Scene to Song Episode 82: John O’Hara, Lorenz Hart, and Richard Rodgers’s Pal Joey

In this episode, writer, website developer and podcaster Marc Eliot Stein discusses John O’Hara, Lorenz Hart, and Richard Rodgers's 1940 musical Pal Joey, pondering the enigma of this ever-changing show. We also talk about the song "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered" from Pal Joey. 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 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 new Patreon. The theme music is by Julia Meinwald. Music played in this episode: "Zip" from Pal Joey "I Could Write a Book" from Pal Joey "In Our Little Den of Iniquity" from Pal Joey "Take Him" from Pal Joey "Plant You Now, Dig You Later" from Pal Joey "You Mustn’t Kick It Around" from Pal Joey "That Terrific Rainbow" from Pal Joey "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered" from Pal Joey