In this episode, composer, lyricist, and librettist Timothy Huang discusses song cycles in musical theater, exploring what makes a piece a song cycle as opposed to a revue, concert, or book musical. We also talk about the song "The Butterfly" from Neil Bartram and Brian Hill's 2009 musical The Story of My Life.
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Music played in this episode:
"Scene One: The Whore and the Soldier" from Hello Again
"Patti by the Pool" from First Daughter Suite
"Hear My Song" from Songs for a New World
"Apocalypse in Tennessee" from Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future
"Anytime (I am There)" from Elegies
"The Butterfly" from The Story of My Life