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Michael Englebert, host of 'APPLAUSE, music from Broadway, Hollywood & the London stage'©

You will find here the music heard on APPLAUSE as broadcast from AM740 Saturdays 4 to 6 p.m. This program is also heard over the internet from AM740 in stereo and digitally across the Province of Ontario on Rogers Cable Channel 949.  For a detailed bio on the host of this program click on profile.

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February 4, 2012

Part One

Selections from the soundtrack to the film "Anastasia" with music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens - Atlantic:

"Journey to The Past" sung by Liz Callaway as Anastasia / "Once Upon a December" performed by Liz Callaway / "In The Dark of The Nigh" sung by Jim Cummings as Rasputin

Selections from the original Broadway cast recording of "Pippin" with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz starring Ben Vereen, John Rubinstein and Irene Ryan - Decca Broadway:

"Corner of The Sky" performed by John Rubinstein / "No Time at All" sung by Irene Ryan and The Gang / "Simple Joys" performed by Ben Vereen

Selections from the original Broadway cast recording of "Bye Bye Birdie" with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Lee Adams, starring Chita Rivera and Dick Van Dyke - Broadway Masterworks:

Overture / "An English Teacher" with Chita Rivera & Dick Van Dyke / "The Telephone Hour" with the teenagers / "Put On a Happy Face" sung by Dick Van Dyke / "Kids" with Paul Lynde & Marijane Maricle

Film music given a gypsy flavour by Roby Lakatos and his Ensemble - dg:

"To Life" (Bock) / "Harry Lime Theme" from "The Third Man" (Anton Karas) / "Nana Love" from "Queen of The Gypsies" (Traditional)

Part Two

Selections from the soundtrack to the film "Harlow" with music composed and conducted by Neal Hefti - DRG:

Main Title - "Lonely Girl" (Neal Hefti, Jan Livingston, Ray Evans) / "The Right One" / "Girl Talk"

Selections from the original Broadway cast recording of "She Loves Me" with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, starring Barbara Cook, Daniel Massey and Jack Cassidy - Polydor:

Overture / "She Loves Me" performed by Daniel Massey / "Ice Cream" sung by Barbara Cook / "Grand Knowing You" with Jack Cassidy

Selections from the soundtrack to the film "The Descendants" nominated for a number of Academy Awards this year including Best Picture, Best Actor (George Clooney) and Best Direction (Alexander Payne).  It is the first mainstream American movie scored exclusively with Hawaiian music - Sony Classical:

"Mom" performed by Lena Machado (Traditional) / "Ulili E" performed by Rev. Dennis Kmakahi (music & lyrics - George Keahi, John Avery Noble, Harry Naope)

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January 28, 2012

Part One

Selections from animated features - Varese Sarabande:

"Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of The Were-Rabbit (Julian Nott) / "Prince Charming" from "Shrek 2" (Harry-Gregson-Williams) / "Sweet Rock" from "The Ant Bully" (John Debney)

Selections from the original Broadway cast recording of "Curtains" by Kander & Ebb, starring David Hyde Pierce and Debra Monk - Broadway Angel:

Overture / "Show People" with David Hyde Pierce, Debra Monk & Company / "In the Same Boat Completed" with Karen Ziemba & Company with David Hyde Pierce

Selections from the original cast recording (1977) of "Very Good Eddie" with music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Schuyler Greene, starring David Christmas, Cynthia Wells, Virginia Seidel, Nicholas Wyman and Charles Repole - DRG:

Overture / "Some Sort of Somebody" with Miss Wells & Mr. Christmas /  "Bungalow in Quogue" with Miss Seidel & Mr. Wyman / "Thirteen Collar" performed by Mr. Wyman / Finale with the company

Selections from the television series "Downton Abbey" with music by John Lunn, performed by The Chamber Orchestra of London - Decca Records:

"Downton Abbey Theme" / "Us And Them" / "Such Good Luck" / "Emancipation"

Part Two

Selections from the Disney film "Hercules" with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by David Zippel - Walt Disney:

"Go The Distance", vocal by Roger Bart as the young Hercules / "One Last Hope" performed by Danny DeVito /"A Star Is Born" performed by Lillias White, Cheryl Freeman, LaChanze, Roz Ryan and Vaneese Thomas

A look at actor Zero Mostel - a one man show about him written and starring Jim Brochu directed by Piper Laurie comes to Toronto Feb 8th to March 11th (Bathurst Street Theatre).  I'll be joined by Michael Rubinoff, an Associate Dean at Sheridan College who has seen the play -  :

"Comedy Tonight" from the film "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" with Zero Mostel ( Stephen Sondheim) / "Hatching the Plot" with Mostel and Gene Wilder from the 1968 film "The Producers" / "If I Were a Rich Man" (Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick) with Mostel from the original Broadway cast recording of "Fiddler on the Roof"

Selections from the original Broadway cast recording of "Little Me" with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, starring Sid Caesar with Virginia Martin and Nancy Andrews - RCA Victor:

