BROADWAY HOUR-Sheraton NY Hotel & Towers 1993-1996

Executive Producer-Kate McGrath, Engineer & Sound Editor-Chris Breetveld

"The Longest Running Broadway Show on Radio" Taped in front of a live audience in New York City. With interviews, live acts & more with the biggest stars, producers, writers, composers, directors, film actors, cabaret, jazz artists On & Off-Broadway!

  1. DEC 21

    B'WAY HR 47 JULE STYNE Special / partTWO

    Show #47  originally taped February 07, 1994  for WPAT 93AM Radio **AUDIO ONLY PRGRAM - A RADIO PRODUCTION** Host: STEWART KLEIN - Fox 5 TV New York - Movie & Theatre Critic               * * * * * * * * * * * * It doesn't get any better than this! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Musical composer and legend, JULE STYNE, hanging out around the Steinway with his weekly poker playing buddy, STEWART KLIEN, for another hour of tales and songs from his remarkable Broadway career! And on this return visit to The Broadway Hour, JULE brought along his buddy, singer HUGH PANARO to help. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * *  JULE STYNE-piano & vocals - Look him up if you need to. HUGH PANARO-vocals  Hugh's pre-Broadway and regional roles include 'Mary Sunshine' in Chicago, and the lead in Jesus Christ Superstar. He made his Broadway debut as Marius in Les Misérables, a role he originated in the first U.S. national touring company. Hugh created the roles of Buddy in Side Show and Julian in Jule Styne's last musical, The Red Shoes.[2] He made his West End debut in the original London company of Harold Prince's Show Boat as Ravenal, the role he played on Broadway and in Toronto.[3].  And that is just the tip of the iceberg! ______________________________________________________________________  **Coming Someday** "BROADWAY HOUR-Algonquin Hotel 1989"             Guests include: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Elaine Stritch, Rosemary Clooney, Jay David Saks (RCA Records producer), Holland Taylor (Two and A Half Men), Mort Goode, Kitty Carlisle Hart and many more-with host Bob Jones.    ______________________________________________________________________   Taped at the SHERATON HOTEL & TOWERS, 53rd & 7th Ave. New York City   in THE LOBBY COURT LOUNGE . . . . . . "overlooking scenic 7th avenue"   Executive Producer: KATE McGRATH / Engineer & Editor: CHRIS BREETVELD   For information, comments or fan mail: nycbroadway.podcasthours@gmail.com

    47 min
  2. B'WAY HR 45 JULE STYNE Special / partONE

    DEC 12

    B'WAY HR 45 JULE STYNE Special / partONE

    Show #45  originally taped January 24, 1994  for WPAT 93AM Radio **AUDIO ONLY PRGRAM - A RADIO PRODUCTION** Host: STEWART KLEIN - Fox 5 TV New York - Movie & Theatre Critic Enjoy an hour with one of the immortals of the songwriting world: JULE STYNE  a British-American song writer and composer best known for a series of Broadway musicals, including several famous frequently-revived shows that also became successful films: Gypsy, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Funny Girl In 1947, Styne wrote his first score for a Broadway musical, High Button Shoes, with Sammy Cahn, and over the next several decades wrote the scores for many Broadway shows, most notably Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Peter Pan (additional music), Bells Are Ringing, Gypsy, Do Re Mi, Funny Girl, Lorelei, Sugar (with a story based on the movie Some Like It Hot, but all new music), and the Tony-winning Hallelujah, Baby!.  His collaborators included Sammy Cahn, Leo Robin, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Stephen Sondheim, and Bob Merrill.  Carol Channing was the lead in many of his musicals as were Ethel Merman and Barbra Streisand......and this is only part ONE,  be sure to join The Broadway Hour for JULE STYNE part TWO! ______________________________________________________________________  **New** enjoy our other shows: "BROADWAY HOUR-Algonquin Hotel 1989"                          https://www.buzzsprout.com/1491625/episodes|Guests include: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Elaine Stritch, Rosemary Clooney, and many more-with host Bob Jones.    ______________________________________________________________________ Taped at the SHERATON HOTEL & TOWERS, 53rd & 7th Ave. New York City in THE LOBBY COURT LOUNGE . . . . . . "overlooking scenic 7th avenue" Executive Producer: KATE McGRATH / Engineer & Editor: Chris Breetveld Email: nycbroadway.podcasthours@gmail.com

