well, That's Show Biz, 05-14-2023 2-7 Mothers Day 2

Mother’s Day 2

“Well, That’s Show Biz!”

05-14-2023

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

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• We are celebrating Mothers today with songs sung by mothers, songs sung to mothers, and songs about mothers, all types of mothers and mother figures.

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• We are going to start off with Liz Callaway singing “The Story Goes On” from the delightful show Baby which is about three couples about to give birth. Then we are going to hear Ann Reinking and the Chicago Ensemble sing about “Me and My Baby”. Next, the song “Baby Mine” was original from the Disney movie Dumbo but was also sung by Bette Midler in the movie Beaches. We are going to hear that version. And finally, the Broadway cast of Hairspray will sing “Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now”.  Here’s Liz Callaway with the tale of Motherhood, “The Story GToes On” from Baby.

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• You just heard “The Story Goes On” from Baby, “Me and My Baby” from Chicago, Bette Midler with “Baby Mine” from Beaches, and “Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now” from Hairspray as we celebrate Mother’s Day today on this edition of “well, That’s Show Biz!”.

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• We are celebrating Mother’s Day today and we are going to start off our second set with Kay Medford as the mother of Fanny Brice singing “Who Taught Her Everything?” from the original production of Funny Girl. Then we will hear Mary Martin as Peter Pan singing, with the Lost Boys, the song “Wendy” who they hope will become their adoptive mother. And finally the cast of the Broadway show Footloose will sing the rousing “Mama Says (You Can’t Back Down)”. Here’s “Who Taught Her Everything?” from Funny Girl.

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• You just heard “Who Taught Her Everything?” from Funny Girl, “Wendy” from Peter Pan, and the rousing “Mama Says (You Can’t Back Down)” from Footloose as we celebrate Mother’s Day today on “well, That’s Show Biz!”

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• We are going to open our third Mother’s Day set with the calamitous story of “My Mother’s Wedding Day” from the original Broadway production of Brigadoon. Next we will hear about “Motherhood” from the 2017 Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly!. Then, the beautiful song “Mama, A Rainbow” which was originally from the show Minnie’s Boys, which was about the origins of the comedy group The Marx Brothers. This version is from a group that calls themselves The Broadway Boys. And finally in this set, “If Momma Was Married” from the 2008 revival of Gypsy. Here’s “My Mother’s Wedding Day” from Brigadoon.

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• You just heard “My Mother’s Wedding Day” from Brigadoon, “Motherhood” from Hello, Dolly!, “Mama, A Rainbow” originally from Minnie’s Boys, and “If Momma Was Married” from Gypsy as we continue our Mother’s Day celebration on “well, That’s Show Biz!”.

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• If you would like to help out with a future show, send me your theme and song suggestions to wruushowbiz@gmail.com. And if you are enjoying today’s show, please contact the station at WRUU.org and let them know.

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• For our fourth Mother’s Day set, we are going to open with Meryl Streep singing “Mamma Mia” from the movie version of Mamma Mia. Then, grandmothers are mothers too so we are going to hear about “Memaw” from Pump Boys and Dinettes. And we will end with “My Best Girl” from Mame. Here’s “Mamma Mia”.

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• You just heard “Mamma Mia” from the movie version of Mamma Mia, “Memaw” from Pump Boys and Dinettes, and “My Best Girl” from Mame.

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• But our Mother’s Day show on “well, That’s Show Biz!” would not be complete without the backstage mother to end all backstage mothers. Here’s Ethel Merman with “Rose’s Turn” from Gypsy.

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• And so we end our Mother’s Day celebration with “Rose Turn” from Gypsy. If you would like to assist with future shows, send me your theme and song suggestions to wruushowbiz@gmail.com. And if you enjoyed today’s show, contact the station at WRUU.org and let them know. See you next week.