well, That's Show Biz, 05-22-2022 8 Villains

Villains

“Well, That’s Show Biz!”

5-22-2022

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• And welcome to “well, That’s Show Biz!”. I am your host, Jeremy Freedman and each week we present music from Broadway, Movies, and Entertainers along with some anecdotes, information, and Commentary, all based on a theme. This week’s theme is Villains.

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• But before we begin, I have to tell you about a documentary I saw recently on Amazon Prime. The documentary Every Little Step reveals the audition process behind the Broadway revival of A Chorus Line. Included are historical interviews and videos about the original production of A Chorus Line and its development.  During the audition process, you find out what the director is looking for for each character and you watch the actors go through their auditions and call backs. Part of the fun of watching the film is in trying to figure out who best fits the director’s vision for each character. You find out at the end if you guessed correctly. The music is terrific and so is one audition that is so powerful that you cannot help but cry along with the director.  I recommend Every Little Step on Amazon Prime.

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• Now on to our theme, Villains. We are going to start off with Mabel King as the Wicked Witch of The West from The Wiz singing “Don’t Nobody Bring Me No Bad News”. Then Clive Revill as the original Fagin singing “Reviewing the Situation” from Oliver. In Once Upon a Mattress, the evil queen sings about her “Sensitivity” to the Wizard. And finally, Ray Walston as the devil himself, sings about “Those Were The Good Old Days” from Damn Yankees. Here’s the Wicked Witch from The Wiz.

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• You are listening to Villains on “well, That’s Show Biz!” on wruu and you just heard “Don’t Nobody Bring Me No Bad News” from The Wiz, “Reviewing the Situation” from Oliver, “Sensitivity” from Once Upon a Mattress, and “Those Were The Good Old Days” from Damn Yankees.

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• Our theme this week is Villains and a classic villain is Captain Hook from Peter Pan and we are going to hear Cyril Ritchard and the Peter Pan Ensemble sing “Hook’s Tango”. After that we will hear the villain from A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Miles Gloriosus, sing “Bring Me My Bride”. And we will conclude this set with the incarcerated female femme fatelles from Chicago, led by Chita Rivera, singing Cell Block Tango. Here’s “Hook’s Tango” from Peter Pan.

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• You just heard “Hook’s Tango'', “Bring Me My Bride”, and “Cell Block Tango” on this Villains themed edition of “well, That’s Show Biz!”. In the musical Hadestown, Hade, played by Patrick Page, leads the underworld in askin “Why We Build The Wall”. In The Little Mermaid, Ursula, the Sea Witch, persuades Ariel to surrender her voce in “Poor Unfortunate Souls”. And finally Mrs. Hannigan, played by Dorothy Louden, conspires with her brother, Rooster, in the number “Easy Street” from Annie. Here’ Hades with “Why We Build The Wall”.

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• You just heard “Why We Build The Wall” from Hadestown, “Poor Unfortunate Souls” from The Little Mermaid, and “Easy Street” from Annie.

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• You are listening to “well, That’s Show Biz!” and I am your host, Jeremy Freedman. If you would like to contact me, make theme or song recommendation, you can email me at wruushowbiz@gmail.com. And if you are enjoying the show, you can send a message to the station at WRUU.org.

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• Our theme today is Villains and for our final set we are going to hear Jonathan Groff as King George in Hamilton singing “You’ll Be Back”. Then we will hear Gwen Verdon as the devil’s assistant, Lola, sing “Whatever Lola Wants” as she tries to seduce the hero Joe Hardy from Damn Yankees. In Sweeney Todd, Len Cariou, as the Demon Barber, finally gets the evil Judge Turpin into his barber chair. As he patiently and deliberately sets out to take his revenge, Sweeney and the Judge sing about “Pretty Women”. And finally we will hear Vanessa Williams as the Witch sing “Last Midnight” from Into The Woods. Here’s Jonathan Groff as King George from Hamilton singing “You’ll Be Back”.

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• You just heard “You’ll Be Back” from Hamilton, “Whatever Lola Wants” from Damn Yankees, “Pretty Women” from Sweeney Todd, and “Last Midnight” from Into The Woods. Thanks for joining me this week.  If you would like to contact me, send me an email to wruushowbiz@gmail.com and if you like the show, tell the station by contacting them at WRUU.org. Till next week, so long.