Scene to Song Episode 88: Song Cycles in Musical Theater

In this episode, composer, lyricist, and librettist Timothy Huang discusses song cycles in musical theater, exploring what makes a piece a song cycle as opposed to a revue, concert, or book musical. We also talk about the song "The Butterfly" from Neil Bartram and Brian Hill's 2009 musical The Story of My Life.  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: "Scene One: The Whore and the Soldier" from Hello Again  "Patti by the Pool" from First Daughter Suite "Hear My Song" from Songs for a New World "Apocalypse in Tennessee" from Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future "Anytime (I am There)" from Elegies "The Butterfly" from The Story of My Life