Sofia the First , Elena of Avalor , Descendants 3 ) joins for a deep dive into the realities of songwriting for Disney, film, television, stage—and what separates a song from a track . They cover: ✅ Landing their newest Disney song (and how blind submiss...

🎙️ NEW EPISODE! “What, Me? Shameless Plugs?” — Ep. 6 of My Favorite Sings is live! David Goldsmith & Paul Gordon get real(ish) about: ✅ Launching the pod ✅ Taking notes (or not) ✅ Segment ideas they may never use ✅ And why filmed musicals might just save the industry Also: some very shameless plugs. You’ve been warned. 🧢 Stream now wherever you get your podcasts 🎭 Watch on YouTube + Spot...

Just in time for the Tony's, David Starts off this week’s episode by springing the podcast’s Main Title song and accompanying video onto Paul for the first time. He remains unpersuaded and the protest continues. It’s Tony Nominations  Announcement week as this episode is being filed, so naturally a freewheeling, snark-free (mostly) discussion ensues, along with a rapturous acknowledgment of To...

Why is His Girl Friday the movie not a good idea, but Guys & Dolls magnificently was? The answer is in the third of David and Paul’s Three Questions For What Makes A Musical: Does it sing? Do I care? And, Why This Show, Why Now? A little sneak preview conversation about the Gordon & Goldsmith opus My Improbable Sisters , streaming now on YouTube (starring Jenna Lea Rosen and Tony™ nominee...

After refusing to divulge the details of Paul’s lunch the previous day with David’s wife, Paul starts us off with a throwback to Dylan and why greatness in one genre isn’t always a guarantor of success in Musical Theatre. Then Paul divulges his three Groundbreaking Musicals: A Chorus Line, Company and  Hamilton. This leads to a mock trial of Groundbreaking v Inspirational, with David representing...

Paul and David start off this week’s nerdfest on a tangent about their favorite musical of this season, Maybe Happy Ending , some more reflections on A Little Night Music (natch), and reminiscences about Theatre Projections of Olde (We’re looking at you, H2$). Then Paul and David treat us to some first-hand stories of Paul’s Jane Eyre on Broadway and David’s Motown The Musical on Broadway…and then...

In this rollicking premiere episode, David (Motown The Musical, Disney's Descendants 3) and Paul (Jane Eyre, Daddy Long Legs) launch right into a lively discussion of their favorite lyrics and lyricists, with of course, some Sondheim (and it won't be the last time). That leads to a moment to moment breakdown of what makes a great song and song lyric for the musical theatre, before Paul ask...