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  • Episode 52 – Al Hirschfeld Theatre 100th Anniversary

    Episode 52 – Al Hirschfeld Theatre 100th Anniversary
    Nov 15 2024
    David and Katherine celebrate the 100th anniversary of The Al Hirschfeld Theatre, formerly the Martin Beck Theatre. Plus, David interviews artist Justin "Squigs" Robertson about his special project celebrating the theatre's centennial. Rededicated to Al Hirschfeld on what would have been his 100th birthday in 2003, this is the only Broadway Theatre to ever be named after an artist. In this episode, learn about the many exciting productions played at the theatre, hear about the star-studded rededication, and join us in celebrating the many performers and creatives whose work appeared on the theatre's stage. Thank you Squigs for joining us in this special celebration. Learn more about his work at www.squigsonline.com Follow Squigs on Instagram @SquigsRobertson View Squigs' full work with an interactive identifying key. Listen to our previous episode with Squigs: Episode 12 with Justin "Squigs" Robertson Thank you to the Algonquin Hotel for hosting the interview. Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode: Frank Langella as Dracula, 1977 Kiss Me Kate, 1999 with Brian Stokes Mitchell and Marin Mazzie Harry Houdini, 2002 Bobbe Arnst in A La Carte, 1927 Theatre Guild 1928-29 Season, 1929 The D' Oyly-Carte Company Prepare to Offer a New Season of Gilbert & Sullivan, 1936 Cabin in the Sky, 1940 Hallelujah, Baby!, 1967 St. Louis Woman, 1946, featuring the Cakewalk Bye Bye Birdie, 1960 Oliver, 1963 Into the Woods, 1987 The Sound of Music, 1998 Guys and Dolls, 1992 Nathan Lane A Connecticut Yankee, 1943 Baker Street, 1965 Sweet Smell of Success, 2002 Yellow Jack, 1934 Victoria Regina, 1938 The Iceman Cometh, 1946 Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, 1982 Sweet Bird of Youth, 1959 The Rose Tattoo, 1951 Orpheus Descending, 1957 The Pirate Rehearsal, 1942 Say Darling Rehearsal, 1958 Milk and Honey Rehearsal, 1961 My Sister Eileen, 1941 The Grass Harp, 1952 The Curious Savage, 1950 Moon Over Buffalo, 1995 Tropical Revue with Katherine Dunham, 1943 Jacobowsky and the Colonel, 1944 Nancy Walker in Copper and Bass Poster, 1957 Man of La Mancha, 1965 Jerry Zaks Carol Channing Arthur Miller Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick in The Producers, 2002 Victor Garber Barbara Cook Whoopi Goldberg View Squigs' full drawing of the Al Hirschfeld Theatre! Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel Watch Hirschfeld Moments: Ep.4 - Hirschfeld Draws a Star! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Episode 51 – Hirschfeld Broadway Tarot with Emily McGill

    Episode 51 – Hirschfeld Broadway Tarot with Emily McGill
    Oct 3 2024
    David sits down with Emily McGill, the author of the new Hirschfeld Broadway Tarot deck, to discuss their collaboration on this one-of-a-kind Hirschfeld experience. The Hirschfeld Broadway Tarot Deck is available now online and where most books are sold. Order here! Follow along with the show notes to view the works and cards mentioned in this episode. Pippin, 1972 Dot from Sunday in the Park with George, 1984 - The Queen of Cups Candide from Candide, 1997 - 0 the Fool P.T. Barnum from Barnum, 1997 - I the Magician Luis Alberto Molina from Kiss of the Spider Woman, 1993 - VIII Strength Princess Winnifred from Once Upon a Mattress taken from Villain and Sleeping Heroine, 1962 - 4 of Swords David's Reading: Georges Seurat from Sunday in the Park with George, 1984 - 8 of Coins Willie Sheridan from The Tap Dance Kid, 1984 - Page of Coins Al Hirschfeld, 1980 - XXI The World Stephen Sondheim for Sondheim on Sondheim, 1999 - King of Cups Eva Le Gallienne, 1976 - III The Empress Bob Fosse in Fosse, 1977 - XII The Hanged Person Delores Dante from Working, 1978 - 3 of Coins Velma Kelly from Chicago, 1976 - X Wheel of Fortune Ariel from The Little Mermaid taken from Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid, 1948 - Page of Cups Jud Fry from Oklahoma! taken from The Unforgiven, 1960 - 5 of Coins For more on Emily McGill visit EmilyMcGillEntertainment.com Follow @TheHirschfeldBroadwayTarot on Instagram Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel Watch Hirschfeld Moments: Ep.4 - Hirschfeld Draws a Star! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com for all your home good needs! The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel
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    48 mins
  • Episode 50 – 50th Episode Celebration!

