Musical Theatre Melodies
Musical Theatre Melodies
Rob pays tribute to the best of Broadway, London's West End, the Australian stage and the occasional European operetta in a 2 hour program on 96.5 Inner FM Melbourne celebrating significant anniversaries in the world of Musical Theatre.Social links:
Musical Theatre Melodies 7-July-2026
El Capitan (John Philip Sousa & Tom Frost) - 1997 University of Illinois cast recording
2:00:00
Musical Theatre Melodies 30-June-2026
By Jeeves (Andrew Lloyd Webber & Alan Ayckbourn) – 1996 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + selections from Kissing Time (Ivan Caryll & P.G. Wodehouse) – 1919 original London cast recording
1:59:59
Musical Theatre Melodies 23-June-2026
Come Spy With Me (Bryan Blackburn) – 1966 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + a selection of songs recorded by Barbara Windsor from Lionel Bart’s Twang!! and Danny La Rue from Jerry Herman’s Hello, Dolly!
2:00:00
Musical Theatre Melodies 16-June-2026
The Baker’s Wife (Stephen Schwartz) – 1976 U.S. tour cast recording + additional songs from the 1989 original London cast recording
2:00:00
Musical Theatre Melodies 9-June-2026
Trelawny (Julian Slade) – 1972 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + selections from Julian Slade’s 1980 album Looking For a Piano, featuring the composer-lyricist performing his own songs and reminiscing about his various stage shows. – (repeat broadcast from August 2022)
2:00:00
Musical Theatre Melodies 2 June 2026
The Most Happy Fella (Frank Loesser) – 1956 original Broadway cast recording (complete with dialogue)
2:46:49
Musical Theatre Melodies 26-May-2026
Mame (Jerry Herman) – 1966 original Broadway cast recording + archival interviews with Jerry Herman and Angela Lansbury from 1996 + excerpts from An Evening With Jerry Herman – 1974 New York "live" concert recording
2:00:00
Musical Theatre Melodies 19-May-2026
Annie Get Your Gun (Irving Berlin) – 1966 New York revival cast recording + additional numbers from the 1990 London studio cast recording + an interview with former President of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization Ted Chapin
1:58:57
Musical Theatre Melodies 12-May-2026
A Bunch of Ratbags (Peter Pinne & Don Battye) – 2005 Melbourne revival cast recording + an archival interview with Peter Pinne from 2014 + selections from the 1966 original Melbourne cast recording & cover versions of songs from the score
1:59:42
Musical Theatre Melodies 5-May-2026
Side By Side By Sondheim (music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, plus music by Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne, Richard Rodgers & Mary Rodgers) – 1976 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett
2:15:12