Take a trip backstage with Broadway’s best – exclusive interviews with the leading creators of musical theatre. Based on the popular 1980s radio series produced and hosted by award-winning director and producer, Paul Lazarus, ANYTHING GOES is a celebration of storytelling through song, past, present and future. Now available in 30-minute segments. Hundreds of episodes featuring show-stopping interviews with composers, lyricists, book writers, directors and performing legends from the Broadway stage. A treasure trove of rare and famous songs performed by the original singers as well as the writers themselves. The series showcases interviews with living composers and lyricists like Stephen Sondheim, Gretchen Cryer and Stephen Schwartz, tributes to past greats like the Gershwins, Cole Porter, Comden & Green, Dorothy Parker and Ethel Merman as well as early encounters with now famous tunesmiths like Alan Menken, William Finn and Craig Carnelia. Anything Goes is everything Musical Theatre. Join Paul Lazarus as he explores the dazzling history of the musical stage. A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.
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101 Lehman Engel Tribute 2
Episode 101
Monday, March 10, 2025 • Duration 33:05
The second of a three-part program paying tribute to famed conductor, composer, author, and teacher Lehman Engel. Engel is best known for having conducted over 150 musicals and shows, six of which earned him the Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director. He is widely credited for changing the landscape of musical theater literature through the many books he wrote on the subject and founding the BMI musical theatre workshop. Engel’s career is celebrated through the playing of various interview recordings and musical numbers he participated in during his lifetime.
Featured songs: “I Get Embarrassed,” “Miss Marmelstein,” “We Belong to You,” “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon to New York,” “Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered,” “Where is the Tribe for Me?,” and “Sister Awake.”
Originally produced and broadcast in 1982. For more information go to AnythingGoesPL.com or BPN.FM/Anything Goes. Theme music arranged by Bruce Coughlin. Anything Goes – Backstage with Broadway’s Best – is produced and hosted by Paul Lazarus.
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100 Lehman Engel Tribute 1
Episode 100
Monday, March 3, 2025 • Duration 32:20
The first of a three-part program paying tribute to famed conductor, composer, author, and teacher Lehman Engel. Engel is best known for having conducted over 150 musicals and shows, six of which earned him the Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director. He is widely credited for changing the landscape of musical theater literature through the many books he wrote on the subject and founding the BMI musical theatre workshop. Engel’s career is celebrated through the playing of various interview recordings and musical numbers he participated in during his lifetime.
Featured songs: “Porgy & Bess Overture,” “Call Me Mister,” “South America, Take it Away,” “To This We’ve Come,” “The Nightmare Song,” and “To My Wife.”
Originally produced and broadcast in 1982. For more information go to AnythingGoesPL.com or BPN.FM/Anything Goes. Theme music arranged by Bruce Coughlin. Anything Goes – Backstage with Broadway’s Best – is produced and hosted by Paul Lazarus.
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91 Hoagy Carmichael Salute 1
Episode 91
Monday, December 30, 2024 • Duration 33:18
The first of a three-part program celebrating the career of famed songwriter and singer, Hoagy Carmichael. Carmichael is best known for having composed some of the most popular American songs of all time, including “Star Dust,” “Skylark,” “Georgia on my Mind” and “Heart and Soul”. He collaborated with many celebrated lyricists including Johnny Mercer. In this series, noted jazz historian, Richard Sudhalter provides insightful commentary and shares many wonderful Carmichael recordings from his personal collection.
Featured songs: “April in my Heart,” “Riverboat Shuffle,” “What Kind of Man is You?,” and “Moon Country.”
Originally produced and broadcast in 1982. For more information go to AnythingGoesPL.com or BPN.FM/Anything Goes. Theme music arranged by Bruce Coughlin. Anything Goes – Backstage with Broadway’s Best – is produced and hosted by Paul Lazarus.
