Latest Hammerstein Podcast Episodes
Tony, Tony, Tony, Tony Awards Reactions 2024
Know the Show - June 18, 2024 09:05 - 56 minutesMusic Credits: "Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin "The Room Where It Happened" from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Written by Lin-Manuel MIranda | Performed by Leslie Odom J...
Tony, Tony, Tony, Tony Award Predictions 2024
Know the Show - June 12, 2024 09:05 - 1 hourMusic Credits: "Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin "Greased Lightnin'" from Grease (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey | Performed by John Trav...
The King & I
Know the Show - June 12, 2024 09:05 - 1 hourTHE KING AND I Music by Richard Rodgers | Book & Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Based on Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon | Original Choreography by Jerome Robbins Works Consulted & Reference : The King and I (Original Libretto) Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Br...
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Know the Show - May 01, 2024 09:05 - 1 hourTHE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD Book, Music, & Lyrics by Rupert Holmes | Based on the novel by Charles Dickens | Original Broadway production produced by New York Shakespeare Festival, Joseph Papp, Producer Works Consulted & Reference : The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Original Libretto) The Mystery o...
The Wiz
Know the Show - April 03, 2024 09:05 - 1 hourTHE WIZ Book by William F. Brown | Music & Lyrics by Charlie Smalls | From the story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Works Consulted & Reference : The Wiz (Original Libretto) Oz and the Musical by Ryan Bunch Black Broadway by Stewart F. Lane "Easin' on Down the Yellow Brick Ro...
Anything Goes
Know the Show - March 06, 2024 10:05 - 1 hourANYTHING GOES Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter | Original Book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse | New Book by Timothy Crouse & John Weidman Works Consulted & Reference : Once On This Island (Libretto) by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty Music Credits: "Overture...
Once On This Island
Know the Show - February 14, 2024 10:05 - 1 hourONCE ON THIS ISLAND Book & Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Music by Stephen Flaherty Works Consulted & Reference : Once On This Island (Libretto) by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty Music Credits: "Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by ...
Merrily We Roll Along
Know the Show - January 10, 2024 13:10 - 1 hourMERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Book by George Furth, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Works Consulted & Reference : Merrily We Roll Along (Libretto) by George Furth & Stephen Sondheim Sense of Occasion by Harold Prince Facing the Music by David Loud The Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happe...
She Loves Me
Know the Show - December 13, 2023 10:00 - 1 hourSHE LOVES ME Book by Joe Masteroff, Music by Jerry Bock, & Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick Works Consulted & Reference : She Loves Me (Libretto) by Joe Masteroff & Sheldon Harnick Sense of Occasion by Harold Prince To Broadway, To Life! The Musical Theatre of Bock & Harnick by Philip Lambert She...
Come From Away
Know the Show - November 01, 2023 14:30 - 1 hourCOME FROM AWAY Book, Music, & Lyrics by Irene Sankoff & David Hein Works Consulted & Reference : Come From Away (Libretto) by Irene Sankoff & David Hein Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock: An Inside Look at the Hit Musical by Laurence Maslon Come From Away (2021 Live Capture ) Directed b...
Damn Yankees
Know the Show - October 04, 2023 09:05 - 1 hourDAMN YANKEES Book by Douglass Wallop & George Abbott | Music & Lyrics by Jerry Ross & Richard Adler | Based on the novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant by Douglass Wallop Works Consulted & Reference : Damn Yankees (Libretto) by Douglass Wallop & George Abbott Damn Yankees (Revised Lib...
The Lion King
Know the Show - September 06, 2023 09:05 - 1 hourTHE LION KING Music & Lyrics by Elton John & Tim Rice | Additional Music & Lyrics by Lebo M., Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor, & Hans Zimmer | Book by Roger Allers & Irene Mecchi | Adapted from the Screenplay by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, & Linda Woolverton Works Consulted & Refe...
The Bridges of Madison County
Know the Show - August 09, 2023 09:05 - 1 hourTHE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Book by Marsha Norman | Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown | Based on the novel by Robert James Waller Works Consulted & Reference : The Bridges of Madison County (Licensing Script) by Marsha Norman & Jason Robert Brown "Tony Award Winning Duo Marsha Norman...
1776
Know the Show - July 05, 2023 09:10 - 1 hour1776 Book by Peter Stone | Music & Lyrics by Sherman Edwards | Based on a concept by Sherman Edwards Works Consulted & Reference : 1776 (Original Libretto) by Peter Stone & Sherman Edwards "The Making of America's Musical - 1776: The Story Behind the Story" by Jeffrey Kare Music Credits:...
Chicago
Know the Show - June 07, 2023 09:05 - 1 hourCHICAGO Book by Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse | Music by John Kander | Lyrics by Fred Ebb | Based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins Works Consulted & Reference : Chicago (Original Libretto) by Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse Fosse by Sam Wasson Colored Lights: Forty Years of Words and Music, Show Biz, Co...
Funny Girl
Know the Show - May 03, 2023 09:05 - 1 hourFUNNY GIRL Music by Jule Styne | Lyrics by Bob Merrill | Book by Isabel Lennart from an original story by Miss Lennart Works Consulted & Reference : Funny Girl (Original Libretto) by Isabel Lennart & Bob Merrill Jule: The Story of Composer Jule Styne by Theodore Taylor Music Credits: "Ov...
