The History of Musical Theatre Podcast

In this interview I talk to David Weston, who spent a very long career in Shakespeare's plays. He was Ian McKellen's understudy in a world tour of King Lear. He kept a diary during that time which was published as Covering McKellen, which he followed up with Covering Shakespeare. I do some fangirling, and we chat about his career.  Remington Campbell (@remingtonadeney) • Instagram photos and videos

Script Here: Episode 2: Victor Hugo and English Operetta - OUT OF THE WINGS (outofthewingsmedia.com) Books: Citron, Stephen - Noel and Cole: The Sophisticates - 1992 - Oxford University Press Dickson, John - Bullies and Saints: An Honest Look at the Good and Evil of Christian History - 2021 - Zondervan Hammerstein, Oscar Arthur - The Hammersteins: A Musical Theatre Family - 2010 - Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Harding, James - Folies de Paris: The Rise and Fall of French Operetta - 1979 - Chappell & Company Ganzl, Kurt. Lamb, Andrew - Ganzl’s Book of the Musical Theatre - 1988 - The Bodley Head Nightingale, Benedict - The Musical Phenomenon Les Miserables From Page to Stage to Screen - 2018 - Carlton Books Limited Lerner, Alan Jay - The Musical Theatre: A Celebration - 1986 - Gilmount Weston, David - Covering Shakespeare: An Actor’s Saga of Near Misses and Dogged Endurance - 2014 - Oberon Books Whitfield, Sarah - Boubil and Schonberg’s Les Miserables - 2019 - Routledge Websites: A Brief Summary of Victor Hugo’s Life - Guernsey Museums & Galleries - A Brief Summary of Victor Hugo's Life - Guernsey Museums (gov.gg) Victor Hugo - Britanica - Victor Hugo | Biography, Books, Poems, & Facts | Britannica Notre Dame Cathedral Update - Friends of Notre Dame de Paris - Notre Dame Cathedral Update | 2022 Restoration Update (friendsofnotredamedeparis.org) Why did Gilbert and Sullivan quarrel over a carpet? - Classical Music - Why did Gilbert and Sullivan quarrel over a carpet? | Classical Music (classical-music.com) The beginner’s guide to operetta - English National Opera - The beginner's guide to operetta | English National Opera (eno.org) Other: Oxford Dictionary

To support the show and shop for second hand books follow this link: www.affiliates.abebooks.com/KeLedy  Find me on Instagram: Remington Campbell (@remingtonadeney) • Instagram photos and videos Episode Script is available on my website: www.outofthewingsmedia.com Bibliography: (As it stands in this episode) Books: Dickson, John - Bullies and Saints: An Honest Look at the Good and Evil of Christian History - 2021 - Zondervan Harding, James - Folies de Paris: The Rise and Fall of French Operetta - 1979 - Chappell & Company Ganzl, Kurt. Lamb, Andrew - Ganzl’s Book of the Musical Theatre - 1988 - The Bodley Head Nightingale, Benedict - The Musical Phenomenon Les Miserables From Page to Stage to Screen - 2018 - Carlton Books Limited Whitfield, Sarah - Boubil and Schonberg’s Les Miserables - 2019 - Routledge Websites: A Brief Summary of Victor Hugo’s Life - Guernsey Museums & Galleries - A Brief Summary of Victor Hugo's Life - Guernsey Museums (gov.gg) Victor Hugo - Britanica - Victor Hugo | Biography, Books, Poems, & Facts | Britannica Notre Dame Cathedral Update - Friends of Notre Dame de Paris - Notre Dame Cathedral Update | 2022 Restoration Update (friendsofnotredamedeparis.org) Other: Oxford Dictionary

Our last episode of season 3 before the hiatus. In this episode we talk about the Maria Tallchief years, meet and re-meet some important performers, see the creation of a number of NYCB mainstay works, and seeing the foundation laid for the years to come.  May 23rd we begin season 4, talking about Les Miserables. Remington Campbell (@remingtonadeney) • Instagram photos and videos

This week I chatted Chima Olujie, Alvin Ailey school alum, founder of Horton Technique Australia, and a fellow nerd. We talked about the difference between modern dance and contemporary, as well as many of the great modern dance pioneers; Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Jose Limon, Katherine Dunham and, of course, Lester Horton.  Find her here: CHIMĀ #ʜᴏʀᴛᴏɴᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇAU (@chichichanel13) • Instagram photos and videos Horton Technique Australia (@hortontechniqueau) • Instagram photos and videos Home | Horton Technique Australia

Welcome to the Vera Zorina years where Balanchine steps away from ballet a little to work on Broadway and in Hollywood before bringing everything he learnt back to the ballet stage. We also meet some of the most influential contemporary dance pioneers. CHIMĀ #ʜᴏʀᴛᴏɴᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇAU (@chichichanel13) • Instagram photos and videos Remington Campbell (@remingtonadeney) • Instagram photos and videos

Welcome to our first Divertissements episodes, three short conversation about three wildly, different topics (and their various tangents).   In this episode I spoke to:  Ally O'Brien about body expectations in ballet, the Alexandra Waterbury case, and the value of the old guard. (Ally O'Brien (@awkwardprincessally) • Instagram photos and videos) Violet Adeney about the lack of musical theatre roles for altos, how this ruins road trips, and why Encanto is great (Violet Adeney (@violet_aidknee) • Instagram photos and videos) and Jennifer James about Brecht, almost Brecht, and how to make an audience think critically about a show. (Jennifer James (@missjenniferjames) • Instagram photos and videos)

