Take a trip backstage with Broadway’s best – exclusive interviews with the leading creators of musical theatre. Based on the popular 1980s radio series produced and hosted by award-winning director and producer, Paul Lazarus, ANYTHING GOES is a celebration of storytelling through song, past, present and future. Now available in 30-minute segments. Hundreds of episodes featuring show-stopping interviews with composers, lyricists, book writers, directors and performing legends from the Broadway stage. A treasure trove of rare and famous songs performed by the original singers as well as the writers themselves. The series showcases interviews with living composers and lyricists like Stephen Sondheim, Gretchen Cryer and Stephen Schwartz, tributes to past greats like the Gershwins, Cole Porter, Comden & Green, Dorothy Parker and Ethel Merman as well as early encounters with now famous tunesmiths like Alan Menken, William Finn and Craig Carnelia. Anything Goes is everything Musical Theatre. Join Paul Lazarus as he explores the dazzling history of the musical stage. A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.
This is the second of a three-part program examining the roaring twenties on Broadway. Guest-hosted by noted musical theater historian Alfred Simon, this episode pays tribute to the work of early Broadway legends such as Jerome Kern, Eubie Blake, and George Gershwin.
Featured Songs: “Oh Me, Oh My”, “Dolly”, “In Honeysuckle Time”, “I’m Just Wild About Harry”, “My Man”, “Second Hand Rose”, “Sweet Lady”, Song of Love”, “Toot Toot Tootsie (Goodbye)”, and “Good Morning Dearie”.
Originally produced and broadcast in 1980. For more information, go to AnythingGoesPL.com or BPN.FM/Anything Goes. Theme music arranged by Bruce Coughlin. Associate producer Jeff Lunden. Anything Goes – Backstage with Broadway’s Best – is produced and hosted by Paul Lazarus.
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28 Sept 2026
182 The 20's Part 1
This is the first of a three-part program examining the roaring twenties on
Broadway. Guest hosted by noted musical theater historian Alfred Simon, this episode pays tribute to the work of early Broadway legends such as Jerome Kern, Eubie Blake, and George Gershwin.
Featured Songs: “The Songs of Long Ago”, “Good Night Boat”, “I Love the Lassies”, “Left All Alone Again Blues”, “Peek in Pekin”, “We’ll Have a Wonderful Party”, “Mary”, “The Love Nest”, and “Dear Little Girl”.
Originally produced and broadcast in 1980. For more information, go to AnythingGoesPL.com or BPN.FM/Anything Goes. Theme music arranged by Bruce Coughlin. Associate producer Jeff Lunden. Anything Goes – Backstage with Broadway’s Best – is produced and hosted by Paul Lazarus.
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21 Sept 2026
181 Ivor Novello 3
The conclusion of a three-part program devoted to turn-of-the century composer, matinee idol, and occasional lyricist, Ivor Novello. Featuring commentary by noted operetta historian Richard Traubner, this episode provides a detailed survey of Novello’s distinguished career, spanning from 1921’s A SOUTHERN MAID to 1946’s PACIFIC 1860.
Featured songs: “And Her Mother Came Too”, “Fold Your Wings”, “The Girl I Knew”, “Glamorous Night”, “Love Made the Song”, “Rose of England”, “My Dearest Dear”, and “Waltz of My Heart”.
Originally produced and broadcast in 1982. For more information, go to AnythingGoesPL.com or BPN.FM/Anything Goes. Theme music arranged by Bruce Coughlin. Anything Goes – Backstage with Broadway’s Best – is produced and hosted by Paul Lazarus.
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15,805,620
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
17 ratings
Spotify
3.7 / 5
3 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 81 / 100
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YouTube
93
Engagement
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