    50 min
  3. JAN 23

    B'WAY HR 19 PiaZadora HSabinson HGroener MKerker CCornelia

    The Broadway Hour #19  with your host: STEWART KLEIN  Taped live on July 15, 1993 for WEDV-AM   Pia Zadora is an American actress and singer. She came to national attention in 1981 when, following her starring role in the highly criticized[2] Butterfly, she won a Golden Globe Award as New Star of the Year[3] while simultaneously winning the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress and the Worst New Star for the same performance. As a singer, she has released several albums featuring popular standards, often backed by a symphonic orchestra. She was nominated for a Grammy in 1984. Harvey Sabinson was an American theatrical press agent and the executive director of the Broadway League. Over a career of 30 years he promoted hits such as Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, Hello, Dolly!, and 1776, as well as doing publicity for stars such as Carol Channing, Barbra Streisand, Jason Robards, and others.[2] In 1976 Sabinson retired as an agent. He next went to work for the League of New York Theatres and Producers, now called the Broadway League. He became the executive director of the League, from 1982 to 1995. Harry Groener  He is an actor, known for A Cure for Wellness (2016), Patch Adams (1998) and Road to Perdition (2002). He was nominated for three Tony Awards: as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) in 1980 for a revival of "Oklahoma!", in 1983 for "Cats", and as Best Actor (Musical), in 1992 for "Crazy for You". Michael A. Kerker has been Director of Musical Theatre for ASCAP since 1990. In addition to coordinating ASCAP's Musical Theatre Workshop in New York, he works with Disney Theatricals to produce the ASCAP/Disney Musical Theatre Workshop in Los Angeles, (both of which are led by composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz). Together with Michael Feinstein, Michael Kerker produces a regular series of concerts at Carnegie Hall highlighting the catalogue of both legendary and contemporary songwriters. Craig Carnelia composer and lyricist 1978 Tony Award Best Original Score Working – Music & Lyrics (nominee)2002 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lyrics Sweet Smell of Success (nominee)2003 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lyrics Imaginary Friends (nominee)executive producer: KATE McGRATH engineer and sound editor: CHRIS BREETVELD

    49 min
  4. JAN 6

    B'WAY HR 50 MYeston JMostel KTFreeman PMcCorkle DPicoult

    Show #50 originally taped February 24, 1994 for WPAT-930AM Radio              **AUDIO ONLY PRGRAM - A RADIO PRODUCTION** Host: STEWART KLEIN, Fox 5-TV New York, Film and Theatre Critic ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Guests:  MAURY YESTON-Has twice won Broadway's Tony Award: in 1982, as Best Score, both music and lyrics, for "Nine;" and in 1997, as Best Original Musical Score, both music and lyrics, for "Titanic." He was also nominated in 1990, as Best Score (Musical), in collaboration with Bob Wright and Chet Forrest, both music and lyrics, for "Grand Hotel, the Musical." Song: "Please Let's Not Even Say Hello" from "December Songs" - a song cycle by musical theatre composer-lyricist Maury Yeston. The work is a "retelling" of Franz Schubert's Winterreise, (a song cycle of art songs), with a cabaret sensibility. Song: "Every Street's A Boulevard In Old New York" from "Hazel Flagg", a 1953 musical, book by Ben Hecht, based on a story by James H. Street. The lyrics are by Bob Hilliard, and music by Jule Styne. The musical is based on the 1937 screwball comedy film "Nothing Sacred". JOSH MOSTEL - Co-starring in "The Flowering Peach" with ELI WALLACH and ANNE JACKSON K TODD FREEMAN - Tony nominated for "Song Of Jacob Zulu" currently (in Feb '94) in "Free Fall" PAT McCORKLE - Casting Director (Die Hard with a Vengeance, School Ties, Californication, Premium Rush- to name a few) DARCI PICOULT - appearing in "My Virginia" -Text and Performance Darci Picoult /  Direction Suzanne Shepard --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Host: STEWART KLEIN- FOX 5 New York TV Critic Taped live in front of an audience at the: SHERATON HOTEL & TOWERS, 53rd St. and 7th Ave. New York City  Executive Producer-KATE McGRATH Engineer & Sound Editor-CHRIS BREETVELD

    58 min

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