well, That's Show Biz, 11-19-2023 2-34 Thanksgiving/Gratitude 2

Thanksgiving/Gratitude 2

“Well, That’s Show Biz!”

11-19-2023

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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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• Before we get to this week’s theme, I would like to talk about an autobiography that I read recently. Making It So, Patrick Stewart’s memoir was a joyous read from start to finish. First of all, when you read it, you hear Patrick Stewart’s magnificent voice in your head as if he is telling you his life story directly. You would not believe that he came from the most humblest of origins in Northern England. His anecdotes are humorous and you root for him through each stage of his theatrical training. The only thing missing is any anecdote fabout the movie Excalibur. Why this omission? I don’t know. I would love to ask him personally. I highly recommend Patrick Stewart’s Making It So.

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• Thanksgiving is this Thursday so today’s theme is about Thanks and gratitude. As you listen to these songs, think about all the different things that make you grateful.

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• We are going to open with “All Good Gifts” from the 2011 revival of Godspell. Then we are going to hear “From This Day On” from the 1995 London Studio Cast Recording of Brigadoon. For full disclosure purposes, on this recording, the role of Tommy is sung by my cousin, Ethan Freeman. And we will close our this set with Robert Morse and the original Broadway cast of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying singing about the “Brotherhood of Man”. Here’s “All Good Gifts” from Godspell.

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• You just heard “All Good Gifts” from Godspell, “From This Day On” from Brigadoon, and “Brotherhood of Man” from How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying as we celebrate Thanksgiving today on “well, That’s Show Biz!”.

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• Our theme today is Thanksgiving/Gratitude. As you listen to these songs, I hope that you think about those things that YOU are grateful for. We are going to open this set with “When the Children Are Asleep” from Carousel. Then we are going to hear “I Like Everybody” from The Most Happy Fella. Next, Julie Andrews sings about “Something Good” from The Sound of Music. And we are going to conclude this set with a “Hymn for a Sunday Evening” from the film version of Bye Bye Birdie. Here’s “When the Children Are Asleep” from Carousel.

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• You just heard “When the Children Are Asleep” from Carousel, “I Like Everybody” from The Most Happy Fella, “Something Good” from The Sound of Music, and “Hymn for a Sunday Evening” from Bye Bye Birdie.

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

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• Today’s theme is all about Thanksgiving and Gratitude. Are you thinking about what you are grateful for? Opening our third set we have a song that is usually heard at Christmas time but can relate to Thanksgiving. From the musical Scrooge we have the song “Thank You Very Much”. Then we will hear two songs from Jerry Herman’s The Grand Tour. First, the beautiful “I Belong Here” and then “I’ll Be Here Tomorrow”. Here’s “Thank You Very Much”.

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• You just heard “Thank You Very Much” from Scrooge, and two songs from The Grand Tour, “I Belong Here” and “I’ll Be Here Tomorrow” as we celebrate an early Thanksgiving today on “well, That’s Show Biz!”.

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• 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 are enjoying today’s show, contact the station at WRUU.org and let them know.

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• And now to conclude today’s show on Thanksgiving and Gratitude, we are going to start with “I’d Do anything” from Oliver!. Then we will hear Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel sing “For Good” from Wicked. And we will close out with “Happiness” from You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.  Here’s “I’d Do Anything”.

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• You just heard “I’d Do Anything” from Oliver!, “For Good” from Wicked, and “Happiness” from You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown as we conclude our show on Thanksgiving and Gratitude.

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• 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, contact the station at WRUU.org and let them know. And don’t forget to tell your friends to listen as well. Have a great Thanksgiving and I’ll see you next week.