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Episode 64 - Fiddler on the Roof Intro

Tune in for a sound view of the Tony Award-winning musical Fiddler on the Roof starring Harvey Fierstein coming to the Golden Gate Theatre January 27 through February 21.

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Episode 63 - The 39 Steps Intro

We'll introduce you to the Tony Award-winning whodunit comedy, The 39 Steps, based on the classic 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film and brought to the stage with inventive direction and an ingenious cast of 4 who play over 150 zany characters.

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Current Episodes

Episode 58 - New Season 2009-2010

In this special episode of Backstage, we’ll reveal the line-up for the 2009-2010 Best of Broadway season.

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Episode 50 - Wicked, Stephen Schwartz

You’ll meet Wicked composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz and learn how he adapted Gregory Maguire’s novel, Wicked, The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, into a musical theater sensation.

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Episode 49 - Wicked, Gregory Maguire

Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked, the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, reveals what inspired him to write the best-selling novel and how it became the international musical sensation, Wicked, currently playing an open-ended engagement at The Orpheum Theatre.

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Episode 46 - Wicked, Introduction

It's the remarkable story of two girls who meet in the Land of Oz and grow up to be the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch. Since it's world premiere in San Francisco in 2003, over 17 million people world-wide have been spellbound by Wicked. This international musical sensation is now playing an open-ended run at the Orpheum Theatre.

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Episode 26 - Tribute to Carole Shorenstein Hays

In this special episode, we'll celebrate SHN Founder and President Carole Shorenstein Hays who has been honored by the SF Convention and Visitors Bureau for her commitment to promoting the Arts. You'll hear from the creative team for Spring Awakening, winner of 8 2007 Tony Awards, playwright Tony Kushner, acclaimed director Doug Hughes, and other celebrated theater colleagues.

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