This year is the 50th anniversary of A Chorus Line and Chicago and the 10th anniversary of Hamilton. Meanwhile, new Broadway shows are struggling to make their money back. This hour, we take stock of stage musicals today, learn how they’re developed, and ask about their status in our culture.

GUESTS:
Alexander Gemignani: Actor, music director, orchestrator, conductor, composer/lyricist, educator, and artistic director of The National Music Theater Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
Elysa Gardner: Theater critic for The New York Sun and a contributor to The New York Times. She is also author of Magic To Do: Pippin's Fantastic, Fraught Journey to Broadway and Beyond
Paul Hodge: Award-winning writer-composer from Brisbane, Australia. His work has been produced Off-Broadway, in London, Edinburgh and Australia, including at the Sydney Opera House. His new musical, The Great Emu War, is currently at the Goodspeed

This year is the 50th anniversary of&nbsp;A Chorus Line&nbsp;and&nbsp;Chicago&nbsp;and the 10th anniversary of&nbsp;Hamilton. Meanwhile, new Broadway shows are struggling to make their money back. This hour, we take stock of stage musicals today, learn how they&rsquo;re developed, and ask about their status in our culture.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Alexander Gemignani:&nbsp;Actor, music director, orchestrator, conductor, composer/lyricist, educator, and artistic director of The National Music Theater Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center</li>
<li>Elysa Gardner:&nbsp;Theater critic for&nbsp;The New York Sun&nbsp;and a contributor to&nbsp;The New York Times. She is also author of&nbsp;Magic To Do: Pippin's Fantastic, Fraught Journey to Broadway and Beyond</li>
<li>Paul Hodge:&nbsp;Award-winning writer-composer from Brisbane, Australia. His work has been produced Off-Broadway, in London, Edinburgh and Australia, including at the Sydney Opera House. His new musical,&nbsp;The Great Emu&nbsp;War, is currently at the Goodspeed</li>
</ul>

The Colin McEnroe Show is public radio’s most eclectic, eccentric weekday program. The best way to understand us is through the subjects we tackle: Neanderthals, tambourines, handshakes, the Iliad, snacks, ringtones, punk rock, Occam’s razor, Rasputin, houseflies, zippers. Are you sensing a pattern? If so, you should probably be in treatment. On Fridays, we try to stop thinking about what kind of ringtones Neanderthals would want to have and convene a panel called The Nose for an informal roundtable about the week in culture.

<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/about">The Colin McEnroe Show</a> is public radio’s most eclectic, eccentric weekday program. The best way to understand us is through the subjects we tackle: Neanderthals, tambourines, handshakes, the Iliad, snacks, ringtones, punk rock, Occam’s razor, Rasputin, houseflies, zippers. Are you sensing a pattern? If so, you should probably be in treatment. On Fridays, we try to stop thinking about what kind of ringtones Neanderthals would want to have and convene a panel called <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/tags/the-nose">The Nose</a> for an informal roundtable about the week in culture.

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From chorus lines to emus: A look at the stage musical

We’ve been doing these shows where we don’t book any guests, where we fill the hour with your calls. And your calls have been interesting and surprising and amusing.

This hour, the conversation — helmed by our old pal Chion Wolf! — winds around to “Crossing Muddy Waters” by I’m With Her, Phoebe Bridgers, The Shipping News by Annie Proulx, follow ups, paper routes and summer jobs for kids, loss … Anything. (Seemingly) everything.

These shows are fun for us, and they seem to be fun for you, too. So we did another one.

We&rsquo;ve been doing these shows where we don&rsquo;t book any guests, where we fill the hour with your calls. And your calls have been interesting and surprising and amusing.
This hour, the conversation &mdash; helmed by our old pal Chion Wolf! &mdash; winds around to &ldquo;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTDUDRIEifQ">Crossing Muddy Waters</a>&rdquo; by I&rsquo;m With Her, Phoebe Bridgers,&nbsp;The Shipping News&nbsp;by Annie Proulx, follow ups, paper routes and summer jobs for kids, loss &hellip; Anything. (Seemingly) everything.
These shows are fun for us, and they seem to be fun for you, too. So we did another one.

Chion Wolf takes your calls!

