The Jeff Blumenkrantz Songbook Podcast
By Jeff Blumenkrantz
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Podcast Description
Hear live recordings of the songs from the Tony-nominated composer's new songbook.
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ExplicitMayday! M'Aider! - sung by Michael Winther | Month Upon a Time, Episode #12 (May): It's the final installment of my yearlong song cycle! I did it! And I have the perfect guest with whom to complete the cycle, someone who knows a thing or two about song cycles himself: Michael Winther! I've known Mic | 5/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThere Has to Be a Reason - sung by Dee Hoty | Month Upon a Time, Episode #11 (April): Remember last month when I said I wanted to do something special to celebrate my 50th podcast episode? Well, I'd say I hit the jackpot with a visit from the very special Dee Hoty! I've been a big Dee Hoty fan since | 4/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitMarch Hair - sung by Jeff Blumenkrantz | Month Upon a Time, Episode #10 (March): As you might have noticed, this month I give new meaning to the concept of waiting until the last minute. I'm literally recording, editing, and posting this episode on March 31, so I'm singing the song myself, out o | 3/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitDouble-Whammy Birthday - sung by Dee Roscioli | Month Upon a Time, Episode #9 (February): I've been a big fan of Dee Roscioli's from the minute I laid eyes on her at the meet-and-greet for the 2010 24-Hour Musicals. Little did I know that she had already distinguished herself as the actress who perform | 2/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThis Will Be the Year - sung by Courtney Balan | Month Upon a Time, Episode #8 (January): January... all about new beginnings, right? Well then, isn't it appropriate that my first special guest of the new year is my new bff, Courtney Balan? I've known about Courtney by reputation, ever since she stood b | 2/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitChristmas in New York - sung by Mick Bleyer, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Gaelen Gilliland, and Sierra Rein | Month Upon a Time, Episode #7 (December): Remember back in the day when the holiday season would bring all kinds of special episodes of TV shows or even better, all singing/all dancing TV specials? Well, this is my interpretation of the holiday special, a | 1/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitI Burn - sung by Donna Lynne Champlin | Special Episode #4: I'm so thrilled to add Donna Lynne Champlin to my list of special guest stars, first at my Birdland concert in November, and now on the podcast. After loving her performances in such Broadway shows as By Jeeves, Hollywood Arms, and Swe | 12/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitMy Time with You - sung by Jeff Blumenkrantz | Special Episode #5: I had so much to talk about that I simply HAD to do a new episode. Tune in to hear all about my upcoming UK concert "tour, " and find out about my limited-time special songbook offer. Also, check out this never-heard-before trunk song, | 12/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitWhy Can't I Kiss You? - sung by Jose Llana | Special Episode #3: After a long break, I'm back! Last month, I finally got to meet Jose Llana at, of all places, Broadway Idol. (He was there as a judge, I was a there as a screaming Alysha Umphress fan.) As we were talking, I realized that I needed him | 12/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Fifth of November - sung by Billy Porter | Month Upon a Time, Episode #6 (November): Look who I got for this month's episode: Ghetto Superstar Billy Porter! Billy has been a friend since the early days, and it was only a matter of time before he popped up on here. What an interesting journey and | 11/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitWelcome to My Apartment - sung by Julia Murney | Warning: ADULT SEXUAL CONTENT in this episode OK, you're been warned. Month Upon a Time, Episode #5 (October): For a podcast that avoids repeat guests, I sure do a lot of double-dipping. But as you'll soon see, it's obvious why nobody but Julia Murney cou | 10/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitBenny Go Home - sung by Alysha Umphress | Month Upon a Time, Episode #4 (September): The last time she made a guest appearance on this podcast, Alysha Umphress was just getting her feet wet in the New York talent pool. Now, five years later, she is positively drenched! First came her Off Broadway | 9/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitBurning Man - sung by Brooks Ashmanskas | Month Upon a Time, Episode #3 (August): How does one find words to describe the force of nature that is Brooks Ashmanskas? "Funny," "outrageous," "fearless" - they just don't seem to do him justice. Brooks and I crossed like ships in the night 15 years ag | 