Tuesday’s 9-11pm
Rob Morrison
Rob pays tribute to the best of Broadway, London’s West End, the Australian stage and the occasional European operetta in a 2 hour program celebrating significant anniversaries in the world of Musical Theatre.
With a background in science and biophysics, Rob is equally at home in the Performing Arts having performed in over 70 stage productions since 1975, including plays, revues and musicals for a number of amateur theatre companies based in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.
As a broadcaster, Rob has been heard on Melbourne community radio 96.5 Inner FM since 1992 contributing to the Local Theatre and Concert Hall programmes in past years and as the current host of the weekly light-music Kaleidoscope and Musical Theatre Melodies programmes.
Rob has also contributed information and articles to the on-line Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, Gilbert and Sullivan Discography and Edward German Discography websites.
As a member of Theatre Heritage Australia since 2006, Rob has contributed numerous articles on theatre history and performers to both the print and on-line editions of the organisation’s quarterly-published newsletter On Stage.
Rob also currently serves on the THA committee in a variety of capacities.
A selection of Rob’s past archived inter12 views from Musical Theatre Melodies can also be found on the Theatre Heritage Australia website
Available podcasts include:
11 February – Up in Central Park (Sigmund Romberg & Dorothy Fields) – 1953 US radio cast + introduction by Peter Filichia (recorded in 2012) + selections from My Maryland (Romberg & Dorothy Donnelly), The New Moon (Romberg & Oscar Hammerstein II), Viennese Nights (Romberg & Hammerstein) and May Wine (Romberg & Hammerstein) – 1945 to ’50 studio recordings conducted by Sigmund Romberg
4 February – Divorce Me, Darling! (Sandy Wilson) – 1965 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett
28 January – Plain and Fancy (Albert Hague & Arnold B. Horwitt) – 1955 original Broadway cast recording + Barbara Cook at Carnegie Hall – 1975 “live” concert recording
21 January – Our Man Crichton (David Lee & Herbert Kretzmer) – 1964 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + scenes and songs from Peter Pan including incidental music for the play composed by John Crook – 1940 London studio cast recordings
14 January – The Wiz (Charlie Smalls) – 1975 original Broadway cast recording + radio promotion of the MGM motion picture musical The Wizard of Oz (Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg) – 1939 U.S. radio transcription recording
7 January 2025 – Shenandoah (Gary Geld & Peter Udell) – 1975 original Broadway cast recording + an interview with the co-writers of the new British musical The Queen is Mad – Amy Clare Tasker and composer Tom McGrath + excerpts from the 2024 original London cast recording
31 December – On the Town (Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden & Adolph Green) – 1960 New York studio cast recording + a selection of alternate songs from the MGM film version by Roger Edens, Betty Comden & Adolph Green – 1949 film soundtrack recordings
24 December – Mary Poppins (Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman, plus new songs by George Stiles & Anthony Drew) – 2004 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett
17 December – I Had a Ball (Jack Lawrence & Stan Freeman) – 1964 original Broadway cast recording + selections from Bajour (Walter Marks) – 1964 original Broadway cast recording
10 December – Watch Your Step (Irving Berlin) – 2001 off-Broadway revival cast recording + selections from Irving Berlin – “This is the Life!” – 2015 CD album featuring the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra conducted by Rick Benjamin with vocalists Bernadette Boerckel and Daniel Marcus
3 December – Lady, Be Good! (George & Ira Gershwin) – 1992 U.S. studio cast recording + original recordings by Fred & Adele Astaire, George Gershwin & Cliff Edwards
26 November – Anything Goes (Cole Porter) – 1988 London studio cast recording + recordings by Cole Porter
19 November – The Wayward Way (Lorne Huycke & Bill Howe) – 1964 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + Maria Marten or, The Murder in the Red Barn – 1932 English cast recording starring Tod Slaughter & Company + A Fruity Melodrama – Only a Mill Girl (or, The Doings Up at the Hall) (John James Melluish) – 1938 original English cast recording + songs by Stanley Holloway & Gracie Fields
12 November – Fanny (Harold Rome) – 1954 original Broadway cast recording + an interview with Walter Willison about Grand Hotel: The 35th Anniversary Original Broadway Cast Reunion at 54 Below, in New York City + private demo recordings of Robert Wright and George Forrest singing songs from their score for the 1989 musical, and recordings of additional songs written for their 1962 version entitled At the Grand.
