well, That's Show Biz, 08-04-2024 3-18 Friendship 2

Friendship 2

“Well, That’s Show Biz!”

08-04-2024

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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, August 4th, is Friendship Day and you just heard the song “Friendship” originally from Cole Porter’s DuBarry Was a Lady combined with the song “Friends To The End” originally from Tom and Jerry: The Movie. The artists were Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner. Just so you know, the song “Friendship” was added to the score of Cole Porter’s Anything Goes in 1962.

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• And since today is National friendship Day, all of our songs today deal with Friendships.

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• We are going to open our first set with Robin Williams singing “Friend Like Me” from the Alladin soundtrack. Then we are going to hear “I Really Like Him” from Man Of La Mancha. And we will conclude the set with “I’d Do Anything” from the original Broadway cast of Oliver!. Here’s “Friend Like Me” from Aladdin.

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• It is National Friendship Day today and you just heard “Friend Like Me” from Aladdin, “I Really Like Him” from Man Of La Mancha, and “I’d Do Anything” from Oliver!.

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• Today’s theme is Friendship for National Friendship Day and we are going to open our second set with Angela Lansbuty and Bea Arthur singing “Bosom Buddies” from Jerry Herman’s Mame. Next, Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick sing “‘Til Him” from Mel Brooks’ The Producers. Then the cast of Les Miserables sings “Drink With Me” on the eve of revolution. And we will conclude this set with a terrific song from Dear Evan Hansen. In the song “Sincerely Me”, Evan and a friend write fake emails to convince people that Evan was friends with recently deceased Connor Murphy. This is from the film version. Here’s “Bosom Buddies” from Mame.

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• You just heard “Bosom Buddies” from Mame, “‘Til Him” from The Producers, “Drink With Me” from Les Miserables, and “Sincerely Me” from the film version of Dear Evan Hansen as we celebrate Friendship Day 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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• Today, August 4th, is National Friendship Day so we are celebrating with songs about Friendship.

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• We open our third set with “What It Means to Be a Friend” from the Broadway cast of 13. Next Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury bring us “My Friends” from Sweeney Todd. Then the original Killer Dillers, Chita Rivera and Gwen Verdon, sing “My Own Best Friend” from Chicago. And we will conclude this set with Nathan Land and Ernie Sabella bringing us “Hakuna Matata” from Disney’s The Lion King. Here’s “What It Means to Be a Friend” from 13.

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• It’s Friendship Day and you just heard “What It Means to Be a Friend” from 13, “My Friends” from Sweeney Todd, “My Own Best Friend” from Chicago, and “Hakuna Matata” from The Lion King.

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

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• We are going to open our last set with a strange friendship song “You’re Nothing Without Me” from City Of Angels. In this song, an author and the noir character he writes about in his books sing this duet. We will then go to Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel singing “For Good” from Wicked. And we will conclude with Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, and Lindsay Mendez singing “Old Friends” from the recent Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along. Here’s “You’re Nothing Without Me” from City of Angels.

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• You just heard “You’re Nothing Without Me” from City Of Angels, “For Good” from Wicked, and “Old Friends” from Merrily We Roll Along as we conclude today’s show for National Friendship 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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