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ON BROADWAY

Stuart Brown
Broadway
Theaterworks Hartford
Goodspeed Opera House
Yiddish Theater
Library Of Congress
Rising
Charles Strouse
Annie
Golden Boy
Festival Of New Musicals
Jukebox Musicals
Stephen Sondheim
Just Desserts
New York, United States
Theatre Advertising
Bloody Broadway
The Sound Of Music
Rodgers and Hammerstein
The Queen Is Mad
The Lost Boys

Join host Stuart Brown for music, interviews, and commentary. This podcast is a companion to ‘Sounds of Broadway’ - a 24/7 online music radio station featuring the best in Broadway, Off-Broadway, and the London stage. Visit BroadwayRadioPrograms.com.

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This week, we explore the music of Charles Strouse.

Long-time listener, Sharon Kahn, made a generous contribution to the Sounds of Broadway studios and earned herself the right to create a playlist for our streaming radio station or serve as a gues... more

My guest this week is Ethan Popp, a Grammy®, Olivier®, and three-time Tony® Award nominee, who is nominated this year for the Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for The Lost Boys. He is also the Music Director for the show.

He has worked with some ... more

I chat with Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley, a Broadway historian and lecturer and the co-host of the Dr. Broadway Podcast. We talk about her new book - Jukebox Musicals: Crazy for You to MJ the Musical (Essential Musicals).

The book explores a style o... more

On this week’s episode of On Broadway, I chat with Adam Gwon, an American composer and lyricist. He made his off-Broadway debut in 2009 with Ordinary Days. He has written eight other musicals that have premiered Off-Broadway and at major regional the... more

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Sharon Kahn
Longtime listener and guest presenter focusing on Charles Strouse
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Episode: The Music of Charles Strouse
Ethan Popp
Music supervisor, co-arranger and co-orchestrator for The Lost Boys
The Rescue's / The Lost Boys
Episode: Interview with Ethan Popp
Kristin Stultz Pressley
Broadway historian and lecturer, co-host of the Dr. Broadway Podcast
Dr. Broadway Podcast / Broadway historian
Episode: Interview with Kristin Stultz Pressley – Jukebox Musicals
Adam Gwon
American composer and lyricist
Independent theater, Keen Company
Episode: Interview with Adam Gwon
Tom James McGrath
Composer and co-writer of Rising (and The Queen Is Mad)
The Queen Is Mad / Rising project
Episode: Rising - a new Irish Musical
Amy Clare Tasker
Lyricist and co-writer of Rising (and The Queen Is Mad)
The Queen Is Mad / Rising project
Episode: Rising - a new Irish Musical
Nicholas Brown-Cáceres
Acting Chief of the Music Division, Library of Congress
Library of Congress
Episode: Inside the Vault
Cait Miller
Senior Music Reference Specialist, Library of Congress
Library of Congress
Episode: Inside the Vault
Amnon Kabatchnik
Author of Bloody Broadway, professor emeritus of theater
Author, Scholar
Episode: Interview with Amnon Kabatchnik

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Stuart Brown
Host of On Broadway, associated with soundsofbroadway.com and broader Broadway-focused programming.

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 11 ratings
  • Love Stu Brown and the new format!!

    Great show!!

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Great mix of historical context and contemporary insights.
Engaging host with a clear passion for Broadway history.
Production-focused episodes offer useful industry takeaways.
Well-researched guests add credibility and depth.

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Interview with David Armstrong
Q: When you were researching the book, what surprised you most?
Armstrong explains there was a lot hidden in plain sight, with the 1890s to 1910s Black Broadway, and the vast overlooked contributions from marginalized groups; the realization that the breadth of influence and the cycles of visibility and erasure across decades were more expansive than he expected.
Interview with Frankie Dailey
Q: So what is the annual Festival of New Musicals?
It is NAMT's flagship event, entering its 37th year, a two-day industry-focused festival in New York City that showcases eight selected new musicals through 45-minute readings designed to attract producers and presenters for future development.
Inside the Vault
Q: Do you want to spend just a minute talking about the website and the additional videos about the three songs?
Yes. The LOC site and a Rogers and Hammerstein Organization video hub provide accessible background on the song creation process, with lyrics and draft pages that illustrate how songs evolved from concept to final form, complementing the physical display.
Inside the Vault
Q: What were you looking for in doing this? Was it really just to expand the reach of the Library of Congress to the people, or was there more?
The aim is dual: to connect with all Americans and to inspire new generations by showing how national cultural treasures like The Sound of Music reflect American heritage, with a focus on accessibility, research engagement, and creative inspiration through the archive.
Inside the Vault
Q: Can you pick one of the six songs and maybe a thumbnail sketch of what you like about the process or something interesting that people would be surprised about?
Two songs were highlighted to illustrate the process: Edelweiss shows Hammerstein's final lyric writing with a note about chastity, while The Sound of Music lyric sheets reveal Hammerstein and Rodgers' collaborative flow, including how lyrics and melodies were developed in tandem and how changes were notated over time.

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