So Much Stuff to Sing

After a brief break, we are back with our annual Sondheim series featuring the "I know now" songs from Into the Woods . This time, we look at one of the most challenging and daunting songs from the show, Cinderella's big moment "On the Steps of the Palace." All clips are from the 1987 original cast recording of  Into the Woods featuring Kim Crosby as Cinderalla and are used in accordance with the...

We continue our annual Stephen Sondheim celebration with a discussion of "Giants in the Sky," as we go deeper Into the Woods and look at what our chracters are learning. All clips are from the 1987 original cast recording of  Into the Woods featuring Ben Wright and are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for criticism and commentary. Listen to and buy the album on Amazon! Listen to the...

In honor of the upcoming anniversary of his birthday, we are beginning our third annual Stephen Sondheim miniseries. This time, we are focusing on four of the songs from Into the Woods , perhaps his most accessible and most popular show.  In our first episode, we discuss Little Red's song "I Know Things Now" and talk about how it connects with the many themes running through the show. All clips ar...

We've come to the end of our quick tour through breakout performances, but we've saved one of the best for last. This episode, we're discussing Cynthia Erivo's truly breathtaking arrival on the scene, with "I'm Here" from the 2015 revival of  The Color Purple . All clips are from the 2016's The Color Purple New Broadway Cast Recording featuring Cynthia Erivo and are used in accordance with the Fai...

After a brief detour, we've returned to our miniseries on star-making performances. This time, we're talking about Sutton Foster's breakout role in 2002's  Thoroughly Modern Millie , and her signature number "Gimme Gimme." All clips are from the 2002's Thoroughly Modern Millie Original Broadway Cast Recording featuring Sutton Foster and are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for critic...

And now for something competely different! Join us as we discuss the Documentary Now episode "Original Cast Album: Co-op" and talk about the songs, the jokes, and how it compares to Original Cast Album: Company . We also talk about the recent loss of Stephen Sondheim. All clips are from the  Original Cast Album Co-op TV Soundtrack and are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for criticis...

It's time...for Barbra. Before she was an icon and a legend, she was a featured performer in 1962's  I Can Get It For You Wholesale , stealing the show singing "Miss Marmelstein." We talk about what makes Barbra such an icon, and she almost wasn't cast in the show. All clips are from the 1962 I Can Get It for You Wholesale: Original Broadway Cast Recording featuring Barbra Streisand and are used i...

Join us as we begin our next miniseries, this time talking about unknowns who were turned into megastars, practically overnight, and the songs that made it happen. Our first shooting star is one of the grandest of Broadway grand dames , the utterly unique Ethel Merman, and her first Broadway showstopper, "I Got Rhythm" by George and Ira Gershwin, from 1930's Girl Crazy . Since 1930 was before the...