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My Little TonysThe 1970 Tony AwardsIn this episode, we cover three one-word shows– APPLAUSE, COCO, and PURLIE– that haven't had much life after their original productions, and discuss whether or not they deserve another look. (Spoiler: for the most part, no.) Email us at mylittletonyspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
2021-07-181h 20My Little TonysThe 1990 Tony Awards, Part 2As we wrap up 1990, we try to answer all your burning questions: How many cooks were REALLY in the kitchen behind the scenes of Grand Hotel? Is "Chet" a normal nickname for "George"? What the hell is going on in "The Trolley Song"? All this and more!!!!! Email us at mylittletonyspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
2021-03-211h 04My Little TonysThe 1990 Tony Awards, Part 1Did you know that 1990 was 31 years ago???? We were distressed by that news, too. We try to trace the origins of Kathleen Turner's accent, explore Cy Coleman's jazz roots, and answer once and for all: DOES love change everything??? Email us at mylittletonyspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
2021-03-0758 minMy Little TonysThe 1969 Tony Awards, Part 2What's longer: a hippie's hair, or this episode? We uncover a HAIR-spiracy, debate the appropriate holidays to eat turkey, and speculate on which Tony presenters were definitely doin' it backstage.Email us at mylittletonyspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
2021-01-311h 39My Little TonysThe 1969 Tony Awards, Part 1From 1776 to 1969 to 2021, all we can say is: get it together, America!!!!Email us at mylittletonyspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows! Zolotow, Sam. “2 Musicals Get 8 Nominations For Tony Prizes.” The New York Times, 18 Mar. 1969. Funke, Lewis. “'Great White Hope' and '1776' Win Tonys.” The New York Times, 21 Apr. 1969.Grode, Eric. “The 1969 Tonys Was a Night to Remember. Just Ask James Earl Jones.”The New York Times, 5 June 2019.Wilson, John S. “1776' -- No Tunes For Humming...
2021-01-171h 15My Little TonysThe 1982 Tony Awards, Part 2We've had our fun this season, but now we're telling you: it's all over. We dissect the disrespectful treatment of Jennifer Holliday and the cast of DREAMGIRLS, get our first real chance to talk about Michael Bennett, and reveal the subject of our first Patreon bonus ep!Support us at patreon.com/mylittletonys, email us at mylittletonyspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
2020-07-1200 minMy Little TonysThe 1982 Tony Awards, Part 1We finish up our season with one of the most contentious Tony showdowns. Of. All. Time. First up, we explore Tommy Tune's unorthodox skincare routine, unmask Liliane Montevecchi as NINE's secret puppetmaster, and wonder who even cares about a many-colored coat when you have Laurie Beechman's belt. Support us at patreon.com/mylittletonys, email us at mylittletonyspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
2020-07-0500 minMy Little TonysThe 2010 Tony Awards, Part 2Between American Idiot and Fela! we wonder: can contemporary Broadway ever effectively capture counterculture? And more importantly, does it even matter??? Support us at patreon.com/mylittletonys, email us at mylittletonyspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
2020-06-1400 minMy Little TonysThe 2010 Tony Awards, Part 1It's 2010! Broadway goes Hollywood and everyone's mad! The economy is failing! Everything feels recycled! We're all very tired! Send in the clowns! Support us at patreon.com/mylittletonys, email us at mylittletonyspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
2020-05-3100 minMy Little TonysThe 1954 Tony AwardsIn a low-key year, we get heart eyes for Alfred Drake, watch Gwen Verdon high-kick her way to stardom, and imagine an alternate future hosting "My Little Perrys." Support us at patreon.com/mylittletonys, email us at mylittletonyspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
2020-05-1000 minMy Little TonysThe 1978 Tony Awards, Part 2We saved the star power for part 2, featuring the elusive Madeline Kahn, the triumphant return of Eartha Kitt, and Marty & Liza's Not-So-Excellent Adventure. Support us at patreon.com/mylittletonys, email us at mylittletonyspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
2020-04-2600 minMy Little TonysThe 1978 Tony Awards, Part 1Dive inside Bonnie Franklin's twisted mind for our discussion of the first half of the 1978 Tony Awards. We've been passing the time Dancin', Working, and NOT Misbehavin'. Wait, don't Runaway!!! We love you!!! Support us at patreon.com/mylittletonys, email us at mylittletonyspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