5 November – The Only Girl (Victor Herbert & Henry Blossom) – 2015 Light Opera of New York revival cast recording + The Red Mill (Victor Herbert & Henry Blossom) – 1962 Reader’s Digest New York studio cast “highlights” recording
29 October – The Hired Man (Howard Goodall) – 1992 “live” London concert cast recording (with members of the original 1984 West End production) + introduction by Rex Bunnett
22 October – Robert and Elizabeth (Ron Grainer & Ronald Millar) – 1964 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + selections from The Third Kiss (Fred G. Morritt) – 1963 New York demo recordings
15 October – Peter Pan (Mark Charlap & Carolyn Leigh; Jule Styne, Betty Comden & Adolph Green ) – 1954 original Broadway cast recording + an interview with original cast member Sondra Lee + song selections from alternate versions of Peter Pan (John Crook, Leonard Bernstein, Sammy Fain & Sammy Cahn)
8 October – Golden Boy (Charles Strouse & Lee Adams) – 1964 original Broadway cast recording + The Musicality of Strouse featuring songs from the musicals of Charles Strouse – 2005 CD compilation album
1 October – Mack & Mabel (Jerry Herman) – 1974 original Broadway cast recording + introduction by Peter Filichia (recorded in 2012) + highlights from Hello, Dolly! (Jerry Herman) – 1967 “new” Broadway cast recording starring Pearl Bailey & Cab Calloway
24 September – Fiddler on the Roof (Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick) – 1964 original Broadway cast recording + interview with Sheldon Harnick (recorded in 2014) + demo recordings of “cut” songs written for Fiddler performed by Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick
17 September – The Woman in White (Andrew Lloyd Webber & David Zippel) – 2004 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett
10 September – Maggie May (Lionel Bart) – 1964 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + cover recordings by Judy Garland
3 September – Rose Marie (Rudolf Friml, Herbert Stothart, Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II) – 1958 London studio cast recording + orchestral and vocal selections from Rudolf Friml’s The Vagabond King, High Jinks and Katinka – 1986 U.S. recording
27 August – Life Begins at 8:40 (Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin & E.Y. Harburg) – 2010 New York studio cast recording + introduction by Aaron Gandy
20 August – Song of Norway (Greig adapt. Robert Wright & George Forrest) – 1944 original Broadway cast recording + introduction by Walter Willison + selections of additional songs from the 1970 motion picture soundtrack recording of Song of Norway (Wright & Forrest)
13 August – Salad Days (Julian Slade & Dorothy Reynolds) – 1994 London studio cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + selections from the 1980 album Looking For a Piano featuring composer-lyricist Julian Slade at the piano performing songs from his repertoire.
6 August – Donnybrook! (Johnny Burke) – 1961 original Broadway cast recording + an interview with leading lady Joan Fagan Marshall – (repeat broadcast from May 2021.)
