Quarterly Program Listings

Download Available 3/17
“Jule Styne on Broadway (Part 2)”
The composer’s later work, from “Funny Girl” in 1964 to his death 30 years later, and featuring excerpts from Bill Rudman’s 1987 interview. (FP08:12)

Download Available 3/24
“1976 on Stage and Screen”
The best of the year including Stephen Sondheim’s “Pacific Overtures” and Hollywood’s “That’s Entertainment, Part 2.” (FP08:13)

Download Available 3/31
“Broadway Philosophers”
Selections from songwriters who have something to say about the human condition and the meaning of life – going all the way back to George M. Cohan. (FP08:14)

Download Available 4/7
“Many Ways to Say I Love You”
Seventeen songs that demonstrate you can fall in love and sing about it without falling back on clichés. (FP08:15)

Download Available 4/14
“Blowin’ the House Down!”
Eighteen ladies from Ethel Merman to Patti LuPone display the art of belting in Broadway and Hollywood musicals. (FP08:16)

Download Available 4/21
“1961 on Stage and Screen”
The best of the year including Broadway’s “How to Succeed…” and “Carnival,” and Robert Wise’s film of “West Side Story.” (FP08:17)

Download Available 4/28
“Spotlight on ‘Carousel’”
A sampling of five different recordings of the Rodgers and Hammerstein masterwork, plus observations from the masters themselves. (FP08:18)

Download Available 5/5
“Spotlight on Petula Clark”
The pop singer’s outstanding work in such musicals as “Finian’s Rainbow,” “Sunset Boulevard,” “The Sound of Music” and “Blood Brothers.” (FP08:19)

Download Available 5/12
“1981 on Stage and Screen”
The best of the year including Broadway’s “Sophisticated Ladies” and “Dreamgirls” and Hollywood’s “Pennies from Heaven.” (FP08:20)

Download Available 5/19
“Spotlight on Tammy Grimes”
An hour in the company of the two-time Tony Award winner, featuring selections from “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” “High Spirits” and “42nd Street.” (FP08:21)

Download Available 5/26
“Wanted: Mr. or Ms. Right”
Songs about men and women searching for the ideal partner in life. (FP08:22)

Download Available 6/2
“1964 on Stage and Screen”
The best of the year including Broadway’s “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Hello, Dolly!,” plus Hollywood’s “My Fair Lady” and “Mary Poppins.” (FP08:23)

Download Available 6/9
“Americana Musicals”
An hour that gives the Heartland its due with such musicals as “Oklahoma!,” “Meet Me in St. Louis” and “The Harvey Girls.” (FP08:24)

Download Available 6/16
“A Tribute to George Abbott”
Revisiting nearly 30 years in the career of the legendary writer-director – from “Jumbo” to “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” – featuring excerpts from Bill Rudman’s interview taped one month before Abbott’s 100th birthday. (FP08:25)

Download Available 6/23
“1958 on Stage and Screen”
The best of the year including Broadway’s “Flower Drum Song” and Hollywood’s Academy Award-winning “Gigi.” (FP08:26)