    Episode 50 – 50th Episode Celebration!
    Sep 4 2024
    We're celebrating the 50th episode of the Hirschfeld Century Podcast in style with a look back at your favorite episodes. Plus, David and Katherine answer your burning Hirschfeld questions and a few surprises are revealed! Thank you to everyone for listening for the last 50 episodes. We couldn't do it without your support and we look forward to telling more stories from the world of Hirschfeld! Follow along with the show notes to view the works and previous episodes mentioned in this episode. Links for episodes go to alhirschfeldfoundation.org/podcasts. Check your service's listings for past episodes. Episode 1 - Fiddler on the Roof Episode 39 - The Murals of 1958 Episode 49 - Hirschfeld and Perelman Episode 45 - 1964 Episode 43 - Brooks Atkinson & The Lively Years Episode 44 - Disney Episode 23 - Interview with Eric Goldberg Episode 33 - The Dog Show (Online Exhibition) Episode 4 - What's My Line Episode 36 - Call Her Madam: Sex, Crime, and Fun in Polly Adler's New York (Online Exhibition with Debbie Applegate) Episode 32 - It Goes So Fast - Our Town (Online Exhibition with Howard Sherman) Episode 12 - Justin "Squigs" Robertson Episode 48 - Hirschfeld's Drag Show (Online Exhibition with Charles Busch) Episode 27 - Hal Prince Alex Trebek, 1999 The West Wing, 2001 Alias, 2002 The King of Queens, 2001 The Nanny, 1999 The Golden Girls, 1991 The Sopranos, 2001 Bust of Abraham Lincoln, 1919 Episode 38 - Bali Bali Works, 1932 1927 Cubism-inspired works (Rang Tang, Ethel Waters, and Katherine Renwick) Lorne Michaels (with Zeppo Marx), 1999 Tommy Tune, 2002 (Final Published Hirschfeld Drawing) Episode 41 - Prints Evita, 1979 The Hirschfeld Broadway Tarot Deck is available now online and where most books are sold. Order here! Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel Watch Hirschfeld Moments: Ep.4 - Hirschfeld Draws a Star! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel
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    52 mins
  • Episode 49 – Hirschfeld and Perelman

    Episode 49 – Hirschfeld and Perelman
    Jul 24 2024
    David and Katherine take a look at the friendship between Al Hirschfeld and satirist S.J. Perelman including their Broadway-bound flop Sweet Bye and Bye, and their subsequent adventures chronicled in the book Westward Ha! or Around the World in 80 Clichés. Thank you Frank Ferrante for recording Groucho Marx' farewell speech to Hirschfeld and Perelman. More on Frank Ferrante here: EveningWithGroucho.com Thank you Robert Bader for the transcript of Groucho Marx' farewell speech as featured in his book "Grouch Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales: Selected Writings of Groucho Marx": Order Here Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode: S.J. Perelman Walk a Little Faster, 1932 One Touch of Venus, 1943 Dolly Haus Ogden Nash Sweet Bye and Bye 2011 Recording on Spotify Death in Philadelphia, the Creators of Sweet Bye and Bye, 1947 Drawings from Westward Ha!, 1947 Stanley Tucci in Execution of Justice (On the Right), 1986 Groucho Marx Frank Ferrante as Groucho, 1986 The King and I, 1951 Swiss Family Perelman, 1949 Please write in your questions to us at info@alhirschfeldfoundation.org for our 50th episode special coming in August! Write to us by August 9th with any question you have about the world of Hirschfeld! Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel Watch Hirschfeld Moments: Ep.4 - Hirschfeld Draws a Star! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Episode 48 – Hirschfeld’s Drag Show (Online Exhibition) with Charles Busch

    Episode 48 – Hirschfeld’s Drag Show (Online Exhibition) with Charles Busch
    Jun 11 2024
    David Leopold interviews actor, writer, cabaret performer, and drag legend Charles Busch on his vivid career and his work on the online exhibition Hirschfeld's Drag Show, celebrating 74 years of performers in drag across 15 drawings by Al Hirschfeld. Hirschfeld's Drag Show is available to view now at alhirschfeldfoundation.org/exhibitions Recorded at The Algonquin Hotel in New York. Check out The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel Visit CharlesBusch.com Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in the episode: Charles Busch (Two Drawings) Charles Ludlam, 1983 Jose Ferrer Charley's Aunt, 1940 Charley's Aunt (Other Drawings) Mary Martin as Peter Pan, 1954 Peter Pan (Other Drawings) Some Like It Hot, 1959 Myra Breckinridge, 1969 La Cage Aux Folles, 1983 Charles Busch in Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, 1986 Goodbye Charlie, 1959 Liza Minnelli Barbra Streisand Meghan Robinson in Psycho Beach Party, 1987 Andy Halliday in The Lady in Question, 1989 The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, 2002 Lynne Meadow, 1993 Victor/Victoria, 1995 Julie Andrews Valerie Harper Hairspray, 2002 Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel Watch Hirschfeld Moments: Ep.4 - Hirschfeld Draws a Star! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel
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    Less than 1 minute
  • Episode 47 – MGM 100

