MusicalWorld Podcast
by Jim Farley, David Brush, Shane Anderson
David Brush, Jim Farley and Shane Anderson talk about all things in new musical theater. They talk to the creators, producers, actors and even critiques involved in the production of new musical theater. They play music from new musicals and interview the creators...
Episodes
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MW114 NOEL KATZ THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE
MW 114 NOEL KATZ THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE On this episode I talk to Noel Katz, MW alumni of many past episodes, starting all the way back at MW7! We’ve talked about THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE on a past MW episode, MW79… however, this time,
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MW114 NOEL KATZ THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE
MW 114 NOEL KATZ THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE On this episode I talk to Noel Katz, MW alumni of many past episodes, starting all the way back at MW7! We’ve talked about THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE on a past MW episode, MW79… however, this time, as well as playing new music […]
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MW113 UPDATE
I just wanted to let everyone know that we have not totally disappeared. We’re still here… and we’re still interested in your new musicals… BUT… all 3 of us, Dave, Shane and I have all had a lot of changes in our lives that
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MW113 UPDATE
I just wanted to let everyone know that we have not totally disappeared. We’re still here… and we’re still interested in your new musicals… BUT… all 3 of us, Dave, Shane and I have all had a lot of changes in our lives that Is keeping us busy elsewhere and we just don’t have the time together…
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MW112 – STEPHEN COLE RETURNS TO MW!
So, after being away for almost 3 years, we have the mayor of MusicalWorld, STEPHEN COLE, returning to the show to talk about what he’s been up to! I was going to edit this episode into 2 separate shows, but, since we’re only releasing one show a month now, I decided to just put it […]
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MW111 – SERENITY FISHER & MICHAEL RONSTADT
MW111 Featuring SERENITY FISHER & MICHAEL RONSTADT and their musical ? at The FRINGE FESTIVAL in Cincinnati, Ohio On this episode we visit with SERENITY FISHER and MICHAEL RONSTADT about their recent run of their musical, “?”, at the Cincinnati FRINGE FESTIVAL back in August. These quotes, from...
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MW110 DAN ELISH
MW110 Back in June, while Dave and I were spending a day recording interviews, we were very pleased to check in with our MW alumni, Dan Elish. We first spoke to Dan back in March of 2013 on MW 98… We talked then about his musicals THE WORLDWIDE DESSE...
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MW110 DAN ELISH
MW110 Back in June, while Dave and I were spending a day recording interviews, we were very pleased to check in with our MW alumni, Dan Elish. We first spoke to Dan back in March of 2013 on MW 98… We talked then about his musicals THE WORLDWIDE DESSERT CONTESTS and NINE WIVES (with music […]
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MW109 DAVE HUDSON
Back in June Dave and I got a chance to chat with our friend, DAVE HUDSON… Dave’s been a busy guy working on four shows in the last two years! We spoke to him about 3 of them: NO BONES ABOUT IT, TUT, TUT!
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MW109 DAVE HUDSON
Back in June Dave and I got a chance to chat with our friend, DAVE HUDSON… Dave’s been a busy guy working on four shows in the last two years! We spoke to him about 3 of them: NO BONES ABOUT IT, TUT, TUT! and GOOD KNIGHT Songs on this episode include: NO BONES ABOUT […]
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MW108 MICHAEL GORDON SHAPIRO – FEAST OF SNACKS
MW108 MICHAEL GORDON SHAPIRO A FEAST OF SNACKS (with SHANNON MAHONEY, dir.) Michael Gordon Shapiro writes music for film, television, and video games in order to finance his musical theater habit. He has an expensive and underutilized degree in Cogniti...
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MW108 MICHAEL GORDON SHAPIRO – FEAST OF SNACKS
MW108 MICHAEL GORDON SHAPIRO A FEAST OF SNACKS (with SHANNON MAHONEY, dir.) Michael Gordon Shapiro writes music for film, television, and video games in order to finance his musical theater habit. He has an expensive and underutilized degree in Cognitive Science from Carnegie Mellon, an M.A. in...
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MW107 FLASHBACK! to MW5 DUST AND DREAMS with DAVE HUDSON
MW107 FLASHBACK to MW5, DUST AND DREAMS by DAVE HUDSON and PAUL LIBMAN This episode was originally posted 8 years ago… in April of 2006… I’ve been getting some requests to post some of the older shows that are no longer available on the now defun...
