BROADWAY NATION

BROADWAY NATION

Broadway Podcast Network

Episodes 266
Avg. Duration 39m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (120)
Since Apr 2020
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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36%
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About This Podcast

A lively and opinionated cultural history of the Broadway Musical that tells the extraordinary story of how Immigrants, Jews, Queers, African-Americans and other outcasts invented the Broadway Musical, and how they changed America in the process.In Season One, host David Armstrong traces the evolution of American Musical Theater from its birth at the dawn of the 20th Century, through its mid-century “Golden Age”, and right up to its current 21st Century renaissance; and also explore how musicals have reflected and shaped our world -- especially in regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, and equality.

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Recent Episodes

America's First Drag Superstar: Julian Eltinge, part 1

Jun 13, 2026 43m

My guest on this episode is Andrew L. Erdman, who is the author of the new book: Beautiful — The Story of Julian Eltinge, America's Greatest Female Impersonator. In the late 19th and early 20th…

Encore Episode: My Friend Sandy, part 2 — The Boy Friend, London Theatre and Gay Culture

Jun 08, 2026 44m

This is the second half of my conversation with Deborah Phillips author of the fascinating book, AND THIS IS MY FRIEND SANDY — SANDY WILSON’S THE BOY FRIEND, LONDON THEATRE AND GAY CULTURE. If you…

Encore Episode: SANDY WILSON’S THE BOY FRIEND, LONDON THEATRE AND GAY CULTURE.

Jun 04, 2026 48m

My guest this week is author Deborah Phillips whose new book is titled: AND THIS IS MY FRIEND SANDY — SANDY WILSON’S THE BOY FRIEND, LONDON THEATRE AND GAY CULTURE. Sandy Wilson's The Boyfriend — for…

S3 Encore Episode: Round in Circles, part 2

May 31, 2026 29m

This is the second part of my conversation with author Barry Kester whose fascinating new book is titled: Round In Circles — The Story of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s CAROUSEL. Last week we focused on…

S3 Encore Episode: Round in Circles — The Story of Rodgers & Hammerstein's CAROUSEL, part 1

May 26, 2026 44m

My guest on Broadway Nation this week is Barry Kester, author of the fascinating new book: Round In Circles — The Story of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s CAROUSEL. I thought I knew a lot about Carousel…

S1E16 Ep 16: The Golden Age of Broadway, Part 2

May 20, 2026 30m

The Golden Age of Broadway’s new revolutionary way of writing musicals did not just apply to Musical Plays like those of Rodgers & Hammerstein and Lerner & Loewe. It also transformed the…

S3E196 Ep 201: More Feminist Approaches in Musical Theatre

May 03, 2026 45m

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S3E197 Ep 200: Feminist Approaches to Musical Theatre

Apr 13, 2026 42m

I am very pleased to share with you part one of my recent conversation with authors Paige Allan and Stacy Wolf about their fascinating new book, Feminist Approaches to Musical Theater. Paige…

Ep 199: MARC SHAIMAN ON BROADWAY

Mar 05, 2026 49m

This is the second half of my recent conversation with Tony Award-winning composer, lyricist, arranger, and music producer MARC SHAIMAN about his new, New York Times bestselling book, NEVER MIND THE…

S1E10 Ep 10: The Great Depression & The Silver Age of Broadway, Part 2

Feb 28, 2026 37m

During the 1930s Broadway was severely impacted by the economic disaster of the "Great Depression". However, somehow out of all that hardship and struggle came an extraordinary period of artistic…

S3E196 Ep 198: FIVE DECADES OF SHOW BIZ with MARC SHAIMAN

Feb 19, 2026 34m

My guest today on Broadway Nation is the Tony Award-winning composer, lyricist, arranger, and music producer, MARC SHAIMAN, who has found spectacular success in nearly every aspect of the…

S3E196 Ep 197: Matching Minds With Sondheim with author Barry Joseph

Feb 07, 2026 1h 5m

My guest this week is Barry Joseph, the author of the recent book, Matching Minds with Sondheim. Since his death,  there have been so many books about Stephen Sondheim and various aspects of his…

S3E193 Ep 196 The Last Waltz — In Search of Lost Broadway, part 4

Jan 29, 2026 1h 4m

This is the fourth and final episode in which Albert Evans and I go in search of the 1934 smash-hit musical The Great Waltz, one of the longest-running shows of the 1930s. The goal of this occasional…

S3E195 Ep 195: 40 Years of CHESS

Jan 17, 2026 47m

Because this is a Broadway history podcast, I don’t usually comment on recently opened productions, since we can’t know yet whether they will be historically significant. The exceptions, of course,…

S3E190 Ep 194: The Great Waltz on Radio & TV

Jan 09, 2026 54m

On this week’s Broadway Nation podcast, Albert Evans and I once again go “In Search of Lost Broadway,” as part of our occasional podcast series in which we try to rediscover significant hit Broadway…

Irving Berlin, Bing Crosby and the Story of "White Christmas," America's Most Popular Song, part 2

Dec 31, 2025 41m

This is the second of two special holiday episodes of Broadway Nation. Just like the first, this is an audio version of a Broadway Nation Live! performance that was given in December of 2019 at the…

S3 Encore Episode: The Story Behind the Song, WHITE CHRISTMAS

Dec 24, 2025 34m

This is a special holiday reprise of one of Broadway Nation's most popular episodes: It's an audio version of a Broadway Nation Live! performance that was presented in December of 2019 at the Vashon…

S3E193 Ep 193: BY STRAUSS! In Search of THE GREAT WALTZ, part 2

Dec 10, 2025 50m

This week Albert Evans joins me once again as we go “In Search of Lost Broadway.” Specifically, the 1934 smash-hit musical The Great Waltz, conceived, directed, and lighted by Hassard. Short, with a…

A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM BROADWAY NATION!

Dec 07, 2025 2m Bonus

You are invited to join me on December 11 at 5:00 PM at The Museum of Broadway where Tony and Olivier Award-winning lyricist , David Zippel, will be interview me about my new book, Broadway Nation:…

S3E192 Ep 192: IN SEARCH OF LOST BROADWAY — THE GREAT WALTZ

Nov 28, 2025 54m

This is the second in our occasional series of episodes that I'm calling "In Search of Lost Broadway,” in which my longtime  colleague Albert Evans and I try to unearth and rediscover musicals that…

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