30 July – Instant Marriage (Laurie Holloway & Bob Grant) – 1964 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + selections from She Loves Me (Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick) – 1964 original London cast recording
23 July – The Frogs (Stephen Sondheim) – 2004 original Broadway cast recording + selections from Side By Side By Sondheim – 1977 original Australian cast recording
16 July – Bloomer Girl (Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg) – 1944 original Broadway cast recording + selections from A Star is Born (Harold Arlen & Ira Gershwin) – 1954 motion picture soundtrack recording
9 July – The Golden Apple (Jerome Moross & John Latouche) – 1954 original Broadway cast recording + selections from the 2001 CD album Windflowers – The Songs of Jerome Moross
2 July – The Good Companions (André Previn & Johnny Mercer) – 1974 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + recorded excerpt from the 1931 stage play by J.B. Priestly and Edward Knoblock + songs from the 1933 film version and the 1957 film remake
25 June – Copacabana (Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman & Jack Feldman) – 1994 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + Barry Manilow sings selections from his score to the 1997 musical Harmony (lyrics by Bruce Sussman)
18 June – The Pajama Game (Richard Adler & Jerry Ross) – 1954 original Broadway cast recording + introduction by Peter Filichia (recorded in 2014) + Little Women (Richard Adler) – 1958 original U.S. TV cast recording
11 June – After the Ball (Noël Coward) – 1954 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + Ace of Clubs (Noël Coward) – 1950 original London cast medley recordings
4 June – Phantom of the Opera (Ken Hill & various composers) – 1992 London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + operatic parodies by Spike Jones and Victor Borge
28 May – Fade Out – Fade In (Jule Styne, Betty Comden & Adolph Green) – 1964 original Broadway cast recording + introduction by Peter Filichia (recorded in 2014) + selections the 1962 “live” concert album Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall starring Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett
21 May – Passion (Stephen Sondheim) – 1994 original Broadway cast recording + song selections from Unsung Sondheim – 1993 CD album
14 May – Sunday in the Park with George (Stephen Sondheim) – 1984 original Broadway cast recording + song selections from Bernadette Peters’ 1996 Carnegie Hall “live” concert album Sondheim, Etc.
7 May – Billy (John Barry & Don Black) – 1974 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + song selections from Michael Crawford – A Touch of Music in the Night – 1993 CD album
30 April – Beauty and the Beast (Alan Menken, Howard Ashman & Tim Rice) – 1994 original Broadway cast recording + interview with original cast member Beth Fowler
23 April – Peg (David Henecker) – 2084 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + song selections from the musicals of David Heneker
16 April – Bullets Over Broadway (various) – 2014 original Broadway cast recording + song medleys from popular Broadway musicals of the 1920s, including No, No, Nanette, Dearest Enemy, Sunny, Merry-Merry, The Cocoanuts, Oh, Kay!, Peggy-Ann, Rio Rita and Hold Everything, recorded between 1925 – ‘29
9 April – High Spirits (Hugh Martin & Timothy Gray) – 1964 original Broadway cast recording + interview with original cast member Adrienne Angel + Love From Judy (Hugh Martin & Timothy Gray) – 1952 original London cast highlights recording
2 April – Anyone Can Whistle (Stephen Sondheim) – 1964 original Broadway cast recording + demo recordings of additional and cut songs performed by Sondheim + selections from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Stephen Sondheim) – 1963 original London cast recording
26 March – Napoleon (Timothy Williams & Andrew Sabiston) – 1994 Canadian cast highlights recording + introduction by Andrew Sabiston and Timothy Williams + additional numbers from the 2023 Seoul cast recording
19 March – Starlight Express (Andrew Lloyd Webber & Richard Stilgoe) – 1984 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett
12 March – Funny Girl (Jule Styne & Bob Merrill) – 1964 original Broadway cast recording + introduction by Peter Filichia (recorded in 2014) + a tribute to Fanny Brice performing songs & sketches from The Ziegfeld Follies, and on film and U.S. radio from the 1920s to the 1940s.
5 March – Over Here! (Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman) – 1974 original Broadway cast recording + a selection of songs by the Sherman brothers written for Walter Disney motion pictures from the original soundtrack recordings (including archival interviews)
27 February – What Makes Sammy Run? (Ervin Drake) – 1964 original Broadway cast recording + an archival interview with Steve Lawrence (from 2010) + selections from Golden Rainbow (Walter Marks) – 1968 original Broadway cast recording
20 February – The Girl in Pink Tights (Sigmund Romberg & Leo Robin) – 1954 original Broadway cast recording + an interview with Walter Willison about Grand Hotel: The 35th Anniversary Original Broadway Cast Reunion Honoring Tommy Tune’s 85th Birthday at 54 Below, in New York City + private demo recordings of Robert Wright and George Forrest singing songs from their score for the 1989 musical, and recordings of additional songs written for their 1958 version entitled At the Grand.
