The Little Things You Hear Together

Kayla Burfeind joins Alex to talk about the 2016 Original Broadway Cast Album for Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812!Music, lyrics, book, & orchestrations by Dave Malloy, directed by Rachel Chavkin, with music direction by Or Matias.Stream the album on YouTube. You can also check out:2013 Original Off-Broadway Cast AlbumFollow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

Podcast artist Jake Dissmore joins Alex to have fun talking about the musical The Nightman Cometh from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Happy April Fool's Day!Music & lyrics by Charlie Day & Cormac Bluestone, Dayman written by Scott Marder & Rob RosellFollow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

Brandon Boucher joins Alex to talk about the 2017 Original Broadway Cast Album for Come from Away.Music, lyrics, & book by Irene Sankoff & David Hein, directed by Christopher Ashley, with music direction by Ian Eisendrath and orchestrations by August Eriksmoen.Stream the album on YouTube.Follow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

Zakary Morton is back with Alex to talk about the 2017 Original Broadway Cast Album for Anastasia!Music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, book by Terrence McNally, directed by Darko Tresnjak, with music direction by Tom Murray and orchestrations by Doug Besterman.Stream the album on YouTube. You can also check out:1997 Original SoundtrackFollow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

Shoshana Greenberg joins Alex to talk about the 2014 London Revival Cast Album for Miss Saigon!Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. & Alain Boublil with additional lyrics by Michael Mahler, book by Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg, directed by Laurence Connor, with music direction by Alfonso Casado and orchestrations by William David Brohn.Stream the album on YouTube. You can also check out:1989 Original London Cast1995 Complete Symphonic RecordingRead Diep Tran's article, "I Am Miss Saigon, and I Hate It," as recommended by Shoshana in the episode.Follow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

Aly Sato joins Alex to talk about the quirky but lovable 2017 Original Broadway Cast Album for Amélie.Music by Daniel Messé, lyrics by Nathan Tysen & Daniel Messé, book by Craig Lucas, directed by Pam MacKinnon, with music direction by Kimberly Grigsby and orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin.Stream the album on YouTube. You can also check out:2019 Original London Cast AlbumFollow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

Did you know Cirque du Soleil had a Broadway show? It's true! Josh Swantz joins Alex to talk about the 2016 Original Broadway Cast Album for Paramour.Music by Bob & Bill, co-composer Andreas Carlsson, assistant composer Martin Laniel, lyrics by Andreas Carlsson with additional lyrics by Jenny Stafford, book and direction by Philippe Decouflé, with music direction by Seth Stachowski.Stream the album on YouTube.Follow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

Rob W. Schneider joins Alex to talk about the Falsettos 2016 Broadway Revival Cast Album.Music & lyrics by William Finn, book by William Finn & James Lapine, directed by James Lapine, with music direction by Vadim Feichtner and orchestrations by Michael Starobin.Stream the album on YouTube. You can also check out:March of the Falsettos 1981 Original Off-Broadway Cast AlbumFalsettoland 1990 Original Off-Broadway Cast AlbumFollow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

Mike Meaney joins Alex to explore the 2016 Original Broadway Cast Album of Holiday Inn.Music & lyrics by Irving Berlin, book by Gordon Greenberg & Chad Hodge, directed by Gordon Greenberg, with music direction by Andy Einhorn and orchestrations by Larry Blank.Stream the album on YouTube.Follow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

Alex is joined by Jonathan Chisolm to talk about the 2017 Original Broadway Cast Album for War Paint.Music by Scott Frankel, lyrics by Michael Korie, book by Doug Wright, directed by Michael Greif, with music direction by Lawrence Yurman and orchestrations by Bruce Coghlin.Stream the album on YouTube.Follow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

Craig Beavers joins Alex to start of the new season of the podcast by talking about the 2016 Original Broadway Cast Album for Groundhog Day!Music & lyrics by Tim Minchin, book by Danny Rubin, directed by Matthew Warchus, with music direction by David Holcenberg and orchestrations by Christopher Nightingale.Stream the album on YouTube.Follow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

What makes a great Broadway cast album? The Little Things You Hear Together dives into a different album from a Broadway season each episode, exploring how cast recordings capture the heart of a show—through music, lyrics, vocal performances, and everything in between. From iconic hits to forgotten gems, host Alex Asp and a guest break down what makes these albums sing and ranks them along the way. Fun, nerdy, and full of showtune love.

