well, That's Show Biz, 07-16-2023 2-16 Children

Children

“Well, That’s Show Biz!”

07-16-2023

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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.

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• Before we get to today’s theme, I recently watched the movie version of The Prom on Netflix. The Prom tells the story of a group of narcissistic Broadway actors who travel to a small Homophobic Indiana town to help a girl who wants to take her girlfriend to their Prom. The movie was okay but the songs are excellent and the story is very rewarding. I was a little disappointed to see James Corden and Meryl Streep starring in another musical but by the end I felt that they redeemed themselves in my eyes. James Corden especially is very endearing. And the girl who simply wants to take her girlfriend to the prom is very good and believable. The show is full of heart with great songs. I recommend The Prom on Netflix.

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• Now, on to today’s show. Summers are for children. And when my sister-in-law suggested a show with the theme of children, I thought that the middle of summer would be the perfect time. These are songs from shows that featured children.

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• We are going to open with the orphans from Annie singing “It’s the Hard-Knock Life”. From there, we will go to “Dainty June and Her Farmboys” from the movie version of Gypsy. Then we are going to hear “Boy for Sale” and “Where Is Love?” from the original Broadway production of Oliver!. And we are going to close out the first set with “Why Am I Me?” from Shenandoah. Here’s the orphans with “It’s the Hard-Knock Life” from Annie.

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• We are listening to songs from shows that feature children today and you just heard “It’s the Hard-Knock Life” from Annie, “Dainty June and Her Farmboys” from Gypsy, “Boy for Sale” and “Where Is Love?” from Oliver!, and “Why Am I Me?” from Shenandoah.

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• You are listening to “well, That’s Show Biz!” on WRUU 107.5 FMin Savannah and today’s theme is shows that feature Children.

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• To open our second set, we have the cast of the London production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang with the title song. Next, Daniel Huttlestone as Jack of Beanstalk fame sings about “Giants in the Sky” from the movie version of Into The Woods. Then we will hear little Cosette sing “Castle On a Cloud” from Les Miserables. And we’ll close out the set with Julie Andrews and the Children singing “Do-Re-Mi” from The Sound Of Music. Here’s “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”.

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• You just heard the title song from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, “Giants in the Sky” from Into The Woods, “Castle On a Cloud” from Les Miserables, and “Do-Re-Mi” from The Sound Of Music as we listen to songs that feature Children 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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• Summer is for Children and we are listening to songs from shows that feature Children today. Opening our third set we have the title song to 13: The musical which is about a boy on the verge of his Bar Mitzvah who is uprooted from New York City to Indiana due to his parent’s divorce. Then we will hear Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber sing about “The Perfect Nanny” from Mary Poppins. Next, Mary Martin and The Lost Boys sing “I Won’t Grow Up” from Peter Pan. And finally Simba says “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” from The Lion King. Here’s “13”.

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• We just heard the title song to 13: The Musical, “The Perfect Nanny” from Mary Poppins, “I Won’t Grow Up” from Peter Pan and “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” from Disney’s The Lion King as we feature Children today on “well, That’s Show Biz!”.

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• I am always looking for new themes for the show. If you would like to help out, you can send your theme and song suggestions to wruushowbiz@gmail.com. And if you are enjoying the show, please contact the station at WRUU.org and let them know.

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• And now to complete our Children themed show, we are going to open the fourth set with “When I Grow Up” from Matilda. Next we will hear Linus, Lucy, and Charlie Brown tell us about “Little Known Facts” from You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Then we will hear “Electricity” from Billy Elliot and we are going to end with the cast of the movie version of Bye Bye Birdie sing about “Kids”.  Here’s “When I Grow Up” from Matilda.

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• You just heard “When I Grow Up” from Matilda, “Little Known Facts” from You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, “Electricity” from  Billy Elliot, and “Kids” from Bye Bye Birdie. And that completes today’s Children themed show on “well, That’s Show Biz!”. If you would like to help out with a future show, you can send your theme and song suggestions to me at wruushowbiz@gmail.com. And if you enjoyed today’s show, let the station know by contacting them at WRUU.org. See you next week.