Ben: Pore Jud is Daid
from The Volume Knob Hosted by Conseil Keith Serry Inc.
I wasn't just blowing smoke when I said that Ben's podcast 20 Square Blocks is great stuff. As soon as I heard it I reached out to him to see if we could work together. The humanity of the stories told and the silence Ben uses to listen to his guests is really worth seeking out. Once again, many thanks to him for appearing on my show. It was pretty interesting to hear how Por Jud is Daid has been treated by different productions of Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic over the years. From the "straight up" version from 1955 featuring Gordon MacRae and Rod Steiger. To this almost Lyle Lovett-esque version from the 2019 Broadway cast recording. The clips that you heard in the show were from the London cast recording from 1998 featuring Shuler Hensley as Jud and Ben's fellow Aussie Hugh Jackman as Curly. As always, I'd encourage you to listen to the whole track either before or after you listen to this weeks show (or both!) Make sure you follow The Volume Knob on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or at our website volumeknob.net. And if you have a story about the song that saved your life be sure to send it to me at [email protected].
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Ben has moved to Swan Hill from Ballarat and things in the new town are tough. How tough? The man in the fish n' chip shop has a bat, and he's not afraid to use it on his customers. In search of a place to take risks (and meet girls) Ben heads to the local theatre company and ends up getting a lead role as Jud Fry in the Swan Hill production of Oklahoma. The three knives Ben encounters from there will take you from the stages of Melbourne, to the deck of the USS Enterprise (yes, really) to the darkest and scariest corners of the human mind.
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