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Musical theater from off the beaten path. Obscure and unusual show tunes from within the canon and without, flops, failures, and the newest works from up-and-coming artists—plus tried-and-true hits. Also, occasional appearances from songs that are not show tunes (but only if they go really well with show tunes).
Location:
United States
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WFMU
Description:
Musical theater from off the beaten path. Obscure and unusual show tunes from within the canon and without, flops, failures, and the newest works from up-and-coming artists—plus tried-and-true hits. Also, occasional appearances from songs that are not show tunes (but only if they go really well with show tunes).
Language:
English
Website:
http://wfmu.org/playlists/AX
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Episodes
Little Larry's Big Movie from Nov 7, 2025
11/7/2025
Billie Holiday - "Everything Happens To Me" - The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959 [Music: Matt Dennis
Lyrics: Tom Adair] [0:00:00]
Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra - "Blue Moon" - Blue Moon/Down T'Uncle Bill's [Music: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics: Lorenz Hart] [0:24:18]
Lee Wiley - "Ship Without a Sail" - As Though You Were There/Ship Without a Sail [Music: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics: Lorenz Hart] [0:26:13]
Marvin Gaye - "My Funny Valentine" - The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye [Music: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics: Lorenz Hart] [0:28:58]
Bebe Neuwirth - "Zip" - Pal Joey (New York Concert Cast) [Music: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics: Lorenz Hart] [0:32:20]
Barbra Streisand - "Where's That Rainbow?" - My Name Is Barbra, Two... [Music: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics: Lorenz Hart] [0:36:19]
Maurice Chevalier - "Nobody Throw Those Bull" - Nobody Throw Those Bull/Quels Temps [Music: Moose Charlap
Lyrics: Norman Gimbel] [0:47:25]
Jessie Matthews - "Tony's in Town" - It's Love Again/Tony's in Town [Music & Lyrics: Harry MacGregor Woods] [0:49:33]
Bob Treaster with Johnny Johnson and His Orchestra - "Early Bird" - Early Bird [Music: Lew Pollack
Lyrics: Sidney Mitchell] [0:52:42]
Buddy Clark - "Christmas Dreaming (A Little Early This Year)" - Live on The Carnation Contented Hour [Music & Lyrics: Irving Gordon & Lester Lee] [0:55:50]
John Boles - "West Wind" - Live on Treasury Song Parade [Music: Kurt Weill
Lyrics: Ogden Nash] [0:59:04]
Larry Carr - "This Is So Nice (It Must Be Illegal)" - Fit As a Fiddle [Music: Fats Waller
Lyrics: George Marion Jr.] [1:07:41]
Carol Lawrence - "Ridin' High" - An Evening with Carol Lawrence [Music & Lyrics: Cole Porter] [1:09:07]
Chris Connor - "I've Got a Crush on You" - Chris Connor Sings the George Gershwin Almanac of Song [Music: George Gershwin
Lyrics: Ira Gershwin] [1:11:28]
Fran Warren - "I'm in the Mood for Love" - Hey There! Here's Fran Warren [Music: Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics: Dorothy Fields] [1:13:46]
Mildred Bailey - "It's a Woman's Prerogative" - It's a Woman's Prerogative/Penthouse Serenade [Music: Harold Arlen
Lyrics: Johnny Mercer] [1:16:54]
Sue Raney - "It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane" - When Your Lover Has Gone [Music: Joe Burke
Lyrics: Edgar Leslie] [1:23:27]
Helen Merrill - "lilac wine" - Helen Merrill With Strings [Music & Lyrics: James Shelton] [1:25:00]
Stan Kenton & the Modern Men - "Dancing In The Dark" - Kenton With Voices – Introducing the Modern Men featuring Ann Richards [Music: Arthur Schwartz
Lyrics: Howard Dietz] [1:29:13]
The Chordettes - "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" - Close Harmony [Music & Lyrics: Eddie Green] [1:31:14]
Frank Sinatra & the Pied Pipers with Tommy Dorsey - "I'll Never Smile Again" - I'll Never Smile Again/Marcheta [Music & Lyrics: Ruth Lowe] [1:33:15]
