The History of Musical Theatre Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
S4 E3 - Falstaff, Trevor Nunn, and a Career in Shakespeare with David Weston
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview I talk to David Weston, who spent a very long career in Shakespeare's plays. He was Ian McKellen's understudy in a world tour of Kin...
Episode 2: Victor Hugo and English Operetta
24 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Script Here: Episode 2: Victor Hugo and English Operetta - OUT OF THE WINGS (outofthewingsmedia.com) Books: Citron, Stephen - Noel and Cole: The Soph...
S4 E1 - Victor Hugo and the Golden Age of French Operetta
10 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To support the show and shop for second hand books follow this link: www.affiliates.abebooks.com/KeLedy Find me on Instagram: Remington Campbel...
3.8 George Balanchine and Maria Tallchief
08 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our last episode of season 3 before the hiatus. In this episode we talk about the Maria Tallchief years, meet and re-meet some important performers, s...
3.6B - Lester Horton, the Ailey School, and the difference between Modern and Contemporary
10 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week I chatted Chima Olujie, Alvin Ailey school alum, founder of Horton Technique Australia, and a fellow nerd. We talked about the difference be...
3.6 - George Balanchine and Vera Zorina
03 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Vera Zorina years where Balanchine steps away from ballet a little to work on Broadway and in Hollywood before bringing everything he l...
3.5B - Divertissements: Ally O'Brien, Violet Adeney, and Jennifer James
27 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our first Divertissements episodes, three short conversation about three wildly, different topics (and their various tangents).  ...
3.5 - George Balanchine and Alexandra Danilova
20 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about the Balanchine and Danilova years including the founding of the School of American Ballet, George's work in Hollywood, a...
3.4B - Phil Chan talks Orientalism, Australians, and Not Making Ballet for the Tsar
13 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Find Phil Chan here: Final Bow For Yellowface (@finalbowforyellowface) • Instagram photos and videos Find me here: Remington Campbell (@remingtonad...
3.4 - George Balanchine and Tamara Geva
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the life of George Balanchine, broken up by wife for convenience. See Maira Khoreva performing Don Quixote: DON QUIXOTE Pas De Deux Maria K...
3.3B - Lauryn Johnson talks Ushering for the NYCB, Book Collecting, Coming from Hip Hop to Musicals
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Follow Lauryn to see archive photos for the NYCB's current season, as well as her dance videos, and art history memes: https://www.instagram.com/laury...
3.3 - The De Basil Ballet Russes (de Monte Carlo?)
06 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After Diaghilev's death the ballet was left in a chaotic state. Disparate producers, impresarios, choreographers, and dancers came together to form a ...
3.2B Broadway, Ballet, and a Cast for Rubies
30 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is an interview with Lyrica Woodruff, basically Broadway's ballerina. The SAB alum talks about her journey from California to New ...
S3 E2 - The Diaghilev Ballet Russes
22 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Diaghilev Ballet Russes was a project which brought revolutionized ballet, brought it to the world, and served as a launching point from which art...
S3 E1B - Ballet, Bubble Tea, and Learning New Skills with Jojo from the Adult Ballet Collective
09 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy this interview with Jojo Newman, creator of the Adult Ballet Collective. We talked about our journeys to ballet, how we started our respective p...
S3 E1 - Ballet Comes to America
02 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The new season begins! In this episode we take a high speed review of ballet history covering figures like Enrico Cecchetti, Marie Taglioni, Louis XIV...
S2 E9 - From Screen to Screen (Again)
28 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Note: in the time between recording the episode and now, Stephen Sondheim has passed. I will address this at the beginning of the next episode. Our f...
S2 E8 - From Stage to Screen
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode covers the post-West Side Story story from the Broadway production to the first film. In it we meet Chita Rivera, David Winters, and Rita...
S2 E7 - The Production
17 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is coming to you a few few late because I'm moving house and needed to steal some internet. I hope you enjoy it anyway! Today's episode c...
S2 E6 - Laurents, Smith, and Prince
03 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our multi-character episode! Next week we'll be talking about the production, but first I need to introduce you to a few more people; book ...
S2 E5 - Peter Gennaro (ie: I have a chat with his daughter Liza Gennaro)
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I had the immense privilege to talk to Liza Gennaro, the daughter of "West Side Story" co-choreographer Peter Gennaro. We chatted about her father's w...
S2 E4 - Stephen Sondheim and his Lyrics
05 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about the *very* early career of Stephen Sondheim If you want to learn more about his later works, particularly his music I'd recommend the fol...
S2 E3 - Leonard Bernstein and his Peers
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about Leonard Bernstein and his peers, ranging from George Gershwin to Betty Comden and Adolf Green. Also hear the story of how Fancy Free becam...
S2 E2 - Jerome Robbins and his Peers
08 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 2 covers Jerome Robbins and a selection of the other dancers and choreographers who shaped the world he chassed his way into.
S2 E1 - Everyone Still Loves 'West Side Story'
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to season 2 - all about 'West Side Story' 'West Side Story' opened on Broadway in 1957 and remained in the cultural zeitgeist ever since. You ...
Episode 9: The Legacy
20 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The final episode of our first season! In this episode we discuss the legacy of the musical Oklahoma!
Episode 8: The Cast
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Follow 6 cast members (original cast or original cast replacements) for the next 20 years of their careers.
Episode 7: The Production
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode covers the actual production, we've made it! Listen as Oklahoma! goes through 4 different names and an outbreak of German measles complic...
Episode 6: Mamoo and De Mille
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back from the break (extended by a week because my body was mean to me) In this episode we meet the two more members of the production team: t...
Episode 5: Theresa Helburn and the Theatre Guild
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Important announcement at the end of the episode: There's no new episode next week (or the week after). The next episode will be May 24th, I am sortin...
Episode 4: Oscar Hammerstein II
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we return to the Hammersteins, their bizarre careers and lives - particularly Oscar Hammerstein II. His early career included a lot of...
Episode 3: Richard Rodgers
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 3 which covers the early life and career of Richard Rodgers, particularly his work with Lorenz Hart
Episode 2: Vaudeville and Revues and Operetta. Oh my!
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 2, now with improved audio quality (thanks Ollie!). This episode covers the musical theatre landscape before Oklahoma! You'll meet ...
Episode 1: Why Oklahoma!?
04 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kathryn Morgan in Slaughter on Tenth Avenue -Rehearsals: Rehearsal Footage | Slaughter, Dewdrop, & Sugarplum | Kathryn Morgan - YouTube -Performan...