Bonus Episode #6: Hey everybody, it’s time for another episode celebrating Raw Impressions! This organization enables artists to produce new projects VERY quickly, which is how I met my lovely guest star of the day, Alysha Umphress. Alysha, a recent graduate of The Boston Conservatory, made a splash last year at the Chelsea bar, XL,… Continue reading You’re Not Perfect Anymore – sung by Alysha Umphress
Episode #18: Marin Mazzie has established herself as one of Broadway’s great leading ladies, and it’s easy to see why: with her rangy and beautiful voice, her serious acting chops, her comic bent, and her cover girl looks, who wouldn’t want to cast her? Marin made her Broadway debut in Big River, and next was… Continue reading Walking the Wrong Way – sung by Marin Mazzie
Bonus Episode #7: 46 years ago this month, Rita Gardner was opening as Luisa in The Fantasticks, a then unknown Off-Broadway musical. Could she ever have imagined at the time that the show would have such an historic run, that she would be rapping on Broadway today, that there would be such a thing as… Continue reading I Think – sung by Rita Gardner
Episode #19: Carolee Carmello wouldn’t let me gush about her on the podcast as much as I wanted, so I’m going to have to do it here! Carolee and I met doing a production of Grease at Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera in 1989, and her career since then has been continuously and completely jam-packed with… Continue reading My Book – sung by Carolee Carmello
Bonus Episode #8: Wow, I can’t believe it’s almost the end of the podcast! When I started this bad boy, it seemed like such a long road ahead of me, and now here it is, just weeks from the GRAND FINALE! OK, enough sentimental talk. I’ll save that for the actual last episode. I’m here… Continue reading When It Comes to You – sung by Jeff Blumenkrantz
Episode #20: I can’t imagine a better person to have as my final special guest star than the super-special star of TV’s Will and Grace, Megan Mullally. Megan and I met twelve years ago when we were mere children performing on Broadway in our respective revivals, Megan in Grease and myself in Damn Yankees. Soon… Continue reading Lament – sung by Megan Mullally
Bonus Episode #9: Wow, I can’t believe this is the last episode! Doing this podcast has been such a wonderful experience for me. I’ve had the great privilege of hearing my songs performed by the creamiest of the crop, I’ve received beautiful emails from some very kind and supportive listeners, and I’ve even sold a… Continue reading Giving Thanks – sung by Jeff Blumenkrantz
Special Episode #1: When I decided I wanted to use “Man in the Moon” for a *special* podcast episode, it came to me in about a millisecond who HAD to sing it: Nancy Anderson. Not only because she’s an amazing talent and friend, but also because no one captures the sound of the 20’s and… Continue reading Man in the Moon – sung by Nancy Anderson
Special Episode #2: I’m so thrilled to be joined today by the uber-talented and outrageously foxy Michael McElroy. You probably remember his stand-out, Tony-nominated performance as Jim in the Deaf West/Roundabout revival of Big River a few seasons ago. Or perhaps you have been enjoying his fantastic performances on the original cast recordings of Michael… Continue reading Vonce – sung by Michael McElroy
Special Episode #6: Kate Shindle may have come to our attention first as Miss America 1998, but she has clearly staked out a place of her own in the musical theatre world. She’s appeared on Broadway in Jekyll and Hide, headlined as Sally Bowles in the Sam Mendes/Rob Marshall revival of Cabaret, and originated the… Continue reading The Core of Ponte – sung by Kate Shindle