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Recording Broadway: The Producers’ Series

Recording Broadway: The Producers' Series

Celebrating the launch of MasterworksBroadway.com is a new series of podcasts that explores the history, the development and the importance of the original cast recording. Five experts – from the legendary producer Thomas Z. Shepard to theater historian and writer Laurence Maslon – discuss how cast recordings are made and why they matter.

The History of the Cast Recording

Celebrating the launch of MasterworksBroadway.com is a new series of podcasts that explores the history, the development and the importance of the original cast recording. Five experts – from the legendary producer Thomas Z. Shepard to theater historian and writer Laurence Maslon – discuss how cast recordings are made and why they matter. The first episode charts the history of the cast recording and how it came to be an important part of the Broadway experience.

Behind The Scenes

Celebrating the launch of MasterworksBroadway.com is a new series of podcasts that explores the history, the development and the importance of the original cast recording. Five experts – from the legendary producer Thomas Z. Shepard to theater historian and writer Laurence Maslon – discuss how cast recordings are made and why they matter. The second episode takes you behind the scenes in the decision to record a Broadway musical, then the challenge of actually making the recording, usually in a single day

Personal Favorites, Reminiscences & Insights

Celebrating the launch of MasterworksBroadway.com is a new series of podcasts that explores the history, the development and the importance of the original cast recording. Five experts – from the legendary producer Thomas Z. Shepard to theater historian and writer Laurence Maslon – discuss how cast recordings are made and why they matter. In the third episode, our experts share favorite stories, memories and insights from their experiences in the often frantic few hours that give birth to an original Broadway cast recording

Thomas Z. Shepard Shares His Memories As A Masterworks Cast Recording Producer

Celebrating the launch of MasterworksBroadway.com is a new series of podcasts that explores the history, the development and the importance of the original cast recording. Five experts – from the legendary producer Thomas Z. Shepard to theater historian and writer Laurence Maslon – discuss how cast recordings are made and why they matter. The final episode in this series leaves the spotlight to multi-Grammy winner Thomas Z.