well, That's Show Biz, 11-06-2022 32 Election Day

Election Day

“Well, That’s Show Biz!”

11-06-2022

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• Welcome to “well, That’s Show Biz!”. I am your host, Jeremy Freedman, and each week I bring you music from Broadway, Movies, and Entertainers along with some anecdotes, information, and commentary all based on a theme. My mother used to say that the single most important thing a person can do in a democratic society is to vote. In two days, we will have Midterm elections so today’s theme for Election Day is shows with a Political Theme.

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• We are going to start off with Tom Bosley as Fiorello La Guardia campaigning for votes from the show Fiorello! as he fights against the corrupt forces of New York’s Tammany Hall with the song “The Name”s la Guardia”. Then we are going to hear from Ethel Merman, as “The Hostess With the Mostess” from the Irving Berlin political satire, Call Me Madam. Angela Lansbury made her stage musical debut as the corrupt mayor of a fictional town in the Stephen Sondheim satire Anyone Can Whistle. Here we will hear Angela Lansbury sing “Me and My Town”. And finally in this set, we will hear Leslie Odom, Jr. as Aaaron Burr singing “Wait For It” from Hamilton. Here’s Tom Bosley as Fiorello La Guardia.

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• You just heard “The Name’s la Guardia” from Fiorello!, “The Hostess With the Mostess” from Call Me Madam, “Me and My Town” from Anyone Can Whistle, and “Wait For It” from Hamilton as we showcase political musicals on this Election Day edition of “well, That’s Show Biz!”

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• We are showcasing politically themed musicals today as Election Day is this Tuesday and we are going to open Set 2 with Mary Martin performing “My Heart Belongs to Daddy” from Cole Porter’s musical Leave It to Me. Mary Martin made her Broadway debut in this musical set in Stalinist Russia during the Cold War. Then we will hear Fred Astaire singing the hit song “All of You” from the movie version of Cole Porter’s Silk Stockings which is based on the romantic comedy Ninotchka which is also a satirical look at the Soviet Union under Stalin. And finally in this set, the newspaper comic strip Li’l Abner was a satirical look at the politics of the day seen through the eyes of the denizens of the town of Dogpatch. Savannah’s own Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics to the Broadway show based on the strip. We are going to hear the great Stubby Kaye sing “Jubilation T. Cornpone” from Li’l Abner, lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Here’s Mary Martin and “My Heart Belongs to Daddy”.

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• We are listening to songs from political themed musicals on this week’s Election Day themed edition of “well, That’s Show Biz!” on [station ID] and you just heard “My Heart Belongs to Daddy” from Cole Porter’s Leave It To Me, “All of You” from Cole Porter’s Silk Stockings, and “Jubilation T. Cornpone” from Li’l Abner with lyrics by Savannah’s own Johnny Mercer.

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• In the musical 1776, the conservatives who were reluctant to vote for Independence explain their viewpoint through the song “Cool, Cool, Considerate Men”. President Nixon didn’t like the song and pressured the producer of the film version, Jack Warner, to delete the song from the movie, which he did. He also wanted the original negative to be destroyed but the film’s editor secretly saved it. It was restored to the movie about 20 years ago. Next, Dearest Enemy was the first musical written for the stage by the team of Rodgers and Hart and also takes place during the American Revolution.  We are going to hear the song “Here in My Arms” from the 2013 recording of the complete score which features the Orchestra of Ireland. And finally we are going to go back to Call Me Madam with Ethel Merman and Dick Haymes singing the hit song “You’re Just in Love”. Here’s “Cool, Cool, Considerate Men” from 1776.

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• You just heard “cool, Cool, Considerate Men” from 1776, “Here in My Arms” from Rodgers and Hart’s first stage musical, Dearest Enemy, and “You’re Just in Love” from Call Me Madam as we look at politically themed shows prior to Election Day on “well, That’s Show Biz!”.

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• If you would like to be a part of the show, you can send me theme and song recommendations to wruushowbiz@gmail.com. And if you enjoy the show, please contact the station at WRUU.org.

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• To close out our politically themed Election Day show we are going to start out with “The Side Step”, Charles Durning’s Academy Award nominated role as The Governor of Texas in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Then we are going to go back to 1776 and hear “But, Mr. Adams” as the Declaration Committee decides who is going to write it. And finally we are going to hear “The Flesh Failures” from Hair. Here’s Charles Durning with “The Side Step”.

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• You just heard “The Side Step” from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, “But, Mr. Adams” from 1776, and “The Flesh Failures” from Hair as we close out this Election Day edition of “well, That’s Show Biz!”. Send me your theme suggestions to wruushowbiz@gmail.org and tell the station how much you enjoy the show by contacting them at WRUU.org. See you next week and don’t forget to vote on Tuesday, Election Day.