Kayla Burfeind is back to talk about the newly available unofficial audio for the 1987 Broadway Revival of Dreamgirls!Music by Henry Krieger, lyrics & book by Tom Eyen, directed by Michael Bennett, with music direction by Yolanda Segovia and orchestrations by Harold Wheeler.Follow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

Patrick Flynn joins Alex to review the entire 1987-88 season of Broadway musicals and see if they agree with how the rankings from the podcast season shook out.Follow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

Alex is joined by Kayla Burfeind to talk about two shows from the 1987-88 season that have no cast albums of any kind, but for which unofficial audio is available on a certain video website. We're talking about Teddy & Alice and the revival of Cabaret!Teddy & Alice: music by John Philip Sousa with adaptations by Richard Kapp, lyrics by Hal Hackady, book by Jerome Alden, directed by John Driver, with music direction by Larry Blank and orchestrations by Jim Tyler.Cabaret: music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by Joe Masteroff, directed by Hal Prince, with music direction by Donald Chan and orchestrations by Don Walker with additional orchestrations by Michael Gibson.Follow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

Alex welcomes back Josh Swantz to talk about three shows from the 1987-88 season that did not release commercial cast albums, but did send out promotional albums to industry insiders. Come learn more about Roza, Mail, and Carrie!Roza: music by Gilbert Becaud, lyrics & book by Julian More, directed by Harold Prince, with music direction by Louis St. Louis and orchestrations by Michael Gibson.Mail: music by Michael Rupert, lyrics & book by Jerry Colker, directed by Andrew Cadiff, with music direction by Tom Fay and orchestrations by Michael Gibson.Carrie: music by Michael Gore, lyrics by Dean Pitchford, book by Lawrence D. Cohen, directed by Terry Hands, with music direction by Paul Schwartz and orchestrations by Anders Eljas, Harold Wheeler, & Michael Starobin.Follow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

We've finally reached the unstoppable juggernaut of the season: the 1986 Original London Cast Album for The Phantom of the Opera! Join Alex and guest Ryan Wood as they go down once more into the longest running musical in Broadway history.Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart & Richard Stilgoe, book by Richard Stilgoe & Andrew Lloyd Webber, directed by Harold Prince, with music direction by David Caddick and orchestrations by David Cullen & Andrew Lloyd Webber.Stream the album on YouTube. You can also check out:2004 Soundtrack2011 Royal Albert Hall Concert CastFollow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

Alex is joined by Jeffrey Scott Parsons to talk about the 1985 Philadelphia (Pre-Broadway) Cast Album of The Gospel at Colonus. Who knew a Sophocles play and a Black Pentecostal church service were such a perfect match?Music by Bob Telson, lyrics, book, & direction by Lee Breuer, based on Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus as translated by Robert Fitzgerald.Stream the album on YouTube. You can also check out:1984 Concept AlbumFollow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

Paul W. Thompson joins Alex to talk about the 1988 Original Broadway Cast Album of Romance/Romance. Explore the most underrated score of the season!Music by Keith Hermann, lyrics, book, & direction by Barry Harman, with musical direction by Kathy Sommer and orchestrations by Michael Starobin.Stream the album on Spotify.Follow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

Alex is joined by Will & Rach, The Theater Lovers, to explore the 1987 Broadway Revival Cast Album of Anything Goes. It’s the top!Music & lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse, Timothy Crouse, & John Weidman, directed by Jerry Zaks, with musical direction by Edward Strauss and orchestrations by Michael Gibson.Stream the album on YouTube. You can also check out:1962 Off-Broadway Revival Cast1969 London Revival Cast1989 London Revival Cast2003 London Revival Cast2011 Broadway Revival CastFollow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

Alex and Adair Gilliam discuss the 1988 Original Broadway Cast Album of Sarafina! and how a protest musical against apartheid can still hold lessons for us today.Music, lyrics, book, & direction by Mbongeni Ngema, additional lyrics by Hugh Masekela, with musical direction by Ndaba Mholongo and arrangements by Mbongeni Ngema & Hugh Masekela.Stream the album on YouTube. You can also check out:1987 Original South African Cast1992 SoundtrackFollow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

Alex is joined by Rabindra Tambyraja to explore the 1988 Original Broadway Cast Album of Chess. Is it a big mess? Listen and find out!Music by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus, lyrics by Tim Rice, book by Richard Nelson, direction by Trevor Nunn, with musical direction by Paul Bogaev and orchestrations by Anders Eljas.Stream the album on YouTube. You can also check out:1984 Concept Album2008 Concert CastFollow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

Jeff Anderson joins Alex to figure out the 1988 Studio Album of Late Nite Comic. Never heard of it? You're not alone.Music & lyrics by Brian Gari, book by Allan Knee, direction by Philip Rose, with musical direction by Gregory J. Dlugos, and album orchestrations by Lee Shapiro.Stream the album on Spotify. You can also check out:2007 20th Anniversary Studio AlbumFollow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

Ben Rimalower and Alex start off the new season with the 1987 Original Broadway Cast Album of Into the Woods!Music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book and direction by James Lapine, with musical direction by Paul Gemignani and orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick.Stream the album on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube. You can also check out:1990 Original London Cast2002 Broadway Revival Cast2014 Movie Soundtrack2022 Broadway Revival CastFollow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

What makes a great Broadway cast album? The Little Things You Hear Together dives into a different album from a Broadway season each episode, exploring how cast recordings capture the heart of a show—through music, lyrics, vocal performances, and everything in between. From iconic hits to forgotten gems, host Alex Asp and a guest break down what makes these albums sing and ranks them along the way. Fun, nerdy, and full of showtune love.

