Scene to Song
Hosted by writer Shoshana Greenberg, Scene to Song brings on a guest to talk about a musical, musical theater writers, or a topic or trend in musical theater. Theme music by Julia Meinwald.
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Is it an Unfinished Work or Not? Here We Are with Christopher Culp (Ep. 138) (opens the original)
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Here We Are, is the 2023 musical by Stephen Sondheim and David Ives, it was Sondheim’s last musical, produced posthumously. In this conversation we discuss surrealism in musical theater, the relationship of the main characters Marianne and Fritz, if this is this an unfinished work, and more. Music Featured: “The Road 1 (Part 1)” from Here We Are “Oh, Look, Here’s the Embassy” from Here We Are “Bistro a la Mode (Toast 2)” from Here We Are “The Road 1 (Part 1)” from Here We Are “Shine” from Here W
Suspension Chords in Musical Theater with Christie Baugher (Ep. 137) (opens the original)
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Shoshana is joined by Christie Baugher back on Scene to Song to discuss melodic and harmonic suspensions as a musical-theater storytelling device.Christie Baugher is a Los Angeles-based writer/performer. Her musicals include The Fitzgeralds of St. Paul and Leni Riefenstahl Is Going To Tell You The Truth.A suspension is a held note that clashes with a new chord and resolves, and we explore how it is used throughout musical theater to create tension and further storytelling. Or as Shoshana says, “
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