Bonus Episode #1: Becca’s back! I’ve made it a policy to avoid repeat guest appearances, but I had to make an exception for Rebecca Luker: a) because she was my first podcast guinea pig, back before I was able to separate the piano and the vocals, and I wanted to have an opportunity to record… Continue reading Lovely Lies – sung by Rebecca Luker
Episode #12: It is impossible to ignore the sparkle that is Sutton Foster. If you’ve ever seen her onstage or heard her sing, you must be as dazzled and as charmed by her as I am. While her early-career Broadway resumé is impressive (Les Mis, Grease, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Annie), her Tony-winning performance in the… Continue reading Time Does Not Bring Relief – sung by Sutton Foster
Episode #13: Howdy! I’m so excited to be reunited with the great Sally Mayes on this week’s episode. It was Sally who gave birth to my first Broadway song-baby (Is that a horrible metaphor or what?) in the 2003 production of Urban Cowboy, the musical. Unfortunately, that score was never recorded, but here, on the… Continue reading All Because of You – sung by Sally Mayes
Episode #14: Well, it was only a matter of time before I dragged my friend Emily Skinner onto this podcast. Emily has all my favorite actor-ingredients: a boundless and beautiful voice, a major sense of humor, fearlessness, creativity, intelligence, and above all, a ton of heart. She’s given some of the most memorable performances on… Continue reading The Philosopher – sung by Emily Skinner
Episode #15: Jenn Colella gives new meaning to the word “irresistible.” The second I laid eyes on her, I fell hard, and the love affair continues. I daresay that goes for anyone who’s ever met her. She is the most fun-loving, open-hearted, life-affirming person working in the theatre, not to mention ridiculously gorgeous and outrageously… Continue reading Another Guy – sung by Jenn Colella
Episode #16: I’m gay and even I have a crush on Kelli O’Hara, the dreamy, creamy-voiced Broadway “Babe.” For the past six years, she has been accumulating street cred with her lovely performances in such Broadway and Off-Broadway shows as Jekyll & Hyde, Follies, Sweet Smell of Success, My Life with Albertine, and Dracula. Finally,… Continue reading The Spring and the Fall – sung by Kelli O’Hara
Episode #17: Twice the talent, twice the laughs, twice as long! But when you’re in the room with Ruth Gottschall and Mary Testa, you just don’t want to leave! I had a fantastic afternoon with the two of them, chatting and websurfing and singing “Moving Right Along”, the women’s version. Yes, this is the same… Continue reading Moving Right Along (Women’s Version) – sung by Ruth Gottschall and Mary Testa
Bonus Episode #3: Stalling… stalling…. There are only three more songbook songs left! And the amazing singers who are scheduled to record them aren’t available for a spell, so it’s time for another bonus episode. This week, I took a little detour down memory lane and picked a song in honor of my upcoming trip… Continue reading P.A.’s Turn – sung by Jeff Blumenkrantz
Bonus Episode #4: I warned you that there’d be a few bonus episodes coming up…. This week it’s “He’ll Never Get What I Do”, written for a musical entitled Hush, which dealt with the relationship between a gay theatre composer and a deaf video artist. This song is sung by the composer and is pretty… Continue reading He’ll Never Get What I Do – sung by Jeff Blumenkrantz
Bonus Episode #5: If Yo Yo Ma is the cello star of the classical world, I’m going to say that Peter Sachon is the cello star of the musical theatre world. Not only has he played on such wonderful shows (and recordings) as the recent Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof, Off Broadway’s A… Continue reading Vouloir – played by Peter Sachon