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 anniversar…

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Musical Theatre Melodies 3-November-2026
Johnny Johnson (Kurt Weill & Paul Green) – 1956 New York studio cast recording + additional numbers from 1996 Massachusetts studio cast recording + Down in the Valley (Kurt Weill & Arnold Sundgaard – 1950 New York studio cast recording
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Musical Theatre Melodies 27-October-2026
Walking Happy (James Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn) – 1966 original Broadway cast recording + Robin and the 7 Hoods (James Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn) – 1964 movie musical recording
2:00:14
Musical Theatre Melodies 20-October-2026
Happy Hunting (Harold Karr & Matt Dubey) – 1956 original Broadway cast recording + introduction by Peter Filichia (recorded in 2016) + selections from the 1956 album Ethel Merman – A Musical Autobiography
2:00:00
Musical Theatre Melodies 13-October-2026
Sweet Bye and Bye (Vernon Duke & Ogden Nash) – 2011 New York studio cast recording + selections from the 1999 CD album Dawn Upshaw sings Vernon Duke
2:00:00
Musical Theatre Melodies 6-October-2026
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert– The Musical (various songwriters) – 2006 original Australian cast recording + an interview with original cast member Tony Sheldon
2:00:00
Musical Theatre Melodies 29-September-2026
The Red Mill (Victor Herbert & Henry Blossom) - 2001 Ohio Light Opera revival cast recording
2:00:45
Musical Theatre Melodies 22-September-2026
Jorrocks (David Heneker) – 1966 original London cast recording + an introduction by Rex Bunnett + an excerpt from the 1991 “live” recording of the Gala concert celebrating David Heneker’s 85th Birthday at the Golders Green Hippodrome in London featuring an all-star cast of West End performers.
1:59:54
Musical Theatre Melodies 15-September-2026
Careless Rapture (Ivor Novello & Christopher Hassall) – 1936 original London cast highlights recordings + additional numbers from the 1968 BBC radio production + introduction by Rex Bunnett + selections from Theodore & Co. (Ivor Novello, Jerome Kern, Adrian Ross & Clifford Grey) by the original 191…
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Musical Theatre Melodies 8-September-2026
The Apple Tree (Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick) – 1966 original Broadway cast recording + an archival interview with Sheldon Harnick from 2015 + demos of “cut” songs from the musical performed by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick + songs from their 1966 US TV musical version of Oscar Wilde’s The Canterv…
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Musical Theatre Melodies 1-September-2026
Man With a Load of Mischief (John Clifton & Ben Tarver) – 1966 original off-Broadway cast recording + an interview with Walter Willison about Ben Franklin in Paris (by Mark Sandrich Jr. and Sidney Michaels) being staged in concert at 54 Below in New York City on 13th September
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