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Sunday, March 7, 2021 • Duration 02:07
Take a trip backstage with Broadway’s best – exclusive interviews with the leading creators of musical theatre. Based on the popular 1980s radio series produced and hosted by award-winning director and producer, Paul Lazarus, ANYTHING GOES is a celebration of storytelling through song, past, present and future. Now available in 30-minute segments. Hundreds of episodes featuring show-stopping interviews with composers, lyricists, book writers, directors and performing legends from the Broadway stage. A treasure trove of rare and famous songs performed by the original singers as well as the writers themselves. The series showcases interviews with living composers and lyricists like Stephen Sondheim, Gretchen Cryer and Stephen Schwartz, tributes to past greats like the Gershwins, Cole Porter, Comden & Green, Dorothy Parker and Ethel Merman as well as early encounters with now famous tunesmiths like Alan Menken, William Finn and Craig Carnelia. Anything Goes is everything Musical Theatre. Join Paul Lazarus as he explores the dazzling history of the musical stage.
Originally produced and broadcast in 1986. For more information go to AnythingGoesPL.com or BPN.FM/AnythingGoes. Theme music arranged by Bruce Coughlin. Sound mixing by David Rapkin. Associate producer Jeff Lunden. Anything Goes – Backstage with Broadway’s Best – is produced and hosted by Paul Lazarus.
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02 Ethel Merman
Episode 2
Monday, December 23, 2024 • Duration 32:01
Broadway’s greatest belter and star of GYPSY, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, and CALL ME MADAM is honored with highlights from her 50-year career. From GIRL CRAZY to HELLO, DOLLY!, Merman dazzled audiences with her performances and powerful, brassy voice. Listen as she recalls working with Cole Porter, Bert Lahr, and Irving Berlin to create the roles that would go down in history. Ira Gershwin, Bob Hope and Stephen Sondheim talk about working with the Queen of Musical Comedy.
Featured songs: “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” “I Got Rhythm,” “You’re The Top,” “I Get A Kick Out Of You,” “It’s De-Lovely,” “A Lady Needs A Change,” “Friendship,” “I Got The Sun In The Morning,” “They Say It’s Wonderful,” “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” “Rose’s Turn,” and “World Take Me Back.”
Originally produced and broadcast in 1986. For more information go to AnythingGoesPL.com or BPN.FM/AnythingGoes. Theme music arranged by Bruce Coughlin. Sound mixing by David Rapkin. Associate producer Jeff Lunden. Anything Goes – Backstage with Broadway’s Best – is produced and hosted by Paul Lazarus.
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89 Alfred Drake 70th Birthday Tribute 2
Episode 89
Monday, December 16, 2024 • Duration 32:44
The conclusion of a two-part program paying tribute to legendary leading man Alfred Drake on, what would have been at the time, his 70th birthday. Drake is best known for starring in the original Broadway productions of KISS ME, KATE, KISMET, and OKLAHOMA! This birthday celebration surveys Drake’s Tony-Award winning Broadway career and features performances from GIGI, KEAN and SING OUT, SWEET LAND.
Featured songs: “And This is My Beloved,” “Where is the Life That Late I Led?” “Service for Service,” “I Remember It Well,” “Wandering,” “I’m Glad I’m Not Young Anymore,” and “Where Thine That Special Face.”
Originally produced and broadcast in 1984. For more information go to AnythingGoesPL.com or BPN.FM/Anything Goes. Theme music arranged by Bruce Coughlin. Associate producer Jeff Lunden. Anything Goes – Backstage with Broadway’s Best – is produced and hosted by Paul Lazarus.
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88 Alfred Drake 70th Birthday Tribute 1
Episode 88
Monday, December 9, 2024 • Duration 31:38
The first of a two-part program paying tribute to legendary leading man Alfred Drake on, what would have been at the time, his 70th birthday. Drake is best known for starring in the original Broadway productions of KISS ME, KATE, KISMET, for which Drake won the Tony, and OKLAHOMA! This birthday celebration surveys Drake’s Tony-Award winning Broadway career and features recordings from BABES IN ARMS, KEAN, and SING OUT, SWEET LAND.
