Minisode 2 - Allegro

Broadway Binge by Jeremy Berman and Hannah Van Sciver

Jan 29, 201820:44Arts

Rodgers and Hammerstein had their first flop with Allegro (1947) a pet project of Hammerstein's coming on the heels of their smash successes of Oklahoma and Carousel. They would never stray so far from their established...

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from Broadway Binge.

25. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Apr 23, 2020 - 57:50

Your favorite Bingers are back! And here to stay? The coronavirus pandemic has forcibly removed every exc...

M10 - Oklahoma, Carousel, and Kiss Me Kate Revivals

Jun 29, 2019 - 36:32

Hannah and Jeremy update their Is It Good scores for Oklahoma, Carousel, and Kiss Me Kate after seeing th...

Hadestown and 2019 Tonys Preview

Jun 7, 2019 - 48:28

If you're listening to this on the weekend it's being released, enjoy our 2019 Tonys preview! But we spen...

24. Camelot

Feb 11, 2019 - 48:12

Camelot, by My Fair Lady's Lerner and Loewe, plus Moss Hart, came out in 1960 to tepid reviews. But it is...

23. The Fantasticks

Jan 14, 2019 - 48:07

We cover the longest running musical of all time, Off-Broadway's The Fantasticks, with music by Harvey Sc...

M9 - Ranking the Humanoid Animals

Jan 7, 2019 - 11:25

Broadway Binge is back for its second season! We kick things off by ranking each of our top five animals...

22. Bye Bye Birdie

Sep 24, 2018 - 57:33

We enter the 1960s with Bye Bye Birdie, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Lee Adams, book by Michael St...

M8 - Flower Drum Song and Crazy Rich Asians (Spoiler-Free)

Aug 20, 2018 - 31:12

This week we go over Flower Drum Song, the 1958 minor hit by Rodgers and Hammerstein, based on a novel by...