well, That's Show Biz, 07-14-2024 3-15 Pandemonium

Pandemonium

“Well, That’s Show Biz!”

07-14-2024

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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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• Today, July 14th, is Pandemonium Day.

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• <Play “Pandemonium”>

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• You just heard the song “Pandemonium” from The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Today’s theme is Pandemonium fro Pandemonium Day. Pandemonium is wild and noisy, disorder, confusion, or chaos and the songs today evoke Pandemonium in their lyrics or in their style.

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• We are going to open with “30/90” from tick, tick…BOOM! Which is the semi-autobiographical musical about composer Jonathan Larson. This, the opening song, delves into the panic the composer feels as he is turning 30 years old and feels that he hasn’t accomplished anything. I prefer the movie version of this song but I can’t play it on the radio as Andrew Garfield replaces an innocuous word with a throw away “F” bomb. Next we will hear “The World Has Gone Insane” from Jekyll & Hyde: The Gothic Musical Thriller, And we will conclude the set with “She’s a Nut” from On The Twentieth Century as the cast learns that the rich woman who has promised to produce their play is crazy. Here’s “30/90” from tick, tick…BOOM!.

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• Today is Pandemonium Day and you just heard “30/90” from tick, tick…BOOM!, “The World Has Gone Insane” from Jekyll & Hyde, and “She’s a Nut” from On The Twentieth Century.

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• <PSA>

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• Today is Pandemonium Day and we are listening to songs that evoke a sense of chaos and disorder.

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• Opening our second set is the number “13” from the film version of 13: The Musical. The song and musical deals with a young Jewish teen uprooted from New York City to Indiana when his parents divorce just before his Bar Mitzvah. Next we will hear “Non-Stop” from Hamilton, a song that ends the first act and tells about Hamilton’s busy and self-centered life after the Revolution. And we will conclude with “Another Hundred People” from Company. Here’s “13”.

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• You just heard “13” from 13: The Musical, “Non-Stop” from Hamilton, and “Another Hundred People” from Company as we celebrate Pandemonium Day on “well, That’s Show Biz!”

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• <Underwriting>

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

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• We are listening today to songs that evoke a sense of Pandemonium as today, July 14th is Pandemonium Day. Opening our third set, we have “Judas’ Death” from the film version of Jesus Christ Superstar. Then we will hear “Blackout” from In The Heights. And we will conclude the set with Josh Gad and company singing “Man Up” from The Book of Mormon. Here’s “Judas’ Death” from Jesus Christ Superstar.

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• It’s Pandemonium Day and you just heard “Judas’ Death” from Jesus Christ Superstar, “Blackout” from In The Heights, and “Man Up” from The Book of Mormon.

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• <Other Show Promo>

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• <Donation Copy>

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• If you would like to help out with a future show, 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 our Pandemonium songs, we go back to tick, tick…BOOM! This time from the film as Andrew Garfiled and Vanessa Hudgens sing about “Therapy”. Then we will hear “City on Fire!” from the recent Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd, and we will conclude with George Hearn and company singing “Live, Laugh, Love” from Follies. Here’s “Therapy” from tick, tick…BOOM!.

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• You just heard ‘Therapy” from tick, tick…BOOM!, “City on Fire!” from Sweeney Todd, and “Live, Laugh, Love” from Follies as we complete our descent into Pandemonium for Pandemonium Day.

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

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• And don’t forget to tell your friends to join us every Sunday at 1pm on {Station ID}. See you next week.