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Show Tunes with Kate Botello - Episode 38

Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne
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Welcome to Episode 38 - our Valentine's Edition! - of Show Tunes with Kate Botello. Coming up: love, musical theatre style, from First Date to Fond Memory! At Intermission, a few lesser-known takes on Romeo and Juliet that might be new to you. In Act Two: famous Valentines of the theatrical variety.

Click through for this week's playlist and a rare movie clip of Broadway legends Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.

Here's this week's playlist:

  • ASPECTS OF LOVE (1990): Railway Station at Pau, 1961: Love Changes Everything
  • I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE (1996): Prologue/Cantata for a First Date
  • THE KING AND I (1995 revival): Shall We Dance?
  • OKLAHOMA! (1998 revival): People Will Say We're in Love
  • KISS ME KATE (1999 revival): Tom, Dick or Harry
  • THE DROWSY CHAPERONE (2006) - George's Triumph/I Do, I Do in the Sky
  • GIGI (2015 revival) - I Remember it Well
Christian Campbell and Kristen Bell as Romeo and Juliet in REEFER MADNESS: THE MUSICAL of all things.

INTERMISSION: Fresh takes on ROMEO AND JULIET: Presurgvic and Black's ROMEO AND JULIET, THE MUSICAL, R+J from THE FOSTERS, Montagues and Capulets from SHAKESPEARE 4 KIDZ, and...REEFER MADNESS?

  • DAMN YANKEES (1955): Who's Got the Pain?
  • HALLELUJAH, BABY! (1967): My Own Morning
  • ASPECTS OF LOVE (1990) - Anything but Lonely

This week's video: Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne technically did *two* movies, rather than just one (THE GUARDSMAN - 1931). They also had an adorable cameo in STAGE DOOR CANTEEN (which also included the great Helen Hayes and Kate Hepburn, who was still a Broadway star and hadn't quite yet hit The Big Time in the movies).

Did you spend some time on the boards yourself? We'd love to hear your Musical Theatre War Stories - and share them on the air! Tell us about your biggest triumphs, your catastrophic failures, your near-misses and brilliant saves. Call the IPR Comment Line at 231-276-4444 and leave us a message. We'd also love to hear your Show Tune requests so we can play your favorites!

Kate Botello is a host and producer at Classical IPR.