Welcome to Episode 17 of Show Tunes with Kate Botello! This week - it's a matter of patter and light with a little country-western thrown in to boot. At Intermission - a great casting story and some sound advice from our friend Michael Mastroddi.
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Click through for this week's playlist, a bonus video of a performer in action, and to find out how to hear your voice on the show!
This week's playlist:
- GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (1949) - Overture
- BARNUM (1980) - The Museum Song
- COMPANY (1970) - (Not) Getting Married Today
- LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1982) - Now (It's Just the Gas)
- THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA (2005) - The Light in the Piazza
- NEXT TO NORMAL (2009) - Light
- SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (Color and Light)
INTERMISSION: A memorable audition story and some casting advice from our friend Michael Mastroddi
- SCHOOL OF ROCK (2015) - Teacher's Pet
- BRIGHT STAR (2016) - Sun is Gonna Shine
- 9 TO 5 (2009) - Backwoods Barbie
- BEST LITTLE WH*REHOUSE IN TEXAS (1978) - Sidestep
- CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (2011) - Fly, Fly Away
- GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (1949) - Finale/Keeping Cool with Coolidge
Here's a clip from the D.A. Pennebaker documentary about the recording of the COMPANY soundtrack - Beth Howland gets it from all sides while working on, "(Not) Getting Married Today!" (Don't worry - she nailed it! Listen above!)
Now that you've seen and heard the delightful, definitive Beth Howland - check out some other notable performances of, "(Not) Getting Married Today." Isn't it amazing how much one song can change, depending on the delivery?
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