8/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitPure Acceptance - sung by Helen Slater | Month Upon a Time, Episode #2 (July): I know this probably isn't a big deal to most tech-savvy people, but I'm feeling very 21st Century announcing this, my first virtual episode! Last month, I selected Jon Orton's Twitter suggestion to write a song about | 7/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitDrink My Way - sung by Kate Wetherhead | Month Upon a Time, Episode #1 (June): It's opening night of my new podcast series/song-cycle, Month Upon a Time! And I'm thrilled to have the super-talented Kate Wetherhead on the bill to sing the first song, "Drink My Way!" Kate first caught my eye in Th | 6/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Because - sung by Gillian Goldberg | Special Episode #10: Look who's blown back into podcastville! I've come around again, and this time, I've brought a special guest - I'm so happy to introduce the young and talented Gillian Goldberg! I had the good fortune to catch Gillian in the Barringto | 6/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitTouched - sung by Jeff Blumenkrantz | Special Episode #9: Here's something you don't come across everyday: a song commissioned for a cancer event. Through my association with Amy Southerland of AWOL (aka Artists WithOut Limits, producers of the highly acclaimed NYMF productions of The Mistres | 4/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitValentine - sung by Jeff Blumenkrantz | Special Episode #8: It's the day before Valentines Day, and I thought I'd offer up this little musical "Valentine," even in the wake of the performance of Anti-Valentines, the 24 Hour Musical that I wrote with Julia Jordan during one long, harrowing night | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | ExplicitVideoMy Heart Was Set on You - sung by Sutton Foster | Special Episode #7: It's been so long since I've done one of these episodes that I omitted a word from my intro! (Did anyone catch it?) I'm thrilled to welcome back the incomparable Sutton Foster. Not just a ridiculous talent, but also one of the warmest, | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Core of Ponte - sung by Kate Shindle | Special Episode #6: Kate Shindle may have come to our attention first as Miss America 1998, but she has clearly staked out a place of her own in the musical theatre world. She's appeared on Broadway in Jekyll and Hide, headlined as Sally Bowles in the Sam | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitVonce - sung by Michael McElroy | Special Episode #2: I'm so thrilled to be joined today by the uber-talented and outrageously foxy Michael McElroy. You probably remember his stand-out, Tony-nominated performance as Jim in the Deaf West/Roundabout revival of Big River a few seasons ago. O | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitMan in the Moon - sung by Nancy Anderson | Special Episode #1: When I decided I wanted to use "Man in the Moon" for a *special* podcast episode, it came to me in about a millisecond who HAD to sing it: Nancy Anderson. Not only because she's an amazing talent and friend, but also because no one cap | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitGiving Thanks - sung by Jeff Blumenkrantz | Bonus Episode #9: Wow, I can't believe this is the last episode! Doing this podcast has been such a wonderful experience for me. I've had the great privilege of hearing my songs performed by the creamiest of the crop, I've received beautiful emails from s | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitLament - sung by Megan Mullally | Episode #20: I can't imagine a better person to have as my final special guest star than the super-special star of TV's Will and Grace, Megan Mullally. Megan and I met twelve years ago when we were mere children performing on Broadway in our respective re | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitWhen It Comes to You - sung by Jeff Blumenkrantz | Bonus Episode #8: Wow, I can't believe it's almost the end of the podcast! When I started this bad boy, it seemed like such a long road ahead of me, and now here it is, just weeks from the GRAND FINALE! OK, enough sentimental talk. I'll save that for the | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitMy Book - sung by Carolee Carmello | Episode #19: Carolee Carmello wouldn't let me gush about her on the podcast as much as I wanted, so I'm going to have to do it here! Carolee and I met doing a production of Grease at Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera in 1989, and her career since then has been | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitI Think - sung by Rita Gardner | Bonus Episode #7: 46 years ago this month, Rita Gardner was opening as Luisa in The Fantasticks, a then unknown Off-Broadway musical. Could she ever have imagined at the time that the show would have such an historic run, that she would be rapping on Broa | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitWalking the Wrong Way - sung by Marin Mazzie | Episode #18: Marin Mazzie has established herself as one of Broadway's great leading ladies, and it's easy to see why: with her rangy and beautiful voice, her serious acting chops, her comic bent, and her cover girl looks, who wouldn't want to cast her? M | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitYou're Not Perfect Anymore - sung by Alysha Umphress | Bonus Episode #6: Hey everybody, it's time for another episode celebrating Raw Impressions! This organization enables artists to produce new projects VERY quickly, which is how I met my lovely guest star of the day, Alysha Umphress. Alysha, a recent gradu | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitVouloir - played by Peter Sachon | Bonus Episode #5: If Yo Yo Ma is the cello star of the classical world, I'm going to say that Peter Sachon is the cello star of the musical theatre world. Not only has he played on such wonderful shows (and recordings) as the recent Broadway revival of Fi | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitHe'll Never Get What I Do - sung by Jeff Blumenkrantz | Bonus Episode #4: I warned you that there'd be a few bonus episodes coming up.... This week it's "He'll Never Get What I Do", written for a musical entitled Hush, which dealt with the relationship between a gay theatre composer and a deaf video artist. Th | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitP.A.'s Turn - sung by Jeff Blumenkrantz | Bonus Episode #3: Stalling... stalling.... There are only three more songbook songs left! And the amazing singers who are scheduled to record them aren't available for a spell, so it's time for another bonus episode. This week, I took a little detour down | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitMoving Right Along (Women's Version) - sung by Ruth Gottschall and Mary Testa | Episode #17: Twice the talent, twice the laughs, twice as long! But when you're in the room with Ruth Gottschall and Mary Testa, you just don't want to leave! I had a fantastic afternoon with the two of them, chatting and websurfing and singing "Moving Ri | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Spring and the Fall - sung by Kelli O'Hara | Episode #16: I'm gay and even I have a crush on Kelli O'Hara, the dreamy, creamy-voiced Broadway "Babe." For the past six years, she has been accumulating street cred with her lovely performances in such Broadway and Off-Broadway shows as Jekyll & Hyd | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitAnother Guy - sung by Jenn Colella | Episode #15: Jenn Colella gives new meaning to the word "irresistible." The second I laid eyes on her, I fell hard, and the love affair continues. I daresay that goes for anyone who's ever met her. She is the most fun-loving, open-hearted, life-affirming | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Philosopher - sung by Emily Skinner | Episode #14: Well, it was only a matter of time before I dragged my friend Emily Skinner onto this podcast. Emily has all my favorite actor-ingredients: a boundless and beautiful voice, a major sense of humor, fearlessness, creativity, intelligence, and a | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitAll Because of You - sung by Sally Mayes | Episode #13: Howdy! I'm so excited to be reunited with the great Sally Mayes on this week's episode. It was Sally who gave birth to my first Broadway song-baby (Is that a horrible metaphor or what?) in the 2003 production of Urban Cowboy, the musical. Unf | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitFreefall - sung by Becca Ayers, Joe Cassidy, Jessica Grové, and David Perlman | Bonus Episode #2: Yes, it's another "very special episode" - a song... well, songs really... that are NOT in the songbook. None of my upcoming guest stars were available to record this week, so I'm taking this opportunity to tell you about a wonderful org | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitTime Does Not Bring Relief - sung by Sutton Foster | Episode #12: It is impossible to ignore the sparkle that is Sutton Foster. If you've ever seen her onstage or heard her sing, you must be as dazzled and as charmed by her as I am. While her early-career Broadway resumé is impressive (Les Mis, Grease, The | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitLovely Lies - sung by Rebecca Luker | Bonus Episode #1: Becca's back! I've made it a policy to avoid repeat guest appearances, but I had to make an exception for Rebecca Luker: a) because she was my first podcast guinea pig, back before I was able to separate the piano and the vocals, and I w | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitDeparture - sung by Judy Kuhn | Episode #11: Judy Kuhn can do (and has done) it all! She's a legit soprano (Cosette in Les Miserables), she's a classic musical theatre leading lady (She Loves Me), she's a dramatic belter (Chess), she's a dramatic actress (Two Shakespearean