On With The Show

On With The Show Podcast
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On With The Show is a history podcast all about the weird & wonderful world of Performing Arts. Historian & Performing Arts Teacher Lee O'Sullivan will lead you through some of the fantastical stories behind the people, places & events that have shaped the industry

  1. JAN 25

    How Jazz desegregated Houston

    Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts. I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan, Join me as we head to Texas 1955 where jazz icons Ella Fitzgerald & Dizzy Gillespie would find themselves in jail after performing to a mixed race crowd, despite segregation already being abolished. So, without further ado, let's dive into the spotlight and explore the stories behind the curtain. This is "On with the Show."

    9 min

  2. 12/25/2025

    Snoopy's Christmas

    Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts. I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan. There’s one song in New Zealand that means Christmas more than it does anywhere else in the world. “Snoopy’s Christmas” makes reference to the World War One Christmas day truce and features traditional carols “O Tannenbaum” and “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” Despite it’s lack of success anywhere else, it is a Kiwi Christmas staple So, without further ado, let's dive into the spotlight and explore the stories behind the curtain. This is "On with the Show."

    7 min

  3. 11/25/2025

    Wrong by wrong: Mae West goes to jail

    Join me as we discover how an overzealous 1920’s New York court system tried to take down Mae West and created a global icon whose legacy and witty repartee lives on over 100 years later .

    16 min

  4. 10/25/2025

    The Baby Ballerinas: Tatiana Riabouchinska

    Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts. I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan, Join me as we follow the career of “Baby Ballerina’s” Tatiana Riabouchinska who escaped the Russian Revolution & became a Disney icon

    10 min

  5. 09/25/2025

    The Baby Ballerinas: Tamara Toumanova

    Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts. I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan, Join me as we follow the career of “Baby Ballerina” Tamara Toumanova who went from being born a refugee to superstar at just aged 10. So, without further ado, let's dive into the spotlight and explore the stories behind the curtain. This is "On with the Show."

    15 min

  6. 08/25/2025

    The Baby Ballerinas: Irina Baranova

    Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts. I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan, Join me as we follow the careers of the “Baby Ballerina’s” starting with Irina Baranova who took on her first lead role at just 14 years old So, without further ado, let's dive into the spotlight and explore the stories behind the curtain. This is "On with the Show."

    10 min

  7. 07/25/2025

    The Row over Cannery Row - Raquel Welch Vs MGM Part 2

    Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts. I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan, Join me as we once again enter a Hollywood courtroom with a case that would pit Hollywood Royalty, Raquel Welch against movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, challenging assumptions about stardom, studio power, and what happens when a woman in her 40’s refuses to go quietly.

    12 min

  8. 06/24/2025

    The Row over Cannery Row - Raquel Welch Vs MGM Part 1

    Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts. I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan, Join me as we once again enter a Hollywood courtroom with a case that would pit Hollywood Royalty, Raquel Welch against movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, challenging assumptions about stardom, studio power, and what happens when a woman in her 40’s refuses to go quietly.

    12 min
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On With The Show is a history podcast all about the weird & wonderful world of Performing Arts. Historian & Performing Arts Teacher Lee O'Sullivan will lead you through some of the fantastical stories behind the people, places & events that have shaped the industry

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  • Creator
    On With The Show Podcast
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Explicit
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