well, That's Show Biz, 02-04-2024 2-45 Questions

Questions

“Well, That’s Show Biz!”

02-04-2024

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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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• Questions - we all have them. And lots of shows have songs with titles that ask questions. Songs that ask a question is today’s theme and later on in the show, I will have a question for you.

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• We are going to start off with songs that ask the question - WHO. First up, from the original Broadway production of Oliver! We have the question song “Who Will Buy?”. Next, from the original Broadway production of Funny Girl, we have the question song “Who Taught Her Everything?”. Then, Colm Wilkinson asks “Who Am I?” from Les Miserables, And we will conclude this Who set with Anthony Newley asking “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)” from The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd. Here’s “Who Will Buy?” from Oliver!

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• We are listening to songs that ask a question today; starting off with the WHO songs “Who Will Buy?” from Oliver!, “Who Taught Her Everything?” from Funny Girl, “Who Am I?” from Les Miserables, and “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)” from The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd.

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• Our theme today is songs that ask a question. Our first set contained WHO songs. This set will showcase WHAT songs. We are going to start off with Ted Neeley & Yvonne Elliman asking “What’s The Buzz” from the film version of Jesus Christ Superstar. Next Harry Guardino, as cartoonist Sam Craig, duets with his cartoon character in Woman Of The Year who asks “So What Else Is New?”. Then Aldonza asks Don Quixote, “What Do You Want of Me” from Man Of La Mancha. And we will conclude this set as we concluded the first set with Anthony Newley this time asking “What Kind of Fool Am I?” from Stop the World - I Want to Get Off. Here’s “What’s The Buzz”.

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• You just heard “What’s The Buzz” from Jesus Christ Superstar, “So What Else Is New?” from Woman Of The Year, “What Do You Want of Me” from Man Of La Mancha, and “What Kind of Fool Am I?” from Stop the World - I Want to Get Off as we listen to songs that ask a question. And Stay tuned because I have a question for you.

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

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• We are listening to songs that ask questions today and at the end of this set, I will be asking YOU a question. We’ve already asked WHO and What and for this third set, we are going to ask the question WHERE. We are going to open with “Where’s My Shoe?” from She Loves Me. Next, Shirley MacLaine asks the question “Where Am I Going?” from the film version of Sweet Charity. Then, John Savage asks “Where Do I Go?” from the film version of Hair. And finally, we will ask the question. “Where Is the Life That Late I Lead” from the 2019 revival of Cole Porter’s Kiss Me Kate. Here is “Where’s My Shoe” from She Loves Me.

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• You just heard the WHERE question songs “Where’s My Shoe?” from She Loves Me, “Where Am I Going?” from Sweet Charity, “Where Do I Go?” from Hair, and “Where Is the Life That Late I Lead” from Kiss Me Kate.

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

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• We are listening to songs that ask a question today and I have a question for you. I’d like to do a show consisting of songs from YOUR favorite musicals. My question to you is, What Are Your Favorite Musicals? Send me a list of your favorites and I will compile the lists and tailor a show just for you. You can send me your list of favorite musicals to wruushowbiz@gmail.com.

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• And now for our concluding set of question songs. These are songs that do not use your typical question word. First up we have Chaim Topol as Tevye asking the question “Do You Love Me?” from the film version of Fiddler On The Roof. Then the question is asked, “How Are Things in Glocca Morra?” from Finian’s Rainbow. Next we go to Barbara Cook from the original Broadway production of She Loves Me who asks “Will He Like Me?”. And finally Jan Maxwell asks “Could I Leave You?” from the 2011 Broadway revival of Follies. Here’s “Do You Love Me?” from Fiddler.

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• You just heard the question songs, “Do You Love Me?” from Fiddler On the Roof, “How Are Things in Glocca Morra” from Finian’s Rainbow, “Will He Like Me?” from She Loves Me, and “Could I Leave You?” from Follies.

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• And that concludes our show of Questions. I would like to create a show based on your favorite musicals. What are they? Send your lists 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 each Sunday at 1pm. See you next week.