
Nothing Like Broadway: The Podcast
We pick one musical theater song, and then we pick it apart to figure out how it works in the context of the show. How do the music, lyrics, character, and story all flow from one amazing song to become something more than the sum of its parts? Host writer/composer David Rackoff does his best to explain it all.
Podcasting since 2024 • 32 episodes
Nothing Like Broadway: The Podcast
Latest Episodes
Do Re Mi (from The Sound of Music)
Let's start about 2/3 of the way through. No, not there. Let's start at the very beginning! A very good place to start. Host writer/composer David Rackoff looks at this very impressive song from Rodgers & Hammerstein. These would be some to...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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21:49
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(Not) Getting Married Today (from Company)
Pardon me, is everybody here, because if everybody's here I'd like to thank you all for clicking on this podcast. Today, host writer/composer David Rackoff looks at how "Getting Married Today" by Stephen Sondheim works. And boy, does it work (a...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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Learn to Read Music in Five Minutes... Kind of (mini episode)
Actors and singers, today you will learn to read music in five minutes! (Okay, not five minutes, and not totally learn to read music). But writer/composer David Rackoff will give you a foothold in connecting the song you're going to sing to the...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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I'm Still Here (from Follies)
One of the best songs in any genre in the history of the world ever. Host writer/composer David Rackoff uncovers what makes this song so spectacular. You will have heebie-jeebies for Beebe's Bathysphere. (And you'll find out what all of the cra...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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34:26
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Music or Lyrics: Which Comes First? (mini-episode)
Get into the nuts and bolts of songwriting with host writer/composer David Rackoff. We look at why songwriters would choose to write the music first. Or why they would choose to write the lyrics first. What are the pros and cons of each approac...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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18:36
