It's Spring! Sort of. Well, Upstate Spring. Which means muck boots, prehistoric snow banks, winter coats, rock salt, umbrellas, and gray. Lots and lots of gray. However, it's also Easter (which means Easter dresses, worn under those parkas) and patent leather Mary Janes (kept in a bag til you take off those wellies) and April Fool's Day (no explanation needed) and the Jazz 90.1 Pledge Drive! A conglomeration to celebrate/tolerate...and what better way to do THAT than with musicals?
Jazz yourself up with some Dance (and a Fisch Schlapping variety at that!) and some Odes to Spring (with those 7 Brides and Brothers) and some April nuts (Phyllis, Imogene, Jack, and Danny)...if this weather doesn't spark us, we have to DIY-it and Swing, Cook, Box Step, and Shake it (tone down those taps, Ann!) ourselves. I may even wear my Easter Bonnet to the station, and do a live Parade of my own. (For pics, see next week's issue of the Rotogravure.)
But seriously, Jazz 90.1 is the only radio station in Rochester, NY, that actually has a Broadway radio show...2 on the Aisle! They believe in serving those niche-y audiences with unique programs that you just can't tune in anywhere else. Okay, so if you went to Spotify and Pandora, then yes, you'll hear some of the tunes I play (although Alexa knows nothing of Seesaw!!!), but this station offers more. We fill in the gaps, offer you some history on those tunes. Some anecdotal asides, some dirt (when we're lucky enough to dig it up), some embellishments to make your Broadway or Blues or Jazz experience more enjoyable.
So think about it. Thanks for giving if you already have; if you haven't, gimme a call on Sunday OR jump on Jazz901.org anytime...Help us SPRING and DANCE and play the FOOL!
Overture/Tiger Rag (Helene Yorke, Ensemble, Bullets Over Broadway)
Shaking The Blues Away (Ann Miller, Easter Parade)
Mr. Monotony (Judy Garland, Easter Parade)
A Fella With An Umbrella (Peter Lawford, Judy Garland, Easter Parade)
In Your Easter Bonnet (Judy Garland, Easter Parade)
We Dance (Ensemble, Once On This Island)
Shall We Dance? (Fred Astaire, Shall We Dance?)
Shall We Dance? (Gertrude Lawrence, Yul Brynner, The King And I)
I Could Have Danced All Night (Julie Andrews, My Fair Lady)
Spring, Spring, Spring (Ensemble, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers)
It Might As Well Be Spring (Andrea McArdle, State Fair)
You Must Believe In Spring (Ann Hampton Callaway, Liz Callaway, Sibling
Revelry)
Fisch Schlapping Dance (Ensemble, Monty Python's Spamalot)
Second Chance (Daniel McDonald, Karen Ziemba, Steel Pier)
A Tough Act To Follow (David Hyde Pierce, Jill Paice, Curtains)
Dance A Little Closer (Len Cariou, Liz Robertson, Dance A Little Closer)
The Nuttycracker Suite (Instrumental, Thoroughly Modern Millie)
Getting Married Today (Beth Howland, Steve Elmore, Company)
I'm Calm (Jack Gilford, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum)
The Court Jester (Danny Kaye, The Court Jester)
Later Than Spring (Elaine Stritch, Sail Away)
The Spring Of Next Year (Ensemble, Dear World)
Springtime For Hitler (Ensemble, The Producers)
Love Is Always Lovely In The End (Georgia Engel, Edward Hibbert,
The Drowsy Chaperone)
I Was A Shoe-In (Phyllis Newman, Subways Are For Sleeping)
She's A Nut (Ensemble, On The Twentieth Century)
Swing! (Rosalind Russell, Wonderful Town)
I Can Cook, Too (Nancy Walker, On The Town)
Office Krupke (Ensemble, West Side Story)
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You (Vincent Pastore, Helene Yorke,
Bullets Over Broadway)
Let's Misbehave (Brooks Ashmanskas, Helene Yorke, Bullets Over Broadway)
The Hot Dog Song (Helene Yorke, Jim Borstelmann, Bullets Over Broadway)
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