As Backstage Babble approaches it’s year anniversary, I will be airing some of the episodes that best exemplify what I have been trying to do with this podcast. And certainly my conversation with the legendary Alan Bergman fits in that category. At 95, he was able to offer incredible wisdom and stories that are a must-hear for younger generations. He shares the secret to movie scoring, how Fred Astaire made an exception for him, Frank Sinatra’s nickname for him, the unusual prompt that led him to “What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?,” which comes first: the lyrics or the music, the secret to his long-lasting partnership with his wife, Marilyn Bergman, how the idea for Something More! Came about, his musical influences growing up, and the two books every young songwriter must read. Plus: Norman Lear, Barbra Streisand, Michel LeGrand, and more!
Frank Rich
Elena Shaddow
Celia Keenan-Bolger
Sara Gettelfinger
Rick Elice
Doug Hughes
Maryann Plunkett
Melba Moore
Caroline O'Connor
Kelli O'Hara
Craig Lucas
Adam Guettel
Richard Topol
Wanda Richert
Lesley Ann Warren
Backstage Babble Minis: Tyne Daly and Ben Vereen
Marylouise Burke
Sally Mayes
Mark Jacoby
Cherry Jones
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The Marty Ray Project: Chats
What’s the Res?
The Creative Solutions Podcast
Anne of Avonlea
The War of the Worlds
The Magnus Archives
The Moth