2020-04-1900 minMy Little TonysThe 1996 Tony Awards, Part 2The drama just keeps coming as we discuss George C. Wolfe's genius, speculate on Julie Andrews' mysterious inner life, and demand a play based on Edward Albee and Terrence McNally's relationship. Support us at patreon.com/mylittletonys, email us at mylittletonyspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
2020-03-2900 minMy Little TonysThe 1996 Tony Awards, Part 1This week we do our best to answer the all-important question: IS everything rent?! We dip our toes into what may be our most drama-filled ceremony yet, break down the myth-making behind Jonathan Larson, and discover a surprising resolution to the 30-year Streisand/Channing feud. Support us at patreon.com/mylittletonys, email us at mylittletonyspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
2020-03-2200 minMy Little TonysThe 1963 Tony Awards, Part 2Please sir, may we have some more 1963? David Merrick and his mustache serve us some British imports, we look over the stragglers and also-rans, and are only a little afraid of Uta Hagen. Support us at patreon.com/mylittletonys, email us at mylittletonyspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
2020-03-0800 minMy Little TonysThe 1963 Tony Awards, Part 1Something for everyone, two comedies (A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM & LITTLE ME) tonight! Plus: snubs, flubs, confronting a snitch, threats of testicular violence, throwing a hotel sink out a window, fainting onstage, and attempting to have your collaborators arrested. Support us at patreon.com/mylittletonys, email us at mylittletonyspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
2020-03-0100 minMy Little TonysThe 2001 Tony Awards, Part 2We finish up 2001 by exploring the new musicals that wilted in the shadow of The Producers, and the plays that ended up making an unlikely run for it. Email us at mylittletonyspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
2020-02-1600 minMy Little TonysThe 1973 Tony Awards, Part 2Join us (sorry) as we finish up 1973 with a discussion of the tumultuous relationship between Pippin and the Leading Player- um, we mean Stephen Schwartz and Bob Fosse. We also celebrate the groundbreaking women behind Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope, and get meta to share our reflections on our first year of the show. See you in 2020! Email us at mylittletonyspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
2019-11-1700 minMy Little TonysThe 1973 Tony Awards, Part 1We wrap up our second decade cycle with a bizarre trip back to the 70s for a LOT of Night Music, a sprinkling of Sugar, and just a dash of... Ciao, Rudy? Email us at mylittletonyspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
2019-11-1000 minMy Little TonysThe 2017 Tony Awards, Part 2And now we move on to the undeserving flop section of the season, where Anna gets to brag about reading War and Peace and we contemplate if Tim Minchin accomplished what Sondheim couldn't. Email us at mylittletonyspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows! Broadway Backstory [Episode 11: Natasha, Pierre and the The Great Comet of 1812](broadwaybackstory.libsyn.com/episode-11-natasha-pierre-the-great-comet-of-1812. ) 3 Oct. 2017.Als, Hilton. [Russian Nobility.](www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/06/03/russian-nobility.) The New Yorker, 19 June 2017. Arons, Ben. [How The Grea...
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Putting It TogetherThe Cookie Chase / There's Always a Woman – Anyone Can Whistle (with Tim Kov & Anna Hulkower of My Little Tonys)An extended ballet sequence that leads directly into a song that was eventually cut. Tim Kov and Anna Hulkower, from My Little Tonys, join the discussion and reveal secret Sondheim facts while deciding on whether the cut song should have stayed and whether the dance should have left. My Little Tonys website: https://www.mylittletonyspodcast.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mylittletonys/Ruthie Henshall and Carol Burnett performing There's Always a Woman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJhrq0semTcThe music video for This Charming Man by The Smiths: https://www...
2019-10-021h 29My Little TonysThe 1951 Tony AwardsIn this episode, we dig up Sondheim's forgotten feud with Frank Sinatra; figure out how to succeed in show business with a tone-deaf lead; discuss the Merm, the myth, the legend; and include much more Elaine Stritch than you might expect. Email us at mylittletonyspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
2019-09-2900 minMy Little TonysThe 1980 Tony Awards, Part 2We finish up 1980, lightning round-style: Sugar Babies, A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine, Oklahoma!, West Side Story, Peter Pan, and Children of a Lesser God in 30 minutes or less! (Well, 32.) Email us at mylittletonyspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!
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