This week we're talking about the Balanchine and Danilova years including the founding of the School of American Ballet, George's work in Hollywood, and a culture difference between the American Ballet and the Met Opera.   Stormy Weather Tap Dance: 8. Flash dancing-The Nicholas Brothers and Cab Calloway-Jumpin' Jive-Stormy Weather 1943 - YouTube Find me on Instagram: Remington Campbell (@remingtonadeney) • Instagram photos and videos

Find Phil Chan here: Final Bow For Yellowface (@finalbowforyellowface) • Instagram photos and videos Find me here: Remington Campbell (@remingtonadeney) • Instagram photos and videos

Welcome to the life of George Balanchine, broken up by wife for convenience. See Maira Khoreva performing Don Quixote: DON QUIXOTE Pas De Deux Maria Khoreva Kimin Kim Berlin - YouTube Come see me in a show! Much Ado About Nothing: Much Ado About Nothing – Touring Sydney – February - Premier Tickets Midsummer Madness: https://bit.ly/3rArkca Remington Campbell (@remingtonadeney) • Instagram photos and videos @outofthewingsmedia • Instagram photos and videos

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After Diaghilev's death the ballet was left in a chaotic state. Disparate producers, impresarios, choreographers, and dancers came together to form a new company. On Broadway ballet makes its way into the mainstream and onto the stages.  Remington Campbell (@remingtonadeney) • Instagram photos and videos @outofthewingsmedia • Instagram photos and videos

This week's episode is an interview with Lyrica Woodruff, basically Broadway's ballerina. The SAB alum talks about her journey from California to New York and from ballet to Broadway.

The Diaghilev Ballet Russes was a project which brought revolutionized ballet, brought it to the world, and served as a launching point from which artists like George Balanchine would begin their careers.  If you want to come see Much Ado About Nothing, you can find tickets here: Much Ado About Nothing – Touring Sydney – February - Premier Tickets

Enjoy this interview with Jojo Newman, creator of the Adult Ballet Collective. We talked about our journeys to ballet, how we started our respective passion projects, our bubble tea orders, and the value of learning new skills as an adult.  Find Jojo:  https://www.instagram.com/adultballetcollective/  https://adultballet.co/  Find me on social media:  https://www.instagram.com/remingtonadeney/  https://www.instagram.com/outofthewingsmedia/  https://www.outofthewingsmedia.com/

The new season begins! In this episode we take a high speed review of ballet history covering figures like Enrico Cecchetti, Marie Taglioni, Louis XIV, and Fanny Elssler.

Note: in the time between recording the episode and now, Stephen Sondheim has passed. I will address this at the beginning of the next episode. Our final foray into the world of West Side Story!

This episode covers the post-West Side Story story from the Broadway production to the first film. In it we meet Chita Rivera, David Winters, and Rita Moreno, as well as a few others.  The story covers "Gypsy", the death of Oscar Hammerstein II, and the film's production.

This episode is coming to you a few few late because I'm moving house and needed to steal some internet. I hope you enjoy it anyway! Today's episode covers the production itself, how all the pieces came together, the rehearsal progress, and some rules about stage combat.

Welcome to our multi-character episode! Next week we'll be talking about the production, but first I need to introduce you to a few more people; book writer Arthur Laurents, set designer Oliver Smith, and producer Hal Prince.

I had the immense privilege to talk to Liza Gennaro, the daughter of "West Side Story" co-choreographer Peter Gennaro. We chatted about her father's work, how she moved from being a Broadway dancer to working as an academic, and we (respectfully) dunked on Jerome Robbins. I also tell a cute story about my mum.

Learn about the *very* early career of Stephen Sondheim If you want to learn more about his later works, particularly his music I'd recommend the following videos: - The Musical Moral of Into The Woods - YouTube and - How the Music Spoils Sweeney Todd (and why that's a good thing) - YouTube  Both by the YouTube channel Sideways

Learn about Leonard Bernstein and his peers, ranging from George Gershwin to Betty Comden and Adolf Green. Also hear the story of how Fancy Free became On The Town

Episode 2 covers Jerome Robbins and a selection of the other dancers and choreographers who shaped the world he chassed his way into.

Welcome to season 2 - all about 'West Side Story' 'West Side Story' opened on Broadway in 1957 and remained in the cultural zeitgeist ever since. You may know 'West Side Story', but you might not know just how culturally pervasive the show was, and continues to be. 

The final episode of our first season! In this episode we discuss the legacy of the musical Oklahoma!

Follow 6 cast members (original cast or original cast replacements) for the next 20 years of their careers.

This episode covers the actual production, we've made it! Listen as Oklahoma! goes through 4 different names and an outbreak of German measles complicates out of town try-outs.

Welcome back from the break (extended by a week because my body was mean to me) In this episode we meet the two more members of the production team: the director and the choreographer

Important announcement at the end of the episode: There's no new episode next week (or the week after). The next episode will be May 24th, I am sorting out a few health things and getting some work done on new exciting projects. Episode 5 covers amazing producer Theresa Helburn and the Theatre Guild, the incredible organization which moves musicals along so much. 

In this episode we return to the Hammersteins, their bizarre careers and lives - particularly Oscar Hammerstein II. His early career included a lot of collaborators and a lot of ups and down. Hope you enjoy  

Welcome to Episode 3 which covers the early life and career of Richard Rodgers, particularly his work with Lorenz Hart

Welcome to episode 2, now with improved audio quality (thanks Ollie!). This episode covers the musical theatre landscape before Oklahoma! You'll meet Florenz Ziegfeld, along with a crazy number of Hammersteins

Kathryn Morgan in Slaughter on Tenth Avenue -Rehearsals: Rehearsal Footage | Slaughter, Dewdrop, & Sugarplum | Kathryn Morgan - YouTube -Performance: MY RETURN TO THE STAGE | First Performance with Miami City Ballet | Kathryn Morgan Vlog - YouTube