Special Episode #5: I had so much to talk about that I simply HAD to do a new episode. Tune in to hear all about my upcoming UK concert "tour, " and find out about my limited-time special songbook offer. Also, check out this never-heard-before trunk...
I Burn - sung by Donna Lynne Champlin
Special Episode #4: I`m so thrilled to add Donna Lynne Champlin to my list of special guest stars, first at my Birdland concert in November, and now on the podcast. After loving her performances in such Broadway shows as By Jeeves, Hollywood Arms, and...
Why Can`t I Kiss You? - sung by Jose Llana
Special Episode #3: After a long break, I`m back! Last month, I finally got to meet Jose Llana at, of all places, Broadway Idol. (He was there as a judge, I was a there as a screaming Alysha Umphress fan.) As we were talking, I realized that I needed him...
Toll - sung by Celia Keenan-Bolger
Episode #9: Celia Keenan-Bolger is Broadway`s newest "it" girl, and if you`ve seen her perform, you know why. Yes, she has a great voice, but she also brings enormous charm, intelligence, and creativity to everything she does (including party games!). A...
Freefall - sung by Becca Ayers, Joe Cassidy, Jessica Grové, and David Perlman
Bonus Episode #2: Yes, it`s another "very special episode" - a song... well, songs really... that are NOT in the songbook. None of my upcoming guest stars were available to record this week, so I`m taking this opportunity to tell you about a wonderful...
Vonce - sung by Michael McElroy
Special Episode #2: I`m so thrilled to be joined today by the uber-talented and outrageously foxy Michael McElroy. You probably remember his stand-out, Tony-nominated performance as Jim in the Deaf West/Roundabout revival of Big River a few seasons ago....
Man in the Moon - sung by Nancy Anderson
Special Episode #1: When I decided I wanted to use "Man in the Moon" for a *special* podcast episode, it came to me in about a millisecond who HAD to sing it: Nancy Anderson. Not only because she`s an amazing talent and friend, but also because no one...
Lament - sung by Megan Mullally
Episode #20: I can`t imagine a better person to have as my final special guest star than the super-special star of TV`s Will and Grace, Megan Mullally. Megan and I met twelve years ago when we were mere children performing on Broadway in our respective...
Giving Thanks - sung by Jeff Blumenkrantz
Bonus Episode #9: Wow, I can`t believe this is the last episode! Doing this podcast has been such a wonderful experience for me. I`ve had the great privilege of hearing my songs performed by the creamiest of the crop, I`ve received beautiful emails from...
Hold My Hand - sung by Jeff Blumenkrantz
Episode #2: Jeff sings "Hold My Hand." Recorded on 12/13/05. (N.B. The sound quality of the original recording was unsatisfactory so I rerecorded the song on 6/24/06.) Note: there will be no new episode next week. Happy Holidays! For more info about the...
When It Comes to You - sung by Jeff Blumenkrantz
Bonus Episode #8: Wow, I can`t believe it`s almost the end of the podcast! When I started this bad boy, it seemed like such a long road ahead of me, and now here it is, just weeks from the GRAND FINALE! OK, enough sentimental talk. I`ll save that for the...
My Book - sung by Carolee Carmello
Episode #19: Carolee Carmello wouldn`t let me gush about her on the podcast as much as I wanted, so I`m going to have to do it here! Carolee and I met doing a production of Grease at Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera in 1989, and her career since then has...
I Think - sung by Rita Gardner
Bonus Episode #7: 46 years ago this month, Rita Gardner was opening as Luisa in The Fantasticks, a then unknown Off-Broadway musical. Could she ever have imagined at the time that the show would have such an historic run, that she would be rapping on...
Walking the Wrong Way - sung by Marin Mazzie
Episode #18: Marin Mazzie has established herself as one of Broadway`s great leading ladies, and it`s easy to see why: with her rangy and beautiful voice, her serious acting chops, her comic bent, and her cover girl looks, who wouldn`t want to cast her?...
Moving Right Along (Women`s Version) - sung by Ruth Gottschall and Mary Testa
Episode #17: Twice the talent, twice the laughs, twice as long! But when you`re in the room with Ruth Gottschall and Mary Testa, you just don`t want to leave! I had a fantastic afternoon with the two of them, chatting and websurfing and singing "Moving...