Official Movie Star of The Colin McEnroe Show Illeana Douglas’ brand new book is Jungle Red! The Making of MGM’s The Women.

Early this week, Colin went down to The Kate in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, to help launch the book.

This hour, a recorded version of that onstage conversation about the women of Hollywood’s golden age and about golden age Hollywood’s The Women.

GUEST:
Illeana Douglas: An actress and author; her new book is Jungle Red!

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Official Movie Star of The Colin McEnroe Show Illeana Douglas&rsquo; brand new book is <a href="https://www.globepequot.com/9781493093946/jungle-red/">Jungle Red! The Making of MGM&rsquo;s The Women</a>.
Early this week, Colin went down to The Kate in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, to help launch the book.
This hour, a recorded version of that onstage conversation about the women of Hollywood&rsquo;s golden age and about golden age Hollywood&rsquo;s The Women.
GUEST:
<ul>
<li>Illeana Douglas: An actress and author; her new book is&nbsp;Jungle Red!</li>
</ul>
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Colin McEnroe, Robin Andreoli, Jacob Kaufman, and Wes Swan contributed to this show.

Illeana Douglas on the women of ‘The Women’

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Next week marks 250 years since Connecticut's Nathan Hale was executed by British soldiers. This hour we look back at the life of Nathan Hale, and the local historian who kept his legacy alive. Plus, we'll learn about spying during the Revolutionary War, and discover another Connecticut spy who escaped Hale's fate.

GUESTS:
Alexander Rose: Author of books including Washington's Spies: The Story of America’s First Spy Ring. His last two books have been on American secret intelligence. He is also a writer and producer on the television series Turn: Washington’s Spies
Michael Morand: Director of Community Engagement at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. He is also the City Historian of the City of New Haven
Claire Bellerjeau: Co-author of Espionage and Enslavement in the Revolution: The True Story of Robert Townsend and Elizabeth and the founder of Remember Liss, a nonprofit sharing this story in schools and communities

Music featured (in order):
The Girl I Left Behind Me – The Norman Luboff Choir
Hush – Joy Williams & Matt Berninger (Theme to the AMC Original Series “Turn”)
Spies – Coldplay
My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose – Wendy Weatherby
Miller and the Lass – Eliza Carthy
Turpin Hero – Colin Meloy

Next week marks 250 years since Connecticut's Nathan Hale was executed by British soldiers. This hour we look back at the life of Nathan Hale, and the local historian who kept his legacy alive. Plus, we'll learn about spying during the Revolutionary War, and discover another Connecticut spy who escaped Hale's fate.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Alexander Rose:&nbsp;Author of books including&nbsp;<a href="https://www.alexrose.com/washingtons-spies">Washington's Spies: The Story of America&rsquo;s First Spy Ring</a>. His last t<a href="https://www.alexrose.com/books">wo books</a>&nbsp;have been on American secret intelligence. He is also a writer and producer on the television series&nbsp;Turn: Washington&rsquo;s Spies</li>
<li>Michael Morand:&nbsp;Director of Community Engagement at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. He is also the City Historian of the City of New Haven</li>
<li>Claire Bellerjeau:&nbsp;Co-author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.espionageandenslavement.com/">Espionage and Enslavement in the Revolution: The True Story of Robert Townsend and Elizabeth</a>&nbsp;and the founder of&nbsp;<a href="https://rememberliss.org/">Remember Liss</a>, a nonprofit sharing this story in schools and communities</li>
</ul>
Music featured (in order):
<ul>
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/lp_songs-of-the-british-isles_the-norman-luboff-choir/disc1/02.01.+The+Girl+I+Left+Behind+Me.mp3">The Girl I Left Behind Me</a>&nbsp;&ndash; The Norman Luboff Choir</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/m8WUUdoI99I">Hush</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Joy Williams &amp; Matt Berninger (Theme to the AMC Original Series &ldquo;Turn&rdquo;)</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/9QzDHPcNfrw">Spies</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Coldplay</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/uCu0GpLnmLI">My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Wendy Weatherby</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/flgBLtdY00Q">Miller and the Lass</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Eliza Carthy</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fteVMpFeTOI">Turpin Hero</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Colin Meloy</li>
</ul>

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