To finish up the season, Alex is joined by Matt Koplik to review all the musicals of the 2003-04 Broadway season, as well as how the rankings shook out! Follow Matt on Instagram or follow Broadway Breakdown.Follow the podcast on Instagram, or email [email protected].

Alex is joined by Ramoncito David to talk about the 2003 Original Broadway Cast Album of Wicked!Music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Winnie Holzman, directed by Joe Mantello, with musical direction by Stephen Oremus.Stream the album on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube.Stream the 2024 Soundtrack (Part 1) on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube.Follow Ramoncito on Instagram.Follow the podcast on Instagram, or email [email protected].

Brandon Boucher and Alex dive into the 2003 Original Broadway Cast Album of Taboo.Music & lyrics by George O'Dowd with co-composer Kevan Frost and music co-writers John Themis & Richie Stevens, book by Mark Davies Markham and revised by Charles Busch, directed by Christopher Renshaw, with musical direction by Jason Howland.Stream the album on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube.Stream the 2002 Original London Cast Album on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube.Follow Brandon on Instagram.Follow the podcast on Instagram, or email [email protected].

Robbie Droddy and Alex break down the 2004 Broadway Revival Cast Album of Fiddler on the Roof.Music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, book by Joseph Stein, directed by David Leveaux, with musical direction by Kevin Stites.Stream the album on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube.Stream the 1964 Original Broadway Cast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube.Stream the 1967 Original London Cast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube.Stream the 2015 Broadway Revival Cast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube.Follow Robbie on Instagram.Follow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

Alex is joined by Zakary Morton to talk about the 2004 Original Broadway Cast Album of Caroline, or Change.Music by Jeanine Tesori, book & lyrics by Tony Kushner, directed by George C. Wolfe, with musical direction by Linda Twine.Stream the album on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube.Stream the 2021 Broadway Revival Cast Album on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube.Follow Zakary on Instagram.Follow the podcast on Instagram, or email [email protected].

Hope Nordquist talks with Alex about a Golden Age classic with the 2003 Broadway Revival Cast Album for Wonderful Town!Music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Betty Comden & Adolph Green, book by Joseph Fields & Jerome Chodorov, directed by Kathleen Marshall, with musical direction by Rob Fisher.Stream the album on Apple.Stream the 1953 Original Broadway Cast album on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube.Stream the 1986 London Revival Cast album on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube.Follow Hope on Instagram.Follow the podcast on Instagram, or email [email protected].

Alex is talking about the 2002 Original London Cast Album of Bombay Dreams with a very special guest: original 2004 Broadway cast member Tiffany Cooper!Music by A.R. Rahman, lyrics by Don Black, book by Meera Syal & Thomas Meehan, directed by Steven Pimlott, with musical direction by Christopher Nightingale.Stream the album on Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube.Follow Tiffany on Instagram or visit tiffanycooper.com.Follow the podcast on Instagram, or email [email protected].

Josh Swantz is on the podcast to discuss the 2004 Broadway Revival Cast Album of Assassins.Music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by John Weidman, directed by Joe Mantello, with musical direction by Paul Gemignani.Stream the album on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube.Stream the 1991 Original Off-Broadway Cast album on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube.Stream the 2022 Off-Broadway Revival Cast album on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube.Follow Josh on Instagram or BlueSky.Follow the podcast on Instagram, or email [email protected].

Alex is joined by Tom Walz to discuss the zany upset of the season, the 2003 Original Broadway Cast Album of Avenue Q!Music & lyrics by Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx, book by Jeff Witty, directed by Jason Moore, with musical direction by Gary Adler.Stream the album on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube.Follow Tom on Instagram.Follow the podcast on Instagram, or email [email protected].

Max Wojtanowicz and Alex discuss the 2003 Original Broadway Cast Album of The Boy from Oz.Music by Peter Allen, lyrics by Peter Allen & others, book by Nick Enright & Martin Sherman, directed by Philip William McKinley, with musical direction by Patrick Vaccariello.Stream the album on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube.Stream the 1998 Original Australian Cast Album on YouTube.Follow Max on Instagram, or visit maxwojtanowicz.com.Follow the podcast on Instagram, or email [email protected].

Kyle Marshall joins Alex to talk about the 2003 Broadway Revival of Little Shop of Horrors for the debut episode of the podcast!Music by Alan Menken, book & lyrics by Howard Ashman, directed by Jerry Zaks, with musical direction by Henry Aronson.Stream the album on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube.Stream the 1982 Original Off-Broadway Cast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube.Stream the 1986 Motion Picture Soundtrack on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube.Stream the 2019 Off-Broadway Revival Cast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube.Follow Kyle on InstagramFollow the podcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

What makes a great Broadway cast album? The Little Things You Hear Together dives into a different album from a Broadway season each episode, exploring how cast recordings capture the heart of a show—through music, lyrics, vocal performances, and everything in between. From iconic hits to forgotten gems, host Alex Asp and a guest break down what makes these albums sing and ranks them along the way. Fun, nerdy, and full of showtune love.