Performing Arts
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 American Showmen
The American Showmen presents a program about Florenz Ziegfeld, the theatrical producer whose lavish stage revues became a defining feature …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
The American Showmen
The American Showmen presents a program about the Shuberts, the influential theatrical family named in this episode title. This installment …
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 …
Thirty Minutes in Hollywood
Thirty Minutes in Hollywood is a radio variety program built around the world of movies and the performers associated with it. This recordin…
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…
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,…
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 …
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’s perspective to the people and happenings of the film world. In this ins…
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…
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 …