Overture / "Little Me" performed by Nancy Andrews & Virginia Martin / "Boom-Boom" with Sid Caesar and Chorus / "Real Live Girl" performed by Sid Caesar / "Goodbye" with Sid Caesar, Mickey Deems and Chorus

Music from the Transformers Trilogy written by Steve Jablonsky - Silva Screen:

"Autobots" from "Transformers" with London Music Works / "Prime" & "I Rise, You Fall" from the second film in the series "Revenge of The Fallen" performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

January 21, 2012

Part One

Golden Globe winners 2012 - Sony Classical:

"Fantaisie D'amour" (Ludovic Bource) - Best Motion Picture Score & Best Comedy-Musical / "Hawaiian Skies" (Jeff Peterson) performed by Jeff Peterson from the motion picture "The Descendants", Best Drama / "Masterpiece" Best Original Song written and performed by Madonna from her picture W.E.

Selections from the film soundtrack to Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman.  The film is now 21 years old and was recently reissued now in 3D - Walt Disney:

"Belle" with Paige O'Hara as Belle, Richard White as Gaston / "Be Our Guest" with Jerry Orbach as Lumiere and Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Potts / "Transformation"

Selections from the musical comedy studio cast recording of "Drat! The Cat!" with music by Milton Schafer, lyrics by Ira Levin, starring Jason Graae and Susan Egan - Varese Sarabande:

"Drat! The Cat!" with Lee Wilkof, Gregory Jbara, Bryan Batt and Ensemble / "Wild and Reckless" performed by Susan Egan / "I Like Him" with Susan Egan / "Today is a Day for a Band to Play" performed by Lee Wilkof and Gregory Jbara,

Selections from the soundtrack to the film "Answers to Nothing" - Lakeshore Records:

"Hard Time In A Cold Room" (Craig Richey) / "2.0" (Chris Carter, Simon Lewicki, Marc Nelkin, David Benjamin Kopp) performed by Jump Jump Dance Dance

Part Two

Songs from the movies as interpreted by "The Puppini Sisters" from their 4th album "Hollywood" - Universal Music:

"Hollywood" (The Puppini Sisters) / "Good Morning" (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) / "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friends" (Jule Styne, Leo Robin)

Selections from the International Studio Recording of "A Tale of Two Cities" based on the novel by  Charles Dickens with music and lyrics by Jill Santoriello - Libre Verde Records:

"The Way It Out To Be" (Paris) with Natalie Toro featuring Kevin Earley / "No Honest Way" performed by Ed Dixion and featuring Craig Bennett and Nigel Richards / "You'll Never Be Alone" with Brandi Burkhardt featuring J Mark McVey / "If Dreams Came True" performed by Simon Thomas featuring James Barbour

Selections from the musical review "Scrambled Feet" with music and lyrics by John Driver and Jeffrey Haddow, starring Evalyn Baron, John Driver, Jeffrey Haddow, Roger Neil and Hermione - DRG 6106:

"Goin' To The Theatre" with the Ensemble / "Theatre-Party-Ladies" performed by John Driver, Jeffrey Haddow & Roger Neil / "Makin' The Rounds" performed by the Ensemble / "Advice to Producers" with the Ensemble

British TV Themes - Silva Screen Records:

"Blockbusters" (Ed Welch) /"The Protectors - Avenues and Alleyways" sung by Tony Christie (Mitch Murray  ) / "Eastenders" (Simon May) / "Law and Order UK" (Andy Price)

January 14, 2012

Part One

Selections from the film soundtrack to "Some Like It Hot" starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis & Jack Lemmon - United Artists:

"Runnin' Wild" performed by Marilyn Monroe (Gibbs-Grey-Wood) accompanied by Matty Malneck and his orchestra / "Randolph Street Rag" (Adolph Deutsch) / "I Wanna Be Loved by You" sung by Marilyn Monroe (Kalmar-Stothart-Ruby) / "Sugar Blues" medley (Williams-Fletcher) & "Runnin' Wild" (Gibbs-Grey-Wood) performed by Adolph Deutsch and his Orchestra

Selections from "As Thousands Cheer" with music & lyrics by Irving Berlin starring Mary Beth Peil, Kevin Chamberlin, Howard McGillin, Paula Newsome & B.D. Wong - Varèse Sarabande:

"Man Bites Dog" with the full company / "Heat Wave" performed by Mary Beth Peil, Kevin Chamberlin, Howard McGillin & B.D. Wong / "Debts" with the full company / "The Funnies" sung by B.D. Wong / "Harlem on My Mind" sung by Paula Newsome

Selections from the original Broadway cast recording of "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" with music and lyrics by Micki Grant, starring Alex Bradford & Micki Grant - Polydor:

"Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" with the entire company / "I Gotta Keep Movin' performed by Alex Bradford and Company / "It Takes A Whole Lot of Human Feeling" with Micki Grant / "Questions" sung by Micki Grant

Music from Hanna-Barbera cartoons composed by Hoyt Curtin - Rhino:

