Playlist For Sunday, March 7, 2021: And no calories at all, on Broadway!

Maybe I just want cake. 

Or maybe just the frosting.

 

Whatever it is, in true Marie Antoinette style, I have fixated on Broadway Birthdays, and the potential for licking the spoon.  Does each one warrant its own CAKE? I mean, we could have 15 different ones, right?

 

 Lonny Price, Ruthie Henshall, Donna Murphy, Raul Julia, Jerry Ross...and LIZA (note the Z) all have birthday's this coming week. The list is insane. All a bunch of Pisces. And I know Pisces, in fact that's my rising sign, and I think that's a pretty perfect sign for STARS in general! 

 Liza and Poppa Vincent...I love everything BUT the clown.

 I'm quoting now: "Pisces personalities are known for being one of the most empathetic of the zodiac signs, and they'll do whatever they can to make sure the people around them are happy. They're also artistic and use their vivid imaginations to think up ideas many others wouldn't." Now doesn't that just sound like a DIVA! :)

So we'll hear a little something from each of these birthday dudes and dudettes (and a LOT of something from Ms. Minnelli) to celebrate. Plus we'll salute the 1,000 year anniversary (hah!) of Starting Here, Starting Now...okay, so maybe you never heard of that one, but it was an off-Broadway gem, and you need to know these shows, okay? Plus Nine, cuz I love Nine (based on 8 1/2 of course, would I lie about these things?) and Nine means more Raul, so there. I also SAW that show, with the original cast, and it has sentimental value, so there again. And Sweet Smell of Success has a birthday, too; almost 20 years old, come March 14. Gotta play that.  In this case, "Success" will smell like butter cream.

John Lithgow baking his OWN cake on the Bake Off!

 

Well, I have a lot of baking to do, so I'll apron-up and get crackin' on the bundt and the red velvet. My BIG question is WCWLL? (What Cake Would Liza Like?)...she's definitely not vanilla!

 

Bye Bye Blackbird (Liza Minnelli, Liza With A Z)

Steam Heat (Carol Haney, The Pajama Game)

Hey There (John Raitt, The Pajama Game)

I'll Never Be Jealous Again (Eddie Foy, Jr., Reta Shaw, The Pajama Game)

Hernando's Hideway (Ensemble, The Pajama Game)

The Word Is Love/Starting Here Starting Now/A Little Bit Off (Loni Ackerman, Margery Cohen, George Lee Andrews, Starting Here, Starting Now)

Flair (George Lee Andrews, Starting Here, Starting Now)

One Step (Loni Ackerman, Margery Cohen, George Lee Andrews, Starting Here, Starting Now)

There's Always A Woman (Julie Henshall, Carol Burnett, Putting It Together)

Guido's Song (Raul Julia, Nine)

Loving You (Donna Murphy, Passion)

Marry Me A Little (John Barrowman, Putting It Together)

Gauguin's Shoes (Lonny Price, A Class Act)

Franklin Shepard, Inc.(Lonny Price, Merrily We Roll Along)

Good Thing Going (Lonny Price, Merrily We Roll Along)

The Column (John Lithgow, Sweet Smell Of Success)

Rita's Tune (Stacey Logan, Sweet Smell Of Success)

Dirt (Ensemble, Sweet Smell Of Success)

Welcome To The Night (John Lithgow, Brian d'Arcy James, Sweet Smell Of Success) 

Say Liza (Liza With A Z)(Liza Minnelli, Liza With A Z)

Mein Herr (Liza Minnelli, Cabaret)

Maybe This Time (Liza Minnelli, Cabaret)

A Quiet Thing (Liza Minnelli, Flora The Red Menace)

But The World Goes 'Round (Liza Minnelli, New York, New York)

The Germans At The Spa (Camille, Saviola, Nine)

Only With You (Raul Julia, Nine)

Ti Voglio Bene - Be Italian (Kathi Moss, Nine)