Actors), she' | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitTake the Filter Off - sung by Julia Murney | Episode #10: Until this year, Julia Murney was the biggest Broadway musical theatre star to have never actually appeared on Broadway. As we all know, that distinction was dashed with her performance in this season's Lennon, and it was about time! New York | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitToll - sung by Celia Keenan-Bolger | Episode #9: Celia Keenan-Bolger is Broadway's newest "it" girl, and if you've seen her perform, you know why. Yes, she has a great voice, but she also brings enormous charm, intelligence, and creativity to everything she does (including party games!). A T | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRecuerdo - sung by Liz Callaway and Jeff Blumenkrantz | Episode #8: Singing with Liz Callaway is literally a dream-come-true for me. Ever since I first heard her spectacular voice on the Baby cast recording, I have marveled at the purity and musicality of her voice. What a privilege to have her on this podcast | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitMoving Right Along - sung by Ryan Perry and Jeff Blumenkrantz | Episode #7: So you've been wondering why that explicit rating has been hovering over this podcast? Finally! Here it is: one of two songs in the book with dirty words in it! Parents (and prudes), be warned. Remember last week's episode with Judy Blazer as | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitIt'll Work for You - sung by Judy Blazer | Episode #6: How did I get so lucky to have such talented friends?? This week, it's the remarkable Judy Blazer, who stopped by after a day of rehearsing for Michael John LaChiusa's latest, Bernarda Alba, coming soon to the Mitzi Newhouse Theater at Lincoln | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitI Won't Mind - sung by Victoria Clark | Epidose #5: Look who came over this week! Victoria Clark, "the most talented person in the world," and this year's Tony winner for her spectacular performance in my favorite new show, The Light in the Piazza, dropped by to sing "I Won't Mind," lyrics by A | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitI'm Free - sung by Sally Wilfert | Episode #4: Hooray!! Another special guest star, this time the amazing Sally Wilfert (Assassins, Tom Sawyer, King David), who sings "I'm Free," from the one-act musical, Precious Little Jewel, with lyrics (and book) by Libby Saines and music by me. Record | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitIndependence Day - sung by Jeff Blumenkrantz | Episode #3: Jeff sings "Independence Day," the songbook's sole pop song. Recorded on 12/26/05. Also, listen for Jeff's celebrity pop singer impersonation.... Happy New Year! For more info about the songbook, check out: my online music store. | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitHold My Hand - sung by Jeff Blumenkrantz | Episode #2: Jeff sings "Hold My Hand." Recorded on 12/13/05. (N.B. The sound quality of the original recording was unsatisfactory so I rerecorded the song on 6/24/06.) Note: there will be no new episode next week. Happy Holidays! For more info about the s | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitLove Is Not All - sung by Rebecca Luker | Episode #1: For this first installment, I somehow cajoled Broadway songbird, Rebecca Luker (The Music Man, Showboat, The Sound of Music, The Secret Garden), to sing "Love Is Not All," my setting of an Edna St. Vincent Millay poem. Recorded 12/5/05. | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
We are so lucky
Jeff Blumenkrantz really seems to be able to do it all. I've been following his career since I first saw him in "How To Suceed in Business Without Really Trying." And I am now a huge fan of his songwriting. After seeing songs of his pop-up on some of my favorite artist's CDs like Audra McDonald and Megan Mullaly, I'm so glad he has a songbook out - and even better has this AMAZING outlet. We get to hear his work done beautifully and simply with some of the top Broadway talent - and then hear stories behind the songs, and a lot of fun chitty chats. Jeff, I love you. People of earth, subscribe to this please.
What more could you ask for?
Jeff Blumenkrantz is a hysterical performer and a hysterical person. This sense of humor shows in so many of his songs (even the serious ones, which make them so human). The banter between him and his guests is joyous to listen to, and the music is wonderful. What else could you ask for? Anyone interested in musical theatre, cabaret, or life in general should subscribe to this podcast.
Brilliant
For any true musical theatre fanatics. Amazingly talented performer and composer. This podcast is a gem of wonderful music and top-notch broadway talent. The conversations are equally as engaging as the songs. The only problem is they aren't frequent enough. Can't believe it's free and cannot wait for the new podcast!!