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MW107 FLASHBACK! to MW5 DUST AND DREAMS with DAVE HUDSON
MW107 FLASHBACK to MW5, DUST AND DREAMS by DAVE HUDSON and PAUL LIBMAN This episode was originally posted 8 years ago… in April of 2006… I’ve been getting some requests to post some of the older shows that are no longer available on the now defunct Mevio website. As I get a chance, I will […]
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MW106 FLASHBACK! MW4 – CONVIENIENCE – Gregg Coffin
MW106 - FLASHBACK! MW4 - CONVENIENCE - GREGG COFFIN It's been suggested by some that we re-release some of the older MW episodes that, for one reason or another, are very hard to find these days... and I thought that was a great idea...
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MW106 FLASHBACK! MW4 – CONVIENIENCE – Gregg Coffin
MW106 - FLASHBACK! MW4 - CONVENIENCE - GREGG COFFIN It's been suggested by some that we re-release some of the older MW episodes that, for one reason or another, are very hard to find these days... and I thought that was a great idea... especially since our schedules aren't permitting the time to...
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MW105 NOELLE DONFELD – POWDER PUFF PILOTS
MW105 NOELLE DONFELD – POWDER PUFF PILOTS On this episode of MusicalWorld we talk to Noelle Donfeld… Noelle has been featured on MW before another MW favorite, Denise Wright, for THE REVOLUTION OF BETSEY LORING.
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MW105 NOELLE DONFELD – POWDER PUFF PILOTS
MW105 NOELLE DONFELD – POWDER PUFF PILOTS On this episode of MusicalWorld we talk to Noelle Donfeld… Noelle has been featured on MW before another MW favorite, Denise Wright, for THE REVOLUTION OF BETSEY LORING. We feature music from POWDER PUFF PILOTS, cowritten by Noelle and BOOKWRITER Marian...
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MW 104 – DENNIS LIVINGSTON
MW104 - DENNIS LIVINGSTON - THE STORIES IN MY MINDWe're kicking off a new season of MusicalWorld with a bit of a sidestep from our usual fair... On this episode I spoke with Dennis Livingston about his newly released CD entitled "THE STORIES IN MY MIND". A CD of original songs by Boston...
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MW103 DANIEL KAPLAN – BURIED
MW103 - BURIED - DANIEL KAPLAN On this episode of MusicalWorld, I talked to Daniel Kaplan about his newest work: BURIED. "BURIED"'s story is about Ruth, a math teacher who is able to motivate her students to their best but suffers from a deficiency of her own, a massive hoarding problem. When she...
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MW102 THE NOTEWORTHY LIFE OF HOWARD BARNES - KOOMIN & DIMOND (& KEVIN MOORE)
MW102 THE NOTEWORTHY LIFE OF HOWARD BARNES MICHAEL KOOMIN & CHRISTOPHER DIMOND with director KEVIN MOORE Michael Koomin and Christopher Dimond are in Dayton, Ohio for the workshop of their new musical, THE NOTEWORTHY LIFE OF HOWARD BARNES at the HUMAN RACE THEATRE COMPANY‘s 2013 Festival of New...
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MW101 - SERENITY FISHER & ROBIN O’NEAL KISSELL
MW101 – the start of the next century of MW’s… we speak to the creators of VORTEX OF THE GREAT UNKNOWN (Cincinnati Fringe Festival 2013) and SOPHIE’S DREAM (Cincinnati Fringe Festival 2010) Robin O’Neal Kissel and Serenity Fisher. The “Vortex” opens at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival on Thursday,...
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MW100!!! The Century Mark!
MW100 – THE CENTURY MARK!!! On this most momentous episode of MusicalWorld, we celebrate our 100th episode by looking back at many of our favorite MusicalWorld moments! We received several audio messages of updates and congratulations that we play from some of our past interviewee’s… On this...
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MW99 - MARK SUTTON-SMITH
MW99 – MARK SUTTON-SMITH On March 12th, 2013, MusicalWorld, and musical theatre in general, lost one of our own. Mark Sutton-Smith passed after a long battle with cancer. All of us wish to extend to Mark’s family and friends, our deepest condolences and respect. We’re sure Mark is creating...
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MW98 DAN ELISH
MW98 DAN ELISH THE WORLDWIDE DESSERT CONTEST Dan Elish is the author of THE WORLDWIDE DESSERT CONTEST. He has also written several other novels for young adults including, The Attack of the Frozen Woodchucks, 13, Jason and the Baseball Bear, and The Great Squirrel Uprising. “13,” the musical for...