    Episode 47 – MGM 100
    May 24 2024
    David and Katherine celebrate MGM's centennial with a look back at Hirschfeld's 40+ years working for the studio on many of their iconic films including the Marx Brothers films, Royal Wedding, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Wizard of Oz, and many more! Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode: All MGM Images On Ze Boulevard, 1927 The Green Ghost (Released as "The Unholy Night"), 1929 Ordeal (Released as "The Ship in Shanghai"), 1929 Hallelujah, 1928 Hirschfeld Stamps Laurel and Hardy Min and Bill Poster, 1930 The Wizard of Oz Promoting Pandemonium! - Selling Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy to Depression-Era America Book Ft. Works by Al Hirschfeld Stan Laurel Mask, 1933 Oliver Hardy Mask, 1933 Charley Chase Mask, 1933 Flying High (Stage and Film) Marx Brothers (MGM Works) Cabin in the Sky, 1943 Harlem as seen by Hirschfeld, 1941 Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney Films Strike Up the Band, 1940 Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944 National Velvet, 1944 "Young Girl" AKA Elizabeth Taylor in National Velvet, 1944 Thousands Cheer, 1943 Til the Clouds Roll By, 1946 The Ziegfeld Follies, 1946 Kim, 1950 Battleground (Misspoken as "Battlefield") An American in Paris, 1951 Singin' in the Rain, 1952 Fred Astaire in Royal Wedding, 1951 Ray Bolger in Where's Charley?, 1949 The Night of the Iguana, 1964 Far From the Madding Crowd, 1967 The Odd Couple (Film), 1968 The Sunshine Boys (Film), 1975 Singin' in the Rain, 1977 A Star is Born, 1977 Another Fine Mess, 1930 Doctor Zhivago, 1965 All MGM Images ------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel Watch Hirschfeld Moments: Ep.4 - Hirschfeld Draws a Star! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com
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  • Episode 46 – Men About Town: Hirschfeld Draws Noël Coward (Online Exhibition) with Alan Pally

    Episode 46 – Men About Town: Hirschfeld Draws Noël Coward (Online Exhibition) with Alan Pally
    Apr 10 2024
    David sits down with guest curator Alan Pally, a trustee of the Noël Coward Foundation, to discuss our new online exhibition Men About Town: Hirschfeld Draws Noël Coward, now available to view at alhirschfeldfoundation.org/exhibitions Recorded at The Algonquin Hotel in New York, David and Alan look back at Coward's extraordinary career and the many figures he worked with through Hirschfeld's drawings. Important Links: Men About Town: Hirschfeld Draws Noël Coward (Full Exhibition) About the Noël Coward Foundation The NY Public Library for the Performing Arts The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode: Nöel Coward Lillian Gish Irene Worth John Gielgud Barbara Cook Paula Laurence Private Lives (Various Productions) Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne Gertrude Lawrence The Red Peppers (from Star!), 1968 Private Lives, 1931 Daniel Massey Raymond Massey Laurence Olivier Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in Private Lives, 1983 Joan Collins in Private Lives, 1992 Maggie Smith and John Standing in Private Lives, 1976 Bea Lillie Set to Music, 1939 Elsa Maxwell Blithe Spirit Mildred Natwick Design For Living, 1984 Tammy Grimes Look After Lulu, 1959 Carol Channing Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1949 High Spirits, 1964 Uta Hagen Hirschfeld Century Podcast - Episode 45: 1964 Oh, Coward!, 1987 Marlene Dietrich Waiting in the Wings, 1999 Dana Ivey in Present Laughter, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Episode 45 – 1964

    Episode 45 – 1964
    Mar 22 2024
    David and Katherine look back 60 years ago to a year that was full of exciting works from Al Hirschfeld: 1964! Fiddler on the Roof, Hello Dolly!, Funny Girl and more premiered on Broadway; My Fair Lady and The Best Man hit the big screen; and Hirschfeld introduces two new series of drawings: "Famous Feuds" and "Unlikely Casting". Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode: Bedtime Story, 1964 What's My Line David Niven The Best Man, 1964 The Best Man ("Movies to Remember" Series), 1979 The Best Man (Broadway), 1960 My Fair Lady (Film), 1964 The Train, 1964 Tribute to Harold Mirisch, 1964 The Yellow Rolls Royce, 1964 "Famous Feuds" Series Famous Feuds: Mona Lisa and Rembrandt's Aristotle, 1963 Famous Feuds: The Beatles vs. the Singing Nun, 1964 Famous Feuds: Elia Kazan and Lee Strasberg, 1964 Jimmy Durante as Alfred Smith, 1937 Mary Pickford as Adolf Hitler, 1937 "Be A Television Writer, Earn No Money", 1964 S.J. Perelman with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, 1964 Walter Kerr, 1979 Alec Guinness in Dylan, 1964 Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly!, 1964 Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl with Fanny Brice Photo, 1964 Original Cast of Fiddler on the Roof, 1964 Josephine Baker, 1964 Richard Rodgers The King & I Revival, 1964 The Merry Widow Revival, 1964 Porgy & Bess Revival, 1964 Donald Pleasance in Poor Bitos", 1964 King Lear, 1964 Hamlet, 1964 Bajour, 1964 Joe Gould, 1941 Tiny Alice, 1964 Ready When You Are, C.B., 1964 "Unlikely Casting" Series for Playbill, 1964 David Merrick Fade Out Fade In Poster, 1964 Carol Burnett Moon Over Buffalo, 1995 El San Juan Hotel Ads ------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram
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    54 mins