Featured songs: “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning,” “Fate,” “Wunderbar,” “The Surrey With the Fringe on Top,” “Babes in Arms,” “As I Was Going Along,” “People Will Say We’re in Love,” and “Pore Jud is Daid”.
Originally produced and broadcast in 1984. For more information go to AnythingGoesPL.com or BPN.FM/Anything Goes. Theme music arranged by Bruce Coughlin. Associate producer Jeff Lunden. Anything Goes – Backstage with Broadway’s Best – is produced and hosted by Paul Lazarus.
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86 Lorenz Hart 87th Birthday Tribute 2
Episode 86
Monday, November 25, 2024 • Duration 30:45
The second of a three-part program paying tribute to renowned lyricist Lorenz “Larry” Hart on what would have been his 87th birthday. Hart is perhaps best known for his collaborations with composer Richard Rodgers, who he worked with on 26 Broadway musicals including PAL JOEY and PEGGY-ANN. In this program, listeners called in to request their favorite pieces from Hart’s career, including works from the Broadway classics THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE and ON YOUR TOES, as well as from the 1948 musical film WORDS AND MUSIC, which is based on Rodgers’ and Hart’s career together.
Featured songs: “He Was Too Good To Me,” “On Your Toes,” “This Can’t Be Love,” “To Keep My Love Alive,” “Sing For Your Supper,” “Nobody’s Heart,” and “Johnny One Note”.
Originally produced and broadcast in 1982. For more information go to AnythingGoesPL.com or BPN.FM/Anything Goes. Theme music arranged by Bruce Coughlin. Anything Goes – Backstage with Broadway’s Best – is produced and hosted by Paul Lazarus.
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85 Lorenz Hart 87th Birthday Tribute 1
Episode 85
Monday, November 18, 2024 • Duration 29:28
The first of a three-part program paying tribute to renowned lyricist Lorenz “Larry” Hart on what would have been his 87th birthday. Hart is perhaps best known for his collaborations with composer Richard Rodgers, who he worked with on 26 Broadway musicals including Pal Joey and On Your Toes. In this edition, listeners called in to request their favorite songs from Hart’s career, including works from the Broadway classics THE GARRICK GAIETIES, SPRING IS HERE and THE LADY AND HER MUSIC, as well as from the 1948 musical film WORDS AND MUSIC, which is based on Rodgers’ and Hart’s career.
Featured songs: “Manhattan,” “Thou Swell,” “The Lady is a Tramp,” “Hallelujah, I’m a Bum Again,” “Why Can’t I?” “Mountain Greenery,” “I Didn’t Know What Time It Was,” and “I Wish I Were in Love Again”.
Originally produced and broadcast in 1982. For more information go to AnythingGoesPL.com or BPN.FM/Anything Goes. Theme music arranged by Bruce Coughlin. Anything Goes – Backstage with Broadway’s Best – is produced and hosted by Paul Lazarus.
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84 Frank Loesser 2
Episode 84
Monday, November 11, 2024 • Duration 40:17
The second of a two-part program featuring legendary theatre creator Frank Loesser, best known for writing three extraordinary Broadway musicals: GUYS AND DOLLS, THE MOST HAPPY FELLA, and HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. In this program, the Tony Award winner and Pulitzer Prize recipient discusses the making of the Damon Runyan inspired show, GUYS AND DOLLS. Other highlights include a song from his little-known work, GREENWILLOW, as well as the writer performing several of his own songs.
Featured songs: “Abbodanza,” “Sposalizio,” “The King’s New Clothes,” “My Time of Day,” “If I Were a Bell,” “Adelaide’s Lament”, “Never Will I Marry,” “Been a Long Day,” “Rosemary,” “My Heart is So Full of You,” and “Inchworm”.
Originally produced and broadcast in 1982. For more information go to AnythingGoesPL.com or BPN.FM/Anything Goes. Theme music arranged by Bruce Coughlin. Anything Goes – Backstage with Broadway’s Best – is produced and hosted by Paul Lazarus.
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