Performing Arts

Mercury Wonder Show

The Mercury Wonder Show was a live magic and variety production created by Orson Welles during World War II. Welles served as its master of …

Broadway in Review

Broadway in Review is a radio program centered on Broadway and the world of musical theater. Its title pairs the program with “There's No Bu…

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood brings the celebrated Hollywood columnist’s perspective to the people and happenings of the film world. In this ins…

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood brings the celebrated Hollywood columnist’s perspective to the people and happenings of the film world. In this bro…

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood brings the celebrated Hollywood columnist to the microphone for a program centered on the people and happenings of …

Grand Ole Opry

The Grand Ole Opry is a live country music radio program built around performances by singers and musicians, with a sound rooted in country,…

The Yiddish Radio Project

The Yiddish Radio Project brings listeners into the world of Yiddish-language radio, a lively form of broadcasting shaped by the language, h…

Broadway Talks Back

Broadway Talks Back is presented here as a program about play reviewers. The title suggests a conversation centered on Broadway theater and …

The American Showmen

The American Showmen presents a program about the Shuberts, the influential theatrical family named in this episode title. This installment …

Let's Go to Town

Let's Go to Town is a radio variety program built around comic sketches and musical entertainment. Its lighthearted approach brings together…

Let's Go to the Opera

Let's Go to the Opera introduces listeners to opera through radio, bringing the music and drama of the operatic stage into an accessible bro…

The Julie Andrews Story

The Julie Andrews Story is a biographical radio program about the singer and actress Julie Andrews. It offers a portrait of her life and car…

Texaco Star Theater

Texaco Star Theater is a variety program built around comedian Fred Allen, whose dry wit and satirical observations give the show its distin…

The American Showmen

The American Showmen focuses on George White, Earl Carroll, John Murray Anderson, and Lew Leslie, figures named here in connection with Amer…

Command Performance

Command Performance is a variety program created for members of the U.S. armed forces during World War II. Its broadcasts bring together pop…

Major Bowes and His Original Amateur Hour

Major Bowes and His Original Amateur Hour is a radio talent program built around amateur performers presenting their acts for a national aud…

The American Showmen

The American Showmen presents a program about Florenz Ziegfeld, the theatrical producer whose lavish stage revues became a defining feature …

Chuck Schaden Interviews

Chuck Schaden interviews Pat O'Brien in this radio conversation. The program centers on an exchange between Schaden, a longtime radio interv…

The Big Show

The Big Show is a large-scale NBC radio variety program hosted by actress Tallulah Bankhead. Its broadcasts bring together comedy, music, dr…

Jimmie Fidler

Jimmie Fidler’s radio program brings the Hollywood world to listeners through the perspective of its longtime film columnist and commentator…