The 2008-2009 Season

August 20-September 1: (8/28/08) 08-35: This Land Is Your Land.  We begin our 2008-2009 Season with a Labor Day Weekend recognition of working people through the songs of Woody Guthrie, as heard in the off-Broadway show “Woody Guthrie’s American Song”.

September 5-7: (9/2/08) 08-36: The Summer’s New Paper and Plastic.   The season’s new books, records and videos.

September 12-14: (9/9/08) 08-37: “An American in Paris”.  Gene Kelly and others perform about twenty songs by George and Ira Gershwin, from the soundtrack of the 1951 film, along with the title composition arranged for the ballet finale.

September 19-21: (9/16/08) 08-38: Frank Sinatra in the Movies.  This week, Broadway Revisited revisits Frank Sinatra’s movie career, from his first screen appearance to his final musical. Frank Sinatra in the movies, this week, on Broadway Revisited. 

September 26-28: (9/22/08) 08-39: Politics and Poker.  It’s another presidential year, so this week, Broadway Revisited will present Broadway’s take on the process, with opinions from Bock & Harnick, Rodgers & Hart, and other experts.  Political Science 101, this week on Broadway Revisited.

October 3-5: (9/30/08) 08-40: Hello Dollies.  This week Broadway Revisited revisits Jerry Herman’s Hello, Dolly!, with Carol Channing, the original star, and six other Dollies who’ve played the role, along with Louis Armstrong.
 
October 10-12: (10/8/08) 08-41: Dick Hyman: Variations on Broadway.  Superb translations for piano of the songs of Porter, Arlen, Berlin, Gershwin, and Rodgers.

October 17-19: (10/14/08) 08-42: ‘Tis Autumn.  Autumn comes around again this weekend, and Broadway Revisited notes the event with seasonal songs.  Performers include Bolcom & Morris, Walter Huston, and the original cast of Second City.   

October 24-26: (10/21/08) 08-43: Stephen Sondheim: The Story So Far.  Now in his late seventies, Sondheim is still writing new shows.  This week we review his first fifty years on Broadway.

October 31-November 2: (10/28/08) 08-44: The Lyrics of Carolyn Leigh.  Songs and shows with the music of Cy Coleman and others.

October 3-5: (9/30/08) 08-40: Hello Dollies.  This week Broadway Revisited revisits Jerry Herman’s Hello, Dolly!, with Carol Channing, the original star, and six other Dollies who’ve played the role, along with Louis Armstrong.
 
October 10-12: (10/8/08) 08-41: Dick Hyman: Variations on Broadway.  Superb translations for piano of the songs of Porter, Arlen, Berlin, Gershwin, and Rodgers.

October 17-19: (10/14/08) 08-42: ‘Tis Autumn.  Autumn comes around again this weekend, and Broadway Revisited notes the event with seasonal songs.  Performers include Bolcom & Morris, Walter Huston, and the original cast of Second City.   

October 24-26: (10/21/08) 08-43: Stephen Sondheim: The Story So Far.  Now in his late seventies, Sondheim is still writing new shows.  This week we review his first fifty years on Broadway.

October 31-November 2: (10/28/08) 08-44: The Lyrics of Carolyn Leigh.  Songs and shows with the music of Cy Coleman and others.

November 7-9: (11/4/08) 08-45: “How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying”.  Frank Loesser’s advice for opportunists.

November 14-16: (11/11/08) 08-46: Country Broadway. Authentic country music sometimes reaches New York stages, and this week, Broadway Revisited samples most of these shows from 1934 to now.

November 21-23: (11/18/08) 08-47:  New Fall  Paper and Plastic. The season’s new compact discs, books, and videos.

November 28-30: (11/25/08) 08-48: Turkey Leftovers. For our post-Thanksgiving show, Broadway Revisited is stuffed with good songs from shows that closed almost before they opened.  Turkey leftovers this week on Broadway Revisited. 

December 5-7: (12/2/08) 08-49: The Words and Music of Dietz and Schwartz.  Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz wrote for Broadway from the twenties to the sixties.  This week on Broadway Revisited you’ll hear  seventeen of their songs.

December 12-14: (12/9/08) 08-50: The Theatre.  Broadway Revisited is usually about the creators of the American musical theater.  This week we survey how Broadway has covered musical theater.


December 19-21: (12/16/08) 08-51: “White Christmas” and “Holiday Inn”.  Irving Berlin’s classic, White Christmas, was first heard in the movie Holiday Inn, then it was the title of another movie, and now White Christmas is a stage show.  We’ll sample all three this week, with White Christmas on Broadway Revisited.

December 26-28: (12/23/08) 08-52: Nat and Natalie Cole.   Father and daughter reunited to sing Broadway in an imaginary New Year’s cabaret.

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