The Little Things You Hear Together

Alex is joined by Ali Gordon to talk about the 1976 Broadway Revival Cast Album for My Fair Lady. This 20th Anniversary revival is an interesting blend of replicating the original and forging new territory, worth consideration in its own right.

Music by Frederick Loewe, book & lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, directed by Jerry Adler, with music direction by Theodore Saidenberg and arrangements by Robert Russell Bennett & Phil Lang. Produced for Columbia Masterworks by Goddard Lieberson.

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As we go further back in time, there are more shows that are less well known today even if they were hits then, and this is one of them. Xae Copeland (aka Russian Nuttz) joins me to talk about the 1976 Original Broadway Cast Album for Bubbling Brown Sugar, featuring songs from the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 30s!.

Music & lyrics by various composers, book by Loften Mitchell, directed by Robert M. Cooper, with music direction and arrangements by by Danny Holgate. Produced for H & L Records by Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, & Pete Spargo.

We're back with season 4! Brandon Boucher returns to talk about the 1975 Original Broadway Cast Album for Chicago, featuring the legendary Gwen Verdon, Chita Rivera, and Jerry Orbach.

Music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by Bob Fosse & Fred Ebb, directed by Bob Fosse, with music direction by Stanley Lebowsky and orchestrations by Ralph Burns. Produced for Arista Records by Phil Ramone.

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Cast recordings have been a staple of Broadway musicals for more than 80 years, but why do some endure with legions of fans while others quickly slip into obscurity? Why do we even like the albums we like?

Join host Alex Asp each episode as he and a guest dive into one of the cast albums from a Broadway season. This time, we're going back to the 1975-76 season for legends like Chicago, Pacific Overtures, and A Chorus Line (plus several that many people have never heard of).

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It may not be a cast recording, but the 2020 album Losing My Mind: A Sondheim Disco Fever Dream is like 15 albums masterfully blended into one. I got to chat with the creators of the album, Joshua Hinck and Scott Wasserman, about the process of making the album that instantly became one of my favorites.

You can stream the album on YouTube or your streaming platform of choice!

You can follow Josh at his website or on Instagram and Scott at his website.

Whew, it's been a long season, but Jeffrey Scott Parsons joins Alex to review all 17 cast albums form this 2016-17 Broadway season plus two revivals that didn't get recordings!

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The Theater Lovers, Will and Rachel Anderson, are back to close out the regular season with Alex by talking about the 2016 Original Broadway Cast Album for Dear Evan Hansen!

Music & lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, book by Steven Levenson, directed by Michael Greif, with music direction by Ben Cohn and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire with additional by Christopher Jahnke.

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Alex is joined by OBC cast member Richard H. Blake to talk about the 2017 Original Broadway Cast Album for A Bronx Tale!

Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Glenn Slater, book by Chazz Palminteri, directed by Robert De Niro & Jerry Zaks, with music direction by Jonathan Smith and orchestrations by Doug Besterman.

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Put on your Sunday clothes, because Max Wojtanowicz is back to talk about the 2017 Broadway Revival Cast Album for Hello, Dolly!

Music & lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Michael Stewart, directed by Jerry Zaks, with music direction by Andy Einhorn and orchestrations by Larry Hochman.

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The talented and opinionated Patrick Flynn is back to discuss the 2017 Original Broadway Cast Album for Bandstand!

Music by Richard Oberacker, lyrics & book by Rob Taylor & Richard Oberacker, directed by Andy Blankenbuehler, with music direction by Fred Lassen and orchestrations by Bill Elliott & Greg Anthony Rassen.

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Tony Tipton joins Alex to talk about the 2017 Broadway Revival Cast Album for Sunday in the Park with George!

Music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine, directed by Sarna Lapine, with music direction by Chris Fenwick and orchestrations by Michael Starobin.

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Matt Koplik is back to chat with Alex about the 2017 Original Broadway Cast Album for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman, with songs by Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse, book by David Greig, directed by Jack O'Brien, with music direction by Nicholas Skilbeck and orchestrations by Doug Besterman.

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Alex is joined by special guest Telly Leung to talk about the 2016 Original Broadway Cast Album for In Transit, Broadway's first (and so far only) acapella musical!