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MW97 - KATY LIPSON, DAVID KRANE & STEPHEN COLE
THE ROAD TO QATAR via LONDON On this episode of MusicalWorld Dave and Jim talk with Katy Lipson, David Krane the mayor of MusicalWorld himself… Stephen Cole. Katy’s endeavor, ARIA ENTERTAINMENT, has teamed up with Robert McWhir, the artistic director of the LANDOR THEATRE in London, to produce…
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MW96 – AMY & STEVEN LEIGH
MW96 - AMY and STEVEN LEIGH - HIGHER PLACE (photo from The Leigh Family Singers appearance at GHOSTLIGHT COFFEE - the official coffee of MusicalWorld and ETC!) Amy & Steven Leigh join Dave and I... or, should I say, we joined them??? Dave and I visited L
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MW95 JULIANNE WICK DAVIS – SOUTHERN COMPFORT
MW95 - JULIANNE WICK DAVIS SOUTHERN COMFORT We lead into NAMT on this episode with our interview with Julianne Wick Davis. composer/lyricist, wrote music for SOUTHERN COMFORT with Dan Collins (book & lyrics). SOUTHERN COMFORT will be one of the featured
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MW94 KERRIGAN and LOWDERMILK
MW94 KAIT KERRIGAN and BRIAN LOWDERMILK This is a special episode of MusicalWorld as we begin our SEVENTH SEASON in style... We've been trying to work out everybody's schedules to add this creative team to the MW alumni, and finally... IT WORKED. Dave
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MW93 CAIT DOYLE Hot Mess in Manhattan – Night on the Town
MW93 CAIT DOYLE's HOT MESS IN MANHATTAN NIGHT ON THE TOWN (in association with RYAN HOLMES and BALZINRY Radio) Last Monday evening a special event happened at The Watering Hole in NYC. There was a fund raiser for Cait Doyle's Hot Mess In Manhattan up comi
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MW93 preshow
Just 2 hours away from A NIGHT ON THE TOWN with CAIT DOYLE and HOT MESS IN MANHATTAN! If you can't join the fun in person at The Watering Hole in NYC, the next best thing is going to be LISTENING LIVE! You can do that from you smart phone or just about a
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MW92 – a MusicalWorld Moment – Daniel Kaplan
MW92 - DANIEL KAPLAN I'm calling this episode a MusicalWorld Moment because it's an abbreviated MusicalWorld of sorts... Our guest, Daniel Kaplan, has written "COMPATIBILITY: an 8 BIT Musical". Instead of our normal interview, this MWM only lasts about 1
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MW91- TIMOTHY HUANG – COSTS OF LIVING
MW91 - TIMOTHY HUANG - COSTS OF LIVING Shane and Jim spoke to Tim about his new musical, COSTS OF LIVING, that was recently selected as a finalist for the American Harmony Prize as well as one of four shows selected for the ASCAP Musical Theater Workshop
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MW90 – ALAN GORDON & MARK SUTTON-SMITH – THE USUAL
MW90 - ALAN GORDON & MARK SUTTON-SMITH THE USUAL: a musical love story MARK SUTTON-SMITH & ALAN GORDON On St. Patricks day I had the pleasure of speaking with Alan and Mark about their musical, THE USUAL: a musical love story It also just so happened to b
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TMA09 – STEPHEN COLE – CARRIE the musical and PORGY & BESS
THE MORNING AFTER with STEPHEN COLE PORGY AND BESS CARRIE the musical Welcome back everyone to season 6, part 2 of MusicalWorld & The Morning After with STEPHEN COLE On this episode Stephen discuss' his foray into the Richard Rodgers theatre to see the Ge
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MW UPDATE
A quick update to our listeners, in response to some emails we've received the last 2-3 weeks asking when our next episode is going to be ready... who we're having as upcoming guests, etc... To reach MusicalWorld by email: [email protected] By phone: 347
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MW89 – 2011 END OF YEAR WRAP UP EXTRAVAGANZA SPECTACULAR
MW89 - 2011 END OF YEAR WRAP UP EXTRAVAGANZA! SPECTACULAR! Ok... So, maybe it's not quite all that, but it was fun wrapping up and finishing off our 2011... Dave, Shane & Jim sat down... IN THE SAME ROOM for a change... and talked through their favorite M
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MW88 – STEPHANIE KARR & MARK WATTS
MW 88 - ELEVEN a new 1930's musical by MARK WATTS & STEPHANIE KARR Songs in this episode include: What a Doll You Are My Heart OK Fine, Whatever Let's Dance The Night Together Yes, Dear Vocalist on the recording are: Luis Ramos Megan Hanner Camille Acosta