Fun Home
Know the Show - April 12, 2023 04:00 - 1 hourFUN HOME Music by Jeanine Tesori | Lyrics by Lisa Kron | Book by Lisa Kron | Based on the Graphic Novel Fun Home by Alison Bechdel | Works Consulted & Reference : Fun Home (Original Libretto) by Lisa Kron & Jeanine Tesori Fun Home by Alison Bechdel Music Credits: "Overture" from Dear Worl...
The Phantom of the Opera
Know the Show - February 15, 2023 10:00 - 1 hourTHE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber | Lyrics by Charles Hart | Additional Lyrics by Richard Stilgoe | Book by Richard Stilgoe & Andrew Lloyd Webber | Based on the novel Le Fantome de l'Opera by Gaston Leroux | Originally Directed by Harold Prince | Orchestrations by David Cul...
On the Town
Know the Show - January 11, 2023 10:05 - 1 hourON THE TOWN Music by Leonard Bernstein | Book & Lyrics by Betty Comden & Adolph Green | Based on an Idea by Jerome Robbins Works Consulted & Reference : On the Town (Original Libretto) by Betty Comden & Adolph Green "Innocents on Broadway" by Adam Green in the November 2014 issue of Vanity ...
Hairspray
Know the Show - December 07, 2022 10:05 - 1 hourHAIRSPRAY Book by Thomas Meehan & Mark O'Donnell | Music by Marc Shaiman | Lyrics by Marc Shaiman & Scott Whittman | Based on the New Line Cinema film, Written & Directed by John Waters Works Consulted & Reference : Hairspray (Original Libretto) by Hugh Wheeler & Stephen Sondheim Hairspray: ...
A Little Night Music
Know the Show - November 23, 2022 10:05 - 1 hourA LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Book by Hugh Wheeler | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Suggested by a film by Ingmar Bergman Works Consulted & Reference : A Little Night Music (Original Libretto) by Hugh Wheeler & Stephen Sondheim Finishing the Hat by Stephen Sondheim Sondheim & Co by Craig Zada...
Musical March Madness - Sweet Sixteen
Know the Show - April 01, 2022 21:00 - 35 minutesMichael and Anika announce the Sweet 16 matchups for the 2022 Musical March Madness contest! Voting is open now in our Instagram story @knowtheshowpod
A Very Merry Christmas Special
Know the Show - December 23, 2021 10:05 - 49 minutesEpisode Segments: 3:10 – Favorite Things 32:38 – How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? 40:19 – Someone Tell The Story Music Credits: "Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin "We Need A Little...
West Side Story
Know the Show - December 08, 2021 10:05 - 1 hourWEST SIDE STORY Book by Arthur Laurents | Music by Leonard Bernstein | Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Based on a Conception of Jerome Robbins | Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Episode Segments: 3:55 – Speed Test 6:06 – Why God Why 15:10 – Back to Before 23:18 – Putting It To...
Next to Normal
Know the Show - November 03, 2021 09:20 - 1 hourNEXT TO NORMAL Music by Tom Kitt | Book & Lyrics by Brian Yorkey Episode Segments: 2:50 – Speed Test 5:09 – Why God Why 8:33 – Back to Before 11:20 – Putting It Together 16:10 – What's Inside 34:15 – How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? 1:08:33 – Our Favorite Things 1:17:02 – Corner ...
Oklahoma!
Know the Show - October 06, 2021 14:10 - 1 hourOKLAHOMA! Music by Richard Rodgers | Book & Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Original Choreography by Agnes de Mille | Based on the play Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs | Episode Segments: 2:35 – Speed Test 4:28 – Why God Why 8:04 – Back to Before 15:21 – Putting It Together 23:56 – W...
Cats
Know the Show - September 08, 2021 09:05 - 1 hourCATS Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum’s Book Of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot | “Prologue – Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats” additional material written by Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe | “Memory” additional material written by Trevor Nunn Episode Segments: 1:53 – Speed Test...
Assassins
Know the Show - August 04, 2021 09:05 - 2 hoursASSASSINS Book by John Weidman | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr. Episode Segments: 4:25 – Speed Test 8:08 – Why God Why 16:51 – Back to Before 22:45 – Putting It Together 34:55 – What's Inside 1:05:25 – How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? ...
In the Heights
Know the Show - July 07, 2021 09:50 - 1 hourIN THE HEIGHTS Book by Quíara Alegría Hudes | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | | Conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda Episode Segments: 2:20 – Speed Test 5:20 – Why God Why 8:37 – Back to Before 15:52 – Putting It Together 28:35 – What's Inside 46:53 – How Do You Solve a Problem Like...
Hello, Dolly!
Know the Show - June 09, 2021 09:05 - 1 hourPut on your Sunday clothes and polish up those silver trays, because IN THE SPOTLIGHT is diving into Hello, Dolly! Join Michael and Anika as they talk about the show's surprisingly ancient inspirations and complex road to Broadway - including which parts of the score might not actually be compos...
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