well, That's Show Biz, 04-14-2024 3-2 Fan Favorites

Fan Favorites

“Well, That’s Show Biz!”

04-14-2024

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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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• Back in February, I asked listeners to send me your lists of favorite musicals so I could tailor a show just for you. This is the first of those shows which I call Fan Favorites.  This list of favorite musicals is from a fan who listens on-line at WRUU.org.

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• The first show on her list was a show that beat out West Side Story for the Best Musical Tony Award in 1958, The Music Man. We are going to hear two songs from the film version. First, Robert Preston singing “Ya Got Trouble” and then Shirley Jones singing “Till There Was You”. Here’s Fan Favorite The Music Man.

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• You just heard “Ya Got Trouble” and “Till There Was You” from the Fan Favorite musical The Music Man.

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• The second musical on her favorites list is the Lerner and Loewe musical based on George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion. The musical My Fair Lady made Julie Andrews a star and became the longest running Broadway musical at the time with 2,717 performances. We are going to hear Julie Andrews sing two songs. First, “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly” followed by “Just You Wait”. Here’s Fan Favorite My Fair Lady.

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• You just heard “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly” and “Just You Wait”. Two songs from My Fair Lady, a show on a list of favorites provided by a listener.

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• We are listening to Fan Favorite musicals sent in by an avid listener who streams this show on WRUU.org.

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• The third show on her list is a show based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles Schultz called You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. We are going to hear two songs. First “Snoopy” sung by Bill Hinnant as Snoopy and then “My Blanket and Me” sung by Bob Balaban as Linus.  Here’s Fan Favorite You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown.

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• You just heard “Snoopy” and “My Blanket and Me” from Fan Favorite You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.

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• The next show on this fan’s list of favorite shows is a show about a Jewish banking family, the final musical written by Bock and Harnick who also wrote She Loves Me and Fiddler On The Roof. From the show The Rothschilds, we are going to hear the polyphonic song “Sons”.

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• You just heard “Sons” from The Rothschilds as we listen to songs from a list of favorite musicals sent in by a fan.

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

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• Back in February, I asked my listeners to send in their lists of favorite musicals so I could tailor a show around them. This is the first Fan Favorites show. The next show on this list started out as a simple Off-Broadway musical in 1960 but its initial production ran for 42 years making it the world’s longest running musical with 17,162 performances. We are going to hear 3 songs from The Fantasticks. First, from the original production, Jerry Orbach sings “Try to Remember”. Then from the 2006 Off-Broadway production, we will hear the songs “Metaphor” and “Never Say No”. Here’s The Fantasticks.

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• We just heard “Try to Remember”, “Metaphor”, and “Never Say No” from the Fan Favorite musical The Fantasticks.

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• If you would like to hear a show tailored around your favorite musicals, send me your list of favorite musicals, Broadway or Movie, to 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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• The last item on this fan’s favorite list was anything by Sondheim. I asked her for clarification and she named four shows. So, from Company, we are going to hear “Barcelona”. Next, from Follies, we are going to hear the polyphonic “You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow / Love Will See Us Through”. Then, from A Little Night Music we will hear “Every Day a Little Death”. And we will close it out with “Old Friends” from the new Broadway production of Merrily We Roll Along.  Here is Sondheim.

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• You just heard songs from four Sondheim shows, “Barcelona” from Company, “You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow / Love Will See Us Through” from Follies, “Every Day a Little Death” from A Little Night Music, and “Old Friends” from Merrily We Roll Along as we complete the list of favorite musicals sent in by a fan.

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• If you would like a show based on your favorite musicals, send me your list of favorite musicals to wruushowbiz@gmail.com. Your list can be from Broadway or Movies and can be up to 10 musicals.

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•  And if you enjoyed today’s show, contact the station at WRUU.org and let them know. And make sure to tell your friends to listen every Sunday at 1pm to “well, That’s Show Biz!” on [Station ID] or streaming at WRUU.org. See you next week.