Kaye Ballard - "Sweet Ukulele" - Sheba (bootleg) [Music: Clint Ballard
Lyrics: Lee Goldsmith] [1:42:33]
Danielle Darrieux & Howard Keel - "SURPRISE!" - Ambassador (Live Recording) [Music: Don Gohman
Lyrics: Hal Hackady] [1:44:46]
Stephen Sondheim - "They Ask Me Why I Believe In You" - Demo [Music & Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim] [1:49:22]
Vagabond Opera - "The Transformation Into Marlene" - Vagabond Opera [Music & Lyrics: Eric Stern] [1:59:06] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/157994
Duration:02:05:58
The Many, Many, Many Adventures of John Cullum from Oct 24, 2025
10/24/2025
John Cullum, George Coe & Dean Dittman - "I Rise Again" - On the Twentieth Century [Music: Cy Coleman
Lyrics: Betty Comden & Adolph Green] [0:00:00]
Julie Andrews, Bruce Yarnell, James Gannon & John Cullum - "Then You May Take Me to the Fair" - Camelot (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Music: Frederick Loewe
Lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner] [0:15:16]
Camelot Ensemble - "Fie on Goodness" - Camelot (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Music: Frederick Loewe
Lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner] [0:17:43]
Richard Burton - "I Wonder What the King Is Doing Tonight" - Camelot (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Music: Frederick Loewe
Lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner] [0:21:12]
Richard Burton & John Cullum - "Hamlet snippet" [0:26:16]
Eric Minsk - "How Does the Wine Taste?" - I Love a Piano [Music & Lyrics: Matt Dubey & Harold Karr] [0:29:10]
John Cullum & On a Clear Day You Can See Forever Ensemble - "Come Back to Me/Finale" - On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Music: Burton Lane
Lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner] [0:35:20]
Inga Swenson & John Cullum - "No More Waiting" - Androcles and the Lion [Music & Lyrics: Richard Rodgers] [0:41:28]
John Cullum - "Get a Map" - 1491 (Live Recording) [Music & Lyrics: Meredith Willson] [0:48:13]
John Cullum - "Molasses to Rum" - Live on the Ed Sullivan Show [Music & Lyrics: Sherman Edwards] [0:56:37]
John Cullum - "I've Heard It All Before" - Shenandoah (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Music: Gary Geld
Lyrics: Peter Udell] [1:05:13]
Gary Harger & Shenandoah Ensemble - "The Only Home I Know" - Shenandoah (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Music: Gary Geld
Lyrics: Peter Udell] [1:06:26]
John Cullum - "Meditation" - Shenandoah (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Music: Gary Geld
Lyrics: Peter Udell] [1:09:19]
- "Tony Awards 1975 snippet" [1:17:22]
On the Twentieth Century Ensemble - "On the Twentieth Century Medley" - Tony Awards performance 1978 [Music: Cy Coleman
Lyrics: Betty Comden & Adolph Green] [1:22:40]
- "Tony Awards 1978 snippet" [1:24:36]
John Cullum - "The Day After intro" [1:29:43]
John Cullum, Jennifer Laura Thompson & Urinetown Ensemble - "Don't Be the Bunny" - Urinetown (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Music: Mark Hollman
Lyrics: Mark Hollman & Greg Kotis] [1:35:29]
John Cullum, Chris Butler & Bobby Steggert - "Lizzie's Comin' Home" - 110 in the Shade - the 2007 Broadway Revival [Music: Harvey Schmidt
Lyrics: Tom Jones] [1:40:29]
Audra McDonald & John Cullum - "raunchy" - 110 in the Shade - the 2007 Broadway Revival [Music: Harvey Schmidt
Lyrics: Tom Jones] [1:42:22]
Brandon Victor Dixon, John Cullum & the Scottsboro Boys Ensemble - "Our Story Begins/Commencing in Chattanooga" - The Scottsboro Boys (Original Off Broadway Cast) [Music: John Kander
Lyrics: Fred Ebb] [1:51:57]
John Cullum - "On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" - TV performance [Music: Burton Lane
Lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner] [1:54:01]
- "Shenandoah ad" [2:00:29] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/157513
Duration:02:06:42