"Huckleberry Hound" - Main Title & Opening Bumper / "Quick Draw McGraw" - Main Title & Opening Bumper /"Loopy De Loop" 1960 - Main Title, Underscore & End Titles / "Yogi Bear" - Main Title / "The Flintstones" - Main Title - "Meet the Flintstones" / "Scooby Doo, Where Are You?" - Main Title

Part Two

Film music & songs:-

"Theme from "Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe" (Henry Mancini) / "The Heartbreak Kid" performed by Bill Dean (music Cy Coleman - lyrics Sheldon Harnick) / "I Will Always Love" & "Sneaking Around with You" from the film "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" performed by Dolly Parton & Burt Reynolds (Dolly Parton)

Selections from the original Broadway cast recording of "In The Heights" with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, starring Olga Merediz, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Priscilla Lopez - Ghostlight Records:

"Hundreds of Stories" performed by Olga Merediz & Lin-Manuel Miranda / "Enough" with Priscilla Lopez / "In The Heights" with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Company

Selections from the 1917 musical review "Leave It To Jane" from a 1959 original cast recording with lyrics by Guy Bolton & P.G. Wodehouse with music by Jerome Kern, starring Kathleen Murray, Angelo Mango, Jeanne Allen, Dorothy Greener, George Segal and Ray Tudor - Stet Records:

"Leave It To Jane" with Kathleen Murray, Angelo Mango, Jeanne Allen, Boys and Girls / "Cleopatterer" performed by Dorothy Greener and girls / "I'm Going to Find A Girl" with George Segal, Angel Mango, Ray Tudor and Girls / "Sir Galahad" performed by Angelo Mango, Dorothy Greener & Ray Tudor

Music from the motion picture soundtrack to "Quest for Camelot" - Curb/ Sunset/Atlantic:

"On My Father's Wings" (Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster) performed by The Corrs / "Looking Through Your Eyes" (Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster) - instrumental version performed by David Foster

January 7, 2012

Part One

Two perspectives on life from Broadway - RCA:

"Raise The Roof" from "The Wild Party" (Andrew Lippa) performed by Julia Murney and Company / "I Got The Sun in The Morning" from "Annie Get Your Gun" (Irving Berlin) sung by Ethel Merman and Company

Selections from the original Broadway cast recording of "Shrek The Musical" starring Brian D'Arcy James, Daniel Breaker and Sutton Foster with music by Jeanine Tesori, lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire -Decca Broadway:

Overture / "Big Bright Beautiful World" with Brian D'Arcy James, Rachel Stern and Jacob Ming-Trent / "Travel Song" performed by Brian D'Arcy James and Daniel Breaker / "This Is How A Dream Comes True" with Foster, James, Breaker and John Tartaglia

Selections from the original Broadway cast recording of "Avenue Q" with music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx - RCA Victor:

"The Avenue Q Theme" with the full company / "What Do You Do with a B.A. in English?" performed by John Tartaglia / "If You Were Gay" sung by Rick Lyon with John Tartaglia / "There's a Fine, Fine Line" performed by Stephanie D'Abruzzo

Selections from the 2011 film soundtrack to "Albert Nobbs" with music composed by Brian Byrne and starring Glenn Close - Varese Sarabande":

"Albert Nobbs Opening Titles" / "Lay Your Head Down" featuring Sinéad O'Connor (music Brian Byrne, lyrics Glenn Close)

Part Two

Original music and songs from the National Theatre production of "War Horse" with music by Adrian Sutton & songs by John Tams - National Theatre:

"First Gallop" (A. Sutton) / "Wheel of Fortune (J. Tams, arr. A. Sutton & H. Brough) performed by the chorus / ""The Scarlet and the Blue (J. Tams, arr. A. Sutton) with chorus / "Only Remembered - Reprise" (Sankey, arr. J. Tams & H. Brough) with chorus

Selections from the original Broadway cast recording of "Nine" with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston, starring Raul Julia - Broadway Masterworks:

"The Grand Canal" with Raul Julia & Company / "Unusual Way" performed by Shelly Burch & Raul Julia / "Be Italian" performed by Kathi Moss, Boys & Company

Selections from the original Broadway cast recording of "Caroline, or Change" starring Tonya Pinkins with music by Jeanine Tesori and lyrics by Tony Kushner - Hollywood Records:

"Noah Down the Stairs" with Harrison Chad / "JFK" performed by Alice Playten, Reathel Bean, Chandra Wilson, Aisha de Haas & Harrison Chad / "Stuart and Noah" with David Costabile, Harrison Chad & Tonya Pinkins / "Santa Comin' Caroline" with Tracy Nicole Chapman, Marva Hicks, Ramona Keller and Capathia Jenkens / "Little Reward" performed by Capathia Jenkins, Tonya Pinkins, Tracy Nicole Chapman, Marva Hicks,  & Ramona Keller / "Epilogue" with Aisha de Haas, Anika Noni Rose, Leon G. Thomas III & Marcus Carl Franklin

Television music by Ron Grainer - DRG:

"Tales of The Unexpected" from the original soundtrack of the Survival Anglia Television series / "Paul Temple" from the BBC- Television series / "Dr. Who" from the BBC-1 Television series

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