13 February – Conversation Piece (Noël Coward) – 1951 U.S. Columbia studio cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett
6 February 2024 – The Rink (John Kander & Fred Ebb) – 1984 original Broadway cast recording + an archival interview with Chita Rivera from 2020
30 January 2024 – Lorelei (Jule Styne, Leo Robin, Betty Comden & Adolph Green) – 1973-74 original cast recording + an interview with original cast member Lee Roy Reams + selections from Carol Channing’s 2009 solo album For Heaven’s Sake
23 January 2024 – Sweet Little Devil (George Gershwin & B.G. DeSylva) – 2012 New York studio cast recording + Blue Monday (George Gershwin & B.G. DeSylva) – 1954 U.S. radio cast recording
16 January 2024 – Hello, Dolly! (Jerry Herman) – 1964 original Broadway cast recording + an interview with original cast member Sondra Lee + a tribute to Hello, Dolly! performed by Jerry Herman, Karen Morrow & Lee Roy Reams – 1989 “live” New York cabaret recording + additional songs added to the score performed by Ethel Merman and David Hyde Pierce.
9 January 2024 – Princess Ida (W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan) – 1932 HMV recording featuring members of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Co. + introduction by Rex Bunnett
2 January 2024 – Putting It Together (Stephen Sondheim) – 1993 original off-Broadway cast recording + selections from Side By Side By Sondheim – 1977 original Australian cast recording
26 December – The Tap Dance Kid (Henry Krieger & Robert Lorick) – 1983 original Broadway cast recording + Dreamgirls (Henry Krieger & Tom Eyen) – selections from 2006 motion picture soundtrack recording.
19 December – Stephen Ward (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black & Christopher Hampton) – 2013 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + comedy sketches from the satiric 1963 record album Fool Britannia, written by and featuring Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, with Peter Sellers and Joan Collins.
12 December – The Girl Who Came to Supper (Noël Coward) – 1963 original Broadway cast recording + archival interview with original Broadway cast member Sean Scully + with demo recordings of “cut” songs performed by Noël Coward
5 December – Kismet (Robert Wright & George Forrest adapt. Borodin) – 1953 original Broadway cast recording + archival interview with Wright and Forrest + selections from Timbuktu! (Robert Wright & George Forrest) – studio cast recordings + a demo by Robert Wright.
28 November – Carmen Jones (Oscar Hammerstein II adapt. of Georges Bizet) – 1943 original Broadway cast recording + additional numbers from the 1947 NBC radio version and 1991 London cast recording + interview with former Head of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization Ted Chapin
21 November – Roberta (Jerome Kern & Otto Harbach) – 2014 Dublin & New York studio cast recording
14 November – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (Steven Lutvak & Robert L. Freedman) – 2013 original Broadway cast recording + The Orchid (Ivan Caryll, Lionel Monckton, Adrian Ross & Percy Greenbank) – 1946 Australian radio cast.
7 November – A Connecticut Yankee (Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart) – 1943 Broadway revival cast recording & 1955 U.S. TV soundtrack recording + interview with former Head of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization Ted Chapin + Smash Song Hits by Rodgers & Hart – 1940 Columbia album conducted by Richard Rodgers, with vocalists, Lee Sullivan and Deane Janis and Rodgers at the piano.
31 October – Wicked (Stephen Schwartz) – 20003 original Broadway cast recording + song selections from The Wizard of Oz (Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg) – 1939 MGM motion picture soundtrack recordings.
24 October – 110 in the Shade (Harvey Schmidt & Tom Jones) – 1963 original Broadway cast recording + introduction by Tom Jones (from an archival interview from 2020) + a selection of “unused” songs written for 110 in the Shade.
17 October – Jennie (Arthur Schwartz & Howard Dietz) – 1963 original Broadway cast recording + introduction by Mary Martin biographer David Kaufman + a selections of songs by Mary Martin from the respective Broadway cast recordings of One Touch of Venus, Lute Song, South Pacific, Peter Pan and The Sound of Music and the London cast recording of Pacific 1860.
