EPISODE · Mar 26, 2024 · 1H 6M
Scene to Song Episode 108: The Bimbo or Ditz Character in Sondheim Musicals
from Scene to Song · host Shoshana Greenberg
In this episode, home care nurse and educator BethAnn Freed Cohen discusses the bimbo, or ditz, character in Sondheim musicals. We also talk about the song "Glitter and Be Gay" from the 1956 Leonard Bernstein, Richard Wilbur, and Lillian Hellman musical Candide. You can write to [email protected] with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you’d like to be a podcast guest. Follow on Instagram at @ScenetoSong, on X/Twitter at @SceneSong, and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.” And be sure to sign up for the new monthly e-newsletter at scenetosong.substack.com. Contribute to the Patreon. The theme music is by Julia Meinwald. Music played in this episode: "Could I Leave You" from Follies "Lovely" from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum "That’ll Show Him" from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum "Barcelona" from Company "Everybody Loves Louis" from Sunday in the Park with George "Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide
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In this episode, home care nurse and educator BethAnn Freed Cohen discusses the bimbo, or ditz, character in Sondheim musicals. We also talk about the song "Glitter and Be Gay" from the 1956 Leonard Bernstein, Richard Wilbur, and Lillian Hellman musical Candide.You can write to [email protected] with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you’d like to be a podcast guest. Follow on Instagram at @ScenetoSong, on X/Twitter at @SceneSong, and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.” And be sure to sign up for the new monthly e-newsletter at scenetosong.substack.com. Contribute to the Patreon. The theme music is by Julia Meinwald.Music played in this episode:"Could I Leave You" from Follies"Lovely" from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"That’ll Show Him" from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"Barcelona" from Company"Everybody Loves Louis" from Sunday in the Park with George"Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide
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Scene to Song Episode 108: The Bimbo or Ditz Character in Sondheim Musicals
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