Over the Rainbow
Showdate August 4, 2002

" Meta-Theatre "

I played all songs from shows-within-shows, which my co-host Ainsley Naylor explained is called "meta-theatre". See, like if a character in a musical is a nightclub singer, then the songs that character sings in the nightclub.

I also played some other stuff.

Also, this was the first week of me in my new time-slot, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm, the exciting new hour-and-a-half version of Over the Rainbow.

" New fangled preacher man " performed by Cleavon Little from the Purlie OCR

" Dancin' " performed by Olivia Newton-John and The Tubes from the soundtrack of Xanadu

" Goodbye my lady love " from the 1994 revival recording of Showboat

" Steam heat " performed by Carol Haney et al from The Pajama Game OCR

" Honey bun " performed by Mary Martin from the South Pacific OCR

" The dress rehearsal of Hannibal " from the Canadian cast recording of The Phantom of the Opera

" Sparkling diamonds " performed by Nicole Kidman from the Moulin-Rouge! soundtrack

" One last kiss " performed by Dick Gaultier from the OCR of Bye Bye Birdie

" A bushel and a peck " performed by Vivian Blaine from the Guys & Dolls OCR

" Nobody makes a pass at me " performed by Millie Weitz from the Pins & Needles OCR

" Fit as a fiddle " performed by Gene Kelly and Donald O'Conner from the Singin' in the Rain OCR

" Who's got the pain? " performed by Gwen Verdon from the Damn Yankees OCR

" What's new at the zoo " performed by Heather Headley from the 1999 cast recording of Do Re Mi

" Tom, Dick or Harry " from the 2000 Broadway cast recording of Kiss Me Kate

" Baby June and her newsboys " performed by Lacey Chabert from the Gypsy TV soundtrack

" Wrong-note rag " performed by Kim Criswell and Audra MacDonald from the 1999 London studio cast recording of Wonderful Town

" Two ladies " performed by Alan Cumming from the 1998 Cabaret revival recording