10 October – One Touch of Venus (Kurt Weill & Ogden Nash) – London-New York studio cast recording released in 2014
3 October – Here’s Love (Meredith Willson) – 1963 original Broadway cast recording + introduction by New York-based Tony Award-nominated actor, director and writer, Walter Willison + a selection of assorted songs by Meredith Willson, including demo recordings by Willison himself of “unused” songs from The Music Man, commercial recordings of his popular song hits and “live” recordings from Walter’s 2017 tribute concert Here’s Love to the Music Man featuring Cheryl Ann Allen, Carole Demas and Paula Janis,
26 September – Let ‘Em Eat Cake (George & Ira Gershwin) – 1987 New York studio cast recording + selections from Of Thee I Sing (George & Ira Gershwin) – 1952 Broadway revival cast recording
19 September – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice) – 1973 studio recording featuring members of the Young Vic London cast + introduction by Rex Bunnett + song selections from the 1992 CD album Aspects of Andrew Lloyd Webber featuring Australian leading lady, Marina Prior, members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and ‘guest appearances’ by Rob Guest, Tommy Emmanuel, Peter Cousens and the Melbourne Chorale.
12 September – Raisin (Judd Woldin & Robert Brittan) – 1973 original Broadway cast recording + song selections from Shuffle Along (Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle) and Blackbirds of 1928 (Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields) – 1953 New York studio cast recordings
5 September – Sweethearts (Victor Herbert & Robert B. Smith) – 1949 U.S. radio cast recording + Babes in Toyland (Victor Herbert & Glen MacDonough) – 1952 U.S. radio cast recording + Mlle. Modiste (Victor Herbert & Henry Blossom) – 1962 Reader’s Digest studio cast highlights recording
29 August – Nymph Errant (Cole Porter) – 1989 “live” London Concert recording (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) + introduction by Rex Bunnett
22 August – La Cage aux Folles (Jerry Herman) – 1983 original Broadway cast recording + An Evening with Jerry Herman – 1989 “live” New York cabaret recording with Jerry Herman, Karen Morrow & Lee Roy Reams
15 August – A Tribute to Tom Jones including The Show Goes On – A Portfolio of Theatre Songs (Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt) – 1998 “live” original off-Broadway cast recording + an archival interview with Tom Jones talking about The Fantasticks in 2020 to mark its 60th anniversary
8 August – Annie Warbucks (Charles Strouse & Martin Charnin) – 1993 original off-Broadway cast recording + highlights from Annie (Charles Strouse & Martin Charnin) – 1978 original Australian cast recording
1 August – At the Drop of Another Hat (Michael Flanders & Donald Swann) – 1963 “live” performance recording from the Haymarket Theatre, London + introduction by Rex Bunnett
25 July – Avenue Q (Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx) – 2003 original Broadway cast recording + Songs by Tom Lehrer – 1953 studio recording
18 July – The Card (Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent) – 1973 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + alternate songs from the revised version of The Card (new lyrics by Anthony Drewe) – 1994 London cast recording
11 July – Sunset Boulevard (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black and Christopher Hampton) – 1993 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett
4 July – Pickwick (Cyril Ornadel & Leslie Bricusse) – 1963 original London cast recording + introduction by Leslie Bricusse (2013 archival interview) + selections from Scrooge (Leslie Bricusse) – 1970 motion picture soundtrack recording.
27 June – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman) – 2013 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett
20 June – Oh, What a Lovely War (various) – 1963 original London cast recording presenting highlights of WWI era songs and scenes from the musical + introduction by Rex Bunnett + additional songs from the 1969 film soundtrack recording + selections from The Passing Show of 1914 & 1915 – original London cast recordings
13 June – The Lisbon Story (Harry Parr-Davies & Harold Purcell) – compilation recording including numbers by the 1943 original London cast members, Patricia Burke and Vincent Tidsley’s Mastersingers + introduction by Rex Bunnett + a selection of Harry Parr-Davies songs written for the 1930s British film comedies of Gracie Fields and George Formby
6 June – Singin’ in the Rain (Nacio Herb Brown & Arthur Freed) – 1983 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + additional numbers from the 1952 MGM motion picture soundtrack recording including the “Broadway Melody Ballet”
30 May – Me and Juliet (Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II) – 1953 original Broadway cast recording + interview with original Broadway cast member Bill Hayes + song selections from Bill Hayes Sings the Best of Disney – 1957 record album
23 May – Seesaw (Cy Coleman & Dorothy Fields) – 1973 original Broadway cast recording + selections from the 1993 original London cast recording of City of Angels (Cy Coleman & David Zippel)
16 May – The Goodbye Girl (Marvin Hamlisch & David Zippel) – 1993 original Broadway cast recording + Walter Willison interview with the show’s original Associate Costume Designer Mitchell Bloom.
