Today, I am so honored to announce my episode with Tony-winning composer and lyricist Marc Shaiman, writer of the current Broadway smash hit Some Like it Hot. Tune in today to hear some of the stories of his long career, including the joy of working with Peter Allen, the disappointment of bringing Leader of the Pack to Broadway, the musical that started out as an adaptation of Stage Door, the bipolarity of working on Smash, what makes Bette Midler genius, starting out as an underage piano bar player, some of the small but important changes that Harvey Fierstein made to Hairspray, the inspiration behind Some Like it Hot, an unusual request from Rob Marshall, writing additional lyrics for The Music Man, the advice he would give to young writers, and more.
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Leslie Uggams
Michael Urie
Janine LaManna
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Robert Lopez
Jesse Green
Lorna Dallas
David Auburn
Paulo Szot
Sharr White
Douglas Lyons
Ben Crawford, Broadway’s Final Phantom
BD Wong
Robert Horn
Daryl Roth
Barry Edelstein
Jane Alexander
Gary William Friedman
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