You`re Not Perfect Anymore - sung by Alysha Umphress
Bonus Episode #6: Hey everybody, it`s time for another episode celebrating Raw Impressions! This organization enables artists to produce new projects VERY quickly, which is how I met my lovely guest star of the day, Alysha Umphress.Alysha, a recent...
Vouloir - played by Peter Sachon
Bonus Episode #5: If Yo Yo Ma is the cello star of the classical world, I`m going to say that Peter Sachon is the cello star of the musical theatre world. Not only has he played on such wonderful shows (and recordings) as the recent Broadway revival of...
He`ll Never Get What I Do - sung by Jeff Blumenkrantz
Bonus Episode #4: I warned you that there`d be a few bonus episodes coming up....This week it`s "He`ll Never Get What I Do", written for a musical entitled Hush, which dealt with the relationship between a gay theatre composer and a deaf video artist....
P.A.`s Turn - sung by Jeff Blumenkrantz
Bonus Episode #3: Stalling... stalling.... There are only three more songbook songs left! And the amazing singers who are scheduled to record them aren`t available for a spell, so it`s time for another bonus episode.This week, I took a little detour down...
Take the Filter Off - sung by Julia Murney
Episode #10: Until this year, Julia Murney was the biggest Broadway musical theatre star to have never actually appeared on Broadway. As we all know, that distinction was dashed with her performance in this season`s Lennon, and it was about time! New...
The Spring and the Fall - sung by Kelli O`Hara
Episode #16: I`m gay and even I have a crush on Kelli O`Hara, the dreamy, creamy-voiced Broadway "Babe." For the past six years, she has been accumulating street cred with her lovely performances in such Broadway and Off-Broadway shows as Jekyll & Hyde,...
The Philosopher - sung by Emily Skinner
Episode #14: Well, it was only a matter of time before I dragged my friend Emily Skinner onto this podcast. Emily has all my favorite actor-ingredients: a boundless and beautiful voice, a major sense of humor, fearlessness, creativity, intelligence, and...
Another Guy - sung by Jenn Colella
Episode #15: Jenn Colella gives new meaning to the word "irresistible." The second I laid eyes on her, I fell hard, and the love affair continues. I daresay that goes for anyone who`s ever met her. She is the most fun-loving, open-hearted, life-affirming...
All Because of You - sung by Sally Mayes
Episode #13: Howdy! I`m so excited to be reunited with the great Sally Mayes on this week`s episode. It was Sally who gave birth to my first Broadway song-baby (Is that a horrible metaphor or what?) in the 2003 production of Urban Cowboy, the musical....
Time Does Not Bring Relief - sung by Sutton Foster
Episode #12: It is impossible to ignore the sparkle that is Sutton Foster. If you`ve ever seen her onstage or heard her sing, you must be as dazzled and as charmed by her as I am. While her early-career Broadway resumé is impressive (Les Mis, Grease, The...
I Won`t Mind - sung by Victoria Clark
Epidose #5: Look who came over this week! Victoria Clark, "the most talented person in the world," and this year`s Tony winner for her spectacular performance in my favorite new show, The Light in the Piazza, dropped by to sing "I Won`t Mind," lyrics by...
It`ll Work for You - sung by Judy Blazer
Episode #6: How did I get so lucky to have such talented friends?? This week, it`s the remarkable Judy Blazer, who stopped by after a day of rehearsing for Michael John LaChiusa`s latest, Bernarda Alba, coming soon to the Mitzi Newhouse Theater at...
Recuerdo - sung by Liz Callaway and Jeff Blumenkrantz
Episode #8: Singing with Liz Callaway is literally a dream-come-true for me. Ever since I first heard her spectacular voice on the Baby cast recording, I have marveled at the purity and musicality of her voice. What a privilege to have her on this...
Departure - sung by Judy Kuhn
Episode #11: Judy Kuhn can do (and has done) it all! She`s a legit soprano (Cosette in Les Miserables), she`s a classic musical theatre leading lady (She Loves Me), she`s a dramatic belter (Chess), she`s a dramatic actress (Two Shakespearean Actors),...
Lovely Lies - sung by Rebecca Luker
Bonus Episode #1: Becca`s back! I`ve made it a policy to avoid repeat guest appearances, but I had to make an exception for Rebecca Luker: a) because she was my first podcast guinea pig, back before I was able to separate the piano and the vocals, and I...
