Better Living Through Show Tunes

10/19/2024

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/movies/mitzi-gaynor-dead.html

She was best known for starring in the 1958 screen version of “South Pacific.” But her Hollywood career was brief, and she soon shifted her focus to Las Vegas and TV.

09/27/2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/27/theater/sondheim-musical-shed.html?unlocked_article_code=ih6URP1AgIQwXhTMfibT9dhNgPK4odSscN6I26-bsqg6Y4VTg6yPcz_63n_vRuNu_GRfp2gdr7_aBM4ocZgJzP5E-XIU_kMo_jc2HNDSn9f5FHZbgqEiAPVnWBHMZO_pRqKkIVI0Yra1s2k_drPjIO5urb8n28Ut63HkG_cGbWU_qxhstY5inSwLnZWlWahYgWEUxuwRZsBd86_O4EDmJzktxF_LCDckP2P2icEr3jaWRqJ1kNlIcm7ObxE2qrp1ipa3E3Oep2SvVWMeiWelBr5QH4P9sF4boknOTyB9cqyNm-SJlHr-uq5-kivGaEMJfXMHFzICVk0Abi_sPmU&smid=url-share

Sondheim said days before his death in 2021 that he did not know when it would be finished, but the musical, now called “Here We Are,” begins performances Thursday.

03/01/2022

https://www.npr.org/2022/02/25/1083155890/if-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-feels-familiar-look-to-broadway-in-the-60s

Why should Americans care about Ukraine? An answer from 1960s Broadway.

12/26/2021

Hey, WORT Listeners and show tune lovers, let me know what showtune(s) you would like me to play. I'll be on the air on January 16 and will try to play your requests.
Kirk, host
Better Living Through Show Tunes
W O R T 89.9FM

11/27/2021

A musical theater great is gone:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/stephen-sondheim-central-figure-in-american-musical-theater-dies-at-91/2021/11/26/939fea1c-4f06-11ec-b0b0-766bbbe79347_story.html

His musicals — including ‘Company,’ ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ and ‘A Little Night Music’ — explored the human condition in all its anxieties and moral complexities.

06/20/2021

I am thrilled to tell you that I will be back in the W O R T studios tomorrow to host Better Living Through Show Tunes LIVE! Can't wait.

04/14/2021

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/04/14/arts/recreating-cabaret.html

A first look at extraordinary images from the groundbreaking 1966 musical turns Broadway history into something that’s (literally) moving.

03/18/2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YiZW2sfurk

Vax’n 8, a group of physicians from Northern California working in a variety of specialties in medicine, are proud to present “My Shot!”, a song adapted from...

10/23/2020

https://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles-theater/news/obituary-marge-champion_91562.html

Champion is perhaps best known for her longtime partnership with dancer Gower Champion.

04/12/2020

Better Living Through Showtunes starts in a few minutes. Tim is on the air today with a brand new show he recorded in the comfort of his home. Be safe and healthy!

01/21/2019

Can't wait until next month. February 17 to be exact. My daughter Amy will be producing Better Living Through Show Tunes while I will be her on-air host. Should be a great show. Please tune in.

06/24/2018

Songs about immigration today. Tune in at 2.