9 May – Can-Can (Cole Porter) – 1953 original Broadway cast recording + Kiss Me Kate (Cole Porter) – 1953 M-G-M motion picture soundtrack recording (selections)
2 May – My One and Only (George & Ira Gershwin) – 1983 original Broadway cast recording + Funny Face (George & Ira Gershwin) – 1949 episode of the 3DB Melbourne radio series Musical Comedy Stage + recordings by Fred & Adele Astaire and Leslie Henson from the 1928 London production.
25 April – She Loves Me (Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick) – 1963 original Broadway cast recording + introduction by Sheldon Harnick (2015 archival interview.)
18 April – The Boy Friend (Sandy Wilson) – 1953 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + extracts from Sandy Wilson at the Players – featuring the composer, lyricist and librettist at the piano reminiscing about and performing songs from his various musicals and revues recorded “live” in performance at the Players’ Theatre, London in 1972.
11 April – Virtue in Danger (James Bernard & Peter Dehn) – 1963 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + song selections from the 1973 album Presenting Patricia Routledge
4 April – Kinky Boots (Cyndi Lauper) – 2013 original Broadway cast recording + song selections from the 2008 film soundtrack recording of Mamma Mia! featuring the songs of ABBA (written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson).
28 March – Oklahoma! (Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II) – 1943 original Broadway cast recording + introduction by Ted Chapin + the Dream Ballet sequence “Laurey Makes Up Her Mind” from the 1955 film soundtrack recording.
21 March – Half a Sixpence (David Heneker) – 1963 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + addtional and alternate songs from the 1965 Broadway cast and 1967 motion picture soundtrack recordings of Half a Sixpence + a selection of songs by David Heneker from the original cast recordings of Charlie Girl, Jorrocks, Phil the Fluter and The Biograph Girl.
14 March – Irene (Harry Tierney & Joseph McCarthy, (with additional music and lyrics by Charles Gaynor & Otis Clements, with Wally Harper & Jack Lloyd) – 1973 Broadway cast recording starring Debbie Reynolds + interview with the Stage Manager of the 1973 Broadway revival Bob Schear
7 March – A Grand Night For Singing (Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II) – 1993 original New York cast recording + interview with former Head of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization Ted Chapin
28 February – A Little Night Music (Stephen Sondheim) – 1973 original Broadway cast recording + interview with original Broadway cast member Teri Ralston
21 February – Wonderful Town (Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden & Adolph Green) – 1953 original Broadway cast recording starring Rosalind Russell + Comden and Green Perform Their Own Songs – selections from the compilation albums recorded in 1955 featuring songs from On the Town, Billion Dollar Baby, Good News, Two on the Aisle, Peter Pan and It’s Always Fair Weather.
14 February – Old Chelsea (Richard Tauber, Bernard Grun, Walter Ellis & Fred S. Tysh) – 1943 BBC radio transcription recording featuring the original London cast including Richard Tauber, Australian soprano Nancy Brown, Carole Lynne & Charles Hawtrey + a St. Valentine’s Day selection of romantic ballads sung by Richard Tauber from the operettas of Franz Lehár and the stage and screen musicals of Jerome Kern.
7 February – Baby (David Shire & Richard Maltby Jr.) – 2022 Off-Broadway revival cast recording (world premiere radio broadcast) + interview with Tony Award-winning director, lyricist and writer Richard Maltby Jr.
31 January – Hazel Flagg (Jule Styne & Bob Hilliard) – 1953 original Broadway cast recording + Walter Willison interview regarding the Pippin 50th Anniversary Original Broadway Cast Reunion Concert & Irene Ryan tribute (featuring her unreleased 1973 Motown recordings receiving their world radio broadcast debut.)
24 January – On Your Toes (Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart) – 1983 Broadway revival cast recording + interview with Tony Award-nominated cast member Christine Andreas