Music, lyrics, & book by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, James-Allen Ford, Russ Kaplan, & Sara Wordsworth, directed by Kathleen Marshall, with music direction by Rick Hip-Flores and acapella arrangements by Deke Sharon.

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Kayla Burfeind joins Alex to talk about the 2016 Original Broadway Cast Album for Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812!

Music, lyrics, book, & orchestrations by Dave Malloy, directed by Rachel Chavkin, with music direction by Or Matias.

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Podcast artist Jake Dissmore joins Alex to have fun talking about the musical The Nightman Cometh from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Happy April Fool's Day!

Music & lyrics by Charlie Day & Cormac Bluestone, Dayman written by Scott Marder & Rob Rosell

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Brandon Boucher joins Alex to talk about the 2017 Original Broadway Cast Album for Come from Away.

Music, lyrics, & book by Irene Sankoff & David Hein, directed by Christopher Ashley, with music direction by Ian Eisendrath and orchestrations by August Eriksmoen.

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Zakary Morton is back with Alex to talk about the 2017 Original Broadway Cast Album for Anastasia!

Music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, book by Terrence McNally, directed by Darko Tresnjak, with music direction by Tom Murray and orchestrations by Doug Besterman.

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Shoshana Greenberg joins Alex to talk about the 2014 London Revival Cast Album for Miss Saigon!

Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. & Alain Boublil with additional lyrics by Michael Mahler, book by Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg, directed by Laurence Connor, with music direction by Alfonso Casado and orchestrations by William David Brohn.

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Aly Sato joins Alex to talk about the quirky but lovable 2017 Original Broadway Cast Album for Amélie.

Music by Daniel Messé, lyrics by Nathan Tysen & Daniel Messé, book by Craig Lucas, directed by Pam MacKinnon, with music direction by Kimberly Grigsby and orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin.

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Did you know Cirque du Soleil had a Broadway show? It's true! Josh Swantz joins Alex to talk about the 2016 Original Broadway Cast Album for Paramour.

Music by Bob & Bill, co-composer Andreas Carlsson, assistant composer Martin Laniel, lyrics by Andreas Carlsson with additional lyrics by Jenny Stafford, book and direction by Philippe Decouflé, with music direction by Seth Stachowski.

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Rob W. Schneider joins Alex to talk about the Falsettos 2016 Broadway Revival Cast Album.

Music & lyrics by William Finn, book by William Finn & James Lapine, directed by James Lapine, with music direction by Vadim Feichtner and orchestrations by Michael Starobin.

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Mike Meaney joins Alex to explore the 2016 Original Broadway Cast Album of Holiday Inn.

Music & lyrics by Irving Berlin, book by Gordon Greenberg & Chad Hodge, directed by Gordon Greenberg, with music direction by Andy Einhorn and orchestrations by Larry Blank.

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Alex is joined by Jonathan Chisolm to talk about the 2017 Original Broadway Cast Album for War Paint.

Music by Scott Frankel, lyrics by Michael Korie, book by Doug Wright, directed by Michael Greif, with music direction by Lawrence Yurman and orchestrations by Bruce Coghlin.

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Craig Beavers joins Alex to start of the new season of the podcast by talking about the 2016 Original Broadway Cast Album for Groundhog Day!

Music & lyrics by Tim Minchin, book by Danny Rubin, directed by Matthew Warchus, with music direction by David Holcenberg and orchestrations by Christopher Nightingale.

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What makes a great Broadway cast album? The Little Things You Hear Together dives into a different album from a Broadway season each episode, exploring how cast recordings capture the heart of a show—through music, lyrics, vocal performances, and everything in between. From iconic hits to forgotten gems, host Alex Asp and a guest break down what makes these albums sing and ranks them along the way. Fun, nerdy, and full of showtune love.

Kayla Burfeind is back to talk about the newly available unofficial audio for the 1987 Broadway Revival of Dreamgirls!

Music by Henry Krieger, lyrics & book by Tom Eyen, directed by Michael Bennett, with music direction by Yolanda Segovia and orchestrations by Harold Wheeler.

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Patrick Flynn joins Alex to review the entire 1987-88 season of Broadway musicals and see if they agree with how the rankings from the podcast season shook out.

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Alex is joined by Kayla Burfeind to talk about two shows from the 1987-88 season that have no cast albums of any kind, but for which unofficial audio is available on a certain video website. We're talking about Teddy & Alice and the revival of Cabaret!