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MW87 – Jane Eyre the Musical
MW87 - JANE EYRE the musical REBECCA DUVALL, KARI SKOUSEN & BILL KILPATRICK Songs in this episode include: I AM AN ARROW - sung by Liz McAvoy NO GREATER FOOL - sung by Liz McAvoy GYPSY - sung by Eric Anderson & Company BEGIN AGAIN - sung by Eric Anderson
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MW86 – Crab House – A New Musical
MW 86 - CRAB HOUSE - A NEW MUSICAL Director - Keith Gildea & Composer/Lyricist - Joe Kiely Shane and Jim speak with Keith Gildea, the director of CRAB HOUSE the musical, that will have it's Off-Broadway debut at the Laurie Beechman Theater on October 20th
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THE MORNING AFTER with STEPHEN COLE – FOLLIES
TMA 08 - THE MORNING AFTER with STEPHEN COLE FOLLIES Welcome back everybody, to our SIXTH SEASON of MUSICALWORLD! We're gonna start it off right by chatting with the Mayor of MusicalWorld, his Honor, Stephen Cole... Recently Stephen went to see the FOLLI
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MW85 Jeff Thomson & Jeremy Desmon PUMP UP THE VOLUME
Over the weekend of August 5th to the 7th, 2011, ETC had the privilege and the honor to host Jeff Thomson and Jeremy Desmon during the Musical Theatre Workshops Festival 2011 in Dayton, Ohio. Their musical, PUMP UP THE VOLUME (additional lyrics by Jordan
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MW84 CALLBACKS Vol 2
Noel Katz, John Mecurio, Dave Hudson, Denise Wright & J. Sebastian Fabal music in this episode includes: STUFF - from LUNATICS AND LOVERS by Noel Katz I WILL FIND A WAY - from THE RIVERHAVEN BOOK CLUB by John Mecurio HERO - from JACOB'S PILLOW by Denise W
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TMA07 Stephen Cole
TMA07 THE MORNING AFTER with STEPHEN COLE I finally had a chance to catch up with Stephen again and find out what he's been seeing on and around the Great White Way... and Las Angeles. We talk about his viewing experiences with BOOK OF MORMON, CATCH ME IF
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MW83 CALLBACKS
featuring: Mark & Joanne Sutton-Smith, Gregg Coffin, Dave Hudson & Paul Libman and David Brush & Jim Farley This summer we're turning back the clocks & calendars at MusicalWorld!!! We're gonna flash back and play some segments of shows that haven't se
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MW65 – CAIT DOYLE – HOT MESS IN MANHATTAN
MW65 - THE HOT MESS IN MANHATTAN! CAIT DOYLE We spoke with CAIT DOYLE... Without a doubt, one of the funniest, most charming and talented ladies you will ever hear! Cait talks about her career, how the "Hot Mess" got started,and how she gets all those gre
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MW82 – CHRIS MILLER and NATHAN TYSEN
MW82- CHRIS MILLER and NATHAN TYSEN Â For our fifth season send off we're joined by the very talented creative team of MILLER and TYSEN... CHRIS MILLER (music) and NATHAN TYSEN (lyrics) have written The Burnt Part Boys (Book by Mariana Elder, finalist fo
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MW81 GREGG COFFIN and MELISSA RAIN ANDERSON
MW81 - GREGG COFFIN and MELISSA RAIN ANDERSON Â Jim sat down with GREGG COFFIN and MELISSA RAIN ANDERSON in the lobby of the Loft Theatre (home of the Human Race Theatre Co.) in Dayton, Ohio. Gregg's new musical, RIGHT NEXT TO ME, opens there next week o
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MW80 BIG FAT CONCERT vol II
MW80 - BIG FAT CONCERT vol. II with guests DEREK GREGOR and NEVILLE GRUSD Â Â The weekend of April 29th and 30th was a big one for ETC. A BIG FAT one! ETC unrolled our second BFC series of new musical theater works in front of 2 audiences... The concert
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MW79 – NOEL KATZ – THE THING$ WE DO FOR LOVE
MW79 - NOEL KATZ - THING$ WE DO FOR LOVE Â Jim had a couple minutes to chat with one of his 'old' friends about a revue being put together featuring Noel's music... On May 2nd & 3rd, the music of songwriter NOEL KATZ is brought to the stage for two night
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David Brush, Jim Farley and Shane Anderson talk about all things in new musical theater. They talk to the creators, producers, actors and even critiques involved in the production of new musical theater. They play music from new musicals and interview the creators...
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Jim Farley, David Brush, Shane Anderson