Quarterly Program Listings

Download Available 6/14
“Musical Theater Astrology”
We turn to the stars and the planets for some life lessons in song. (FP10:25)

Download Available 6/21
“Dancin’”
We’re going to waltz and polka, tap, cha-cha and rock our way through an hour of songs literally about dancing. (FP10:26)

Download Available 6/28
“I Love a Parade”
An hour of Broadway marches that range from stirring to satirical and even charming. (FP10:27)

Download Available 7/5
“Dream with Me”
Songs about entering the “other world” of the subconscious – including selections from “Oklahoma!,” “West Side Story” and “Lady in the Dark.” (FP10:28)

Download Available 7/12
“Good Stories”
Writers including Cole Porter, Frank Loesser and Kander and Ebb tell some very funny tales, along with others that are quite touching – and all in three- or four-minute songs. (FP10:29)

Download Available 7/19
“Dreams and Visions”
From grand visions like Don Quixote’s “Impossible Dream” to Lizzie Currie’s “Simple Little Things,” the dreams are many and oh-so-varied. (FP10:30)

Download Available 7/26
“Unlikely Pairs”
If you think that you and your partner in life are an unlikely pair, wait till you hear from the 14 couples in this hour! (FP10:31)

Download Available 8/2
“Celebrating Johnny Mercer (Part 1)”
A salute to the Mercer centenary, with this part focusing mostly on the lyricist’s work for Hollywood. (FP10:32)

Download Available 8/9
“Celebrating Johnny Mercer (Part 2)”
A salute to the Mercer centenary, with this part focusing mostly on the lyricist’s work for Broadway. (FP10:33)

Download Available 8/16
“We’ll Have Manhattan”
Manhattan is the star – and we’ll toss in the rest of the boroughs for good measure in this hour of songs about New York. (FP10:34)

Download Available 8/23
“Powerful Places”
The famous musical theater locales include Brigadoon, Avenue Q, Camelot and even Dogpatch. (FP10:35)

Download Available 8/30
“Weather Report”
The forecast for the hour is rain, blue skies, draught, snow and ice, and even a tornado or two – all in songs, from musicals, of course! (FP10:36)

Download Available 9/6
“2002 on Stage”
The best of the year including “Hairspray,” “Elaine Stritch at Liberty,” “The Last Five Years” and the revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.” (FP10:37)

Download Available 9/13
“Let’s Do It”
A musical theater survey of songs about S-E-X. But not to worry: nothing explicit here – just witty double entendres. (FP10:38)

Download Available 9/20
“The Artist’s Life”
From Kern and Hammerstein’s “Show Boat” in 1927 to Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park with George” more than 50 years later, musical theater portraits of painters, singers and dancers. (FP10:39)