Rob pays tribute to the best of Broadway, London's West End, the Australian stage and the occasional European operetta in a 2 hour program on 96.5 Inner FM Melbourne celebrating significant anniversaries in the world of Musical Theatre.
Instant Marriage (Laurie Holloway & Bob Grant) – 1964 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + selections from She Loves Me (Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick) – 1964 original London…
The Frogs (Stephen Sondheim) – 2004 original Broadway cast recording + selections from Side By Side By Sondheim – 1977 original Australian cast recording
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Bloomer Girl (Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg) – 1944 original Broadway cast recording + selections from A Star is Born (Harold Arlen & Ira Gershwin) – 1954 motion picture soundtrack recording
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The Golden Apple (Jerome Moross & John Latouche) – 1954 original Broadway cast recording + selections from the 2001 CD album Windflowers – The Songs of Jerome Moross
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The Good Companions (André Previn & Johnny Mercer) – 1974 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + recorded excerpt from the 1931 stage play by J.B. Priestly and Edward Knoblock…
Copacabana (Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman & Jack Feldman) – 1994 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + Barry Manilow sings selections from his score to the 1997 musical Harmon…
The Pajama Game (Richard Adler & Jerry Ross) – 1954 original Broadway cast recording + introduction by Peter Filichia (recorded in 2014) + Little Women (Richard Adler) – 1958 original U.S. TV cast re…
After the Ball (Noël Coward) – 1954 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + Ace of Clubs (Noël Coward) – 1950 original London cast medley recordings
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Phantom of the Opera (Ken Hill & various composers) – 1992 London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + operatic parodies by Spike Jones and Victor Borge
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Fade Out – Fade In (Jule Styne, Betty Comden & Adolph Green) – 1964 original Broadway cast recording + introduction by Peter Filichia (recorded in 2014) + selections the 1962 “live” concert album Jul…
Passion (Stephen Sondheim) – 1994 original Broadway cast recording + song selections from Unsung Sondheim – 1993 CD album
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Sunday in the Park with George (Stephen Sondheim) – 1984 original Broadway cast recording + song selections from Bernadette Peters’ 1996 Carnegie Hall “live” concert album Sondheim, Etc.
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Billy (John Barry & Don Black) – 1974 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + song selections from Michael Crawford - A Touch of Music in the Night - 1993 CD album
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Beauty and the Beast (Alan Menken, Howard Ashman & Tim Rice) – 1994 original Broadway cast recording + interview with original cast member Beth Fowler
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Peg (David Henecker) – 2084 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + song selections from the musicals of David Heneker
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Bullets Over Broadway (various) – 2014 original Broadway cast recording + song medleys from popular Broadway musicals of the 1920s, including No, No, Nanette, Dearest Enemy, Sunny, Merry-Merry, The C…
High Spirits (Hugh Martin & Timothy Gray) – 1964 original Broadway cast recording + interview with original cast member Adrienne Angel + Love From Judy (Hugh Martin & Timothy Gray) – 1952 original Lo…
Anyone Can Whistle (Stephen Sondheim) – 1964 original Broadway cast recording + demo recordings of additional and cut songs performed by Sondheim + selections from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way t…
Napoleon (Timothy Williams & Andrew Sabiston) – 1994 Canadian cast highlights recording + introduction by Andrew Sabiston and Timothy Williams + additional numbers from the 2023 Seoul cast recording
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Starlight Express (Andrew Lloyd Webber & Richard Stilgoe) – 1984 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett
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