Broadway Nation
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Broadway Nation is a lively and opinionated cultural history of the Broadway Musical that tells the extraordinary story of how Immigrants, Jews, Queers, African-Americans and other outcasts invented the Broadway Musical, and how they changed America in the process.
In Season One, host David Armstrong will trace the evolution of the musical from its birth at the dawn of the 20th Century, through its mid-century “Golden Age”, and right up to its current 21st Century renaissance; and also explore how musicals have reflected and shaped our world — especially in regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, and equality.
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Episodes
Episode 5: Cole Porter & The Queers That Invented Broadway
From its earliest days, the Broadway Musical has to a very large degree, been a Queer creation. In this episode David Armstrong shares the fascinating stories of early queer producing and life partners Charles Frohman and Charles Dillingham; the first great gay director Hassard Short; drag superstars Julian ...
Episode 5: Cole Porter & The Queers That Invented Broadway
In this episode David Armstrong shares the fascinating stories of early queer producing and life partners Charles Frohman and Charles Dillingham; the first great gay director Hassard Short, drag superstars Julian Eltinge & Bert Savoy, the "Pansy Craze", and the immortal Cole Porter! ...
Episode 4: Eubie Blake & The African-Americans That Invented Broadway
The 1920's begin to roar when Eubie Blake and many other brilliant black theater artists bring the Jazz Age to Broadway ...
Episode 3 – Bob Cole & The African-Americans That Invented Broadway
African-American theater artists played a much larger role in the creation of the Broadway Musical than is generally acknowledged -- including an entire decade of nearly forgotten hit shows and songs! In this episode we will rediscover the early history of Black Broadway, and the amazingly multi-talented men ...
Episode 2 – Irving Berlin & The Immigrants That Invented Broadway
In this episode David Armstrong and special quest Albert Evans continue the amazing story of how Jew ...
Episode 1 – George M. Cohan & The Immigrants That Invented Broadway
In this episode, host David Armstrong, along with special guest, Albert Evans, begin to tell the amazing story of how Immigrants, Jews, Queers, and African-Americans invented America's signature art form -- the Broadway Musical ...
