well, That's Show Biz, 03-08-2026 4-49 Angst

Angst

“Well, That’s Show Biz!”

3-08-2026

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• Welcome to “well, That’s Show Biz!”. I am your host, Jeremy Freedman, and this is the show that brings you music from Broadway, Movies, and Entertainers along with some anecdotes, information, and commentary all based on a theme.

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• Today’s show was pre-recorded.

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• You just heard “I’m Calm” from A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, a song about Angst which is our theme today. Anxiety, nervousness, Angst can present itself in many ways and the songs today are examples of those different manifestations of Angst. When you listen to the songs you should be able to feel or understand these different versions of Angst.

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• We begin our first set with the song “Dead Girl Walking” from Heathers the Musical. We follow that with “Wait for Me” from Hadestown. And we will end the set with “Getting Married Today” from the 2018 London Cast Recording of Company. Here’s “Dead Girl Walking” from Heathers the Musical. Feel the Angst.

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• Did you feel the Angst? We are listening to songs that deal with Angst today and you just heard “Dead Girl Walking” from Heathers the Musical, “Wait for Me” from Hadestown, and “Getting Married Today” from Company.

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• Today, we are playing songs related to Angst, anxiety, nervousness.

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• For our next set we have “I’d Rather Be Me” from Mean Girls. Then we have “Requiem” from the Broadway Cast Recording of Dear Evan Hansen. And we will conclude this set with Ted Neeley singing “Gethsemane (I Only Wanted To Say) from the film version of Jesus Christ Superstar. Here’s “I’d Rather Be Me” from Mean Girls. Feel the Angst.

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• You could really feel the Angst in that last one. You just heard “I’d Rather Be Me” from Mean Girls, “Requiem” from the Broadway Cast Recording of Dear Evan Hansen, “Requiem” from Dear Evan Hansen, and “Gethsemane (I Only Wanted To Say) from the film version of Jesus Christ Superstar.

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• Stay with us as we play more songs of Angst today on “well, That’s Show Biz!”.

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• You are listening to “well, That’s Show Biz!” on [Station ID].

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• Our theme today is Angst, anxiety, nervousness and when listening to these songs, try to feel the Angst.

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• For this set we have a song about the Angst one feels when having to pay one’s bills. We begin with the title song from Rent. Then we have “No Good Deed” from Wicked. And we will end with “On My Own” from Les Miserables. Here’s “Rent”. Feel the Angst.

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• Did you feel the Angst? You just heard the title song from Rent, “No Good Deed” from Wicked, and “On My Own” from Les Miserables.

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• Stephen Sondheim understood and wrote songs about the human condition. Humans are a nervous species, full of Angst. Most of his characters arrive fully formed and filled with anxiety. We are going to close the show with just three examples. First we are going to hear Mandy Patinkin sing about “The Right Girl” from the 1985 New York Philharmonic Concert version of Follies. Then Mandy Patinkin again, this time as painter George Seurat, singing about “Finishing the Hat” from Sunday in the Park with George. And then Imelda Staunton, filled with Angst, sings “Losing My Mind” from the 2018 London National Theater Cast Recording of Follies. Here’s “The Right Girl” from Follies. Feel the Angst.

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• Did you feel the Angst in Sondheim’s songs? You just heard “The Right Girl” from Follies, “Finishing the Hat” from Sunday in the Park with George, and the crushing “Losing My Mind” from Follies.

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• And that concludes this week’s show about Angst.

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• And that concludes this week’s edition of “well, That’s Show Biz!”. If you would like to assist with a future show, send your theme and song suggestions to me at wruushowbiz@gmail.com. And if you enjoyed today’s show, please contact the station at WRUU.org and let them know. And don’t forget to tell your friends to join us every Sunday at 1pm for more of “well, That’s Show Biz!” on WRUU-LP, Savannah, GA, 107.5FM and WRUU.org.  We are Savannah Soundings, Community Radio with Global Soul.

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• Please stay tuned for “Music At The Movies”, coming up next, hosted by Aiden Peck and I will see you next week. So long.

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