Teddy & Alice: music by John Philip Sousa with adaptations by Richard Kapp, lyrics by Hal Hackady, book by Jerome Alden, directed by John Driver, with music direction by Larry Blank and orchestrations by Jim Tyler.

Cabaret: music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by...

Alex welcomes back Josh Swantz to talk about three shows from the 1987-88 season that did not release commercial cast albums, but did send out promotional albums to industry insiders. Come learn more about Roza, Mail, and Carrie!

Roza: music by Gilbert Becaud, lyrics & book by Julian More, directed by Harold Prince, with music direction by Louis St. Louis and orchestrations by Michael Gibson.

Mail: music by Michael Rupert, lyrics & book by Jerry Colker, directed by Andrew Cadiff, with music direction by Tom Fay and orchestrations by Michael Gibson.

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We've finally reached the unstoppable juggernaut of the season: the 1986 Original London Cast Album for The Phantom of the Opera! Join Alex and guest Ryan Wood as they go down once more into the longest running musical in Broadway history.

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart & Richard Stilgoe, book by Richard Stilgoe & Andrew Lloyd Webber, directed by Harold Prince, with music direction by David Caddick and orchestrations by David Cullen & Andrew Lloyd Webber.

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Alex is joined by Jeffrey Scott Parsons to talk about the 1985 Philadelphia (Pre-Broadway) Cast Album of The Gospel at Colonus. Who knew a Sophocles play and a Black Pentecostal church service were such a perfect match?

Music by Bob Telson, lyrics, book, & direction by Lee Breuer, based on Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus as translated by Robert Fitzgerald.

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Paul W. Thompson joins Alex to talk about the 1988 Original Broadway Cast Album of Romance/Romance. Explore the most underrated score of the season!

Music by Keith Hermann, lyrics, book, & direction by Barry Harman, with musical direction by Kathy Sommer and orchestrations by Michael Starobin.

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Alex is joined by Will & Rach, The Theater Lovers, to explore the 1987 Broadway Revival Cast Album of Anything Goes. It’s the top!

Music & lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse, Timothy Crouse, & John Weidman, directed by Jerry Zaks, with musical direction by Edward Strauss and orchestrations by Michael Gibson.

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Alex and Adair Gilliam discuss the 1988 Original Broadway Cast Album of Sarafina! and how a protest musical against apartheid can still hold lessons for us today.

Music, lyrics, book, & direction by Mbongeni Ngema, additional lyrics by Hugh Masekela, with musical direction by Ndaba Mholongo and arrangements by Mbongeni Ngema & Hugh Masekela.

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Alex is joined by Rabindra Tambyraja to explore the 1988 Original Broadway Cast Album of Chess. Is it a big mess? Listen and find out!

Music by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus, lyrics by Tim Rice, book by Richard Nelson, direction by Trevor Nunn, with musical direction by Paul Bogaev and orchestrations by Anders Eljas.

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Jeff Anderson joins Alex to figure out the 1988 Studio Album of Late Nite Comic. Never heard of it? You're not alone.

Music & lyrics by Brian Gari, book by Allan Knee, direction by Philip Rose, with musical direction by Gregory J. Dlugos, and album orchestrations by Lee Shapiro.

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Ben Rimalower and Alex start off the new season with the 1987 Original Broadway Cast Album of Into the Woods!

Music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book and direction by James Lapine, with musical direction by Paul Gemignani and orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick.

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What makes a great Broadway cast album? The Little Things You Hear Together dives into a different album from a Broadway season each episode, exploring how cast recordings capture the heart of a show—through music, lyrics, vocal performances, and everything in between. From iconic hits to forgotten gems, host Alex Asp and a guest break down what makes these albums sing and ranks them along the way. Fun, nerdy, and full of showtune love.

To finish up the season, Alex is joined by Matt Koplik to review all the musicals of the 2003-04 Broadway season, as well as how the rankings shook out!

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Alex is joined by Ramoncito David to talk about the 2003 Original Broadway Cast Album of Wicked!

Music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Winnie Holzman, directed by Joe Mantello, with musical direction by Stephen Oremus.

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Stream the 2024 Soundtrack (Part 1) on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube.

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