What About Theater?
Claim This Podcastby Daryl Taylor-Hazel
Podcast Overview
<p>Host Daryl Taylor-Hazel will delve into all things theater. Comedies, dramas and musical theater in all of it’s forms onstage and offstage will be presented along with interviews with fascinating theater personalities.</p>
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Publishing Since
1/21/2026
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Recent Episodes
June 25, 2026
Otto Harbach, Dean of American Librettists
<p>Discover the incredible life and career of Otto Harbach, the "Dean of American Librettists". </p><p>In this episode of What About Theater? we explore how Harbach transitioned from an English professor to a Broadway powerhouse, pioneering the integrated musical. </p><p>Learn about his legendary collaborations with Jerome Kern, Rudolf Friml, and George Gershwin, the stories behind classic songs like "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", and how he mentored a young Oscar Hammerstein II.</p>
June 25, 2026
How Broadway Songs Became the Story
<p>From comic opera to vaudeville, from forgotten gems to shows that once packed theaters across the country, Smith’s work reveals a creative force who helped define what American musical theater would become. Yet today, his name barely registers outside scholarly circles.</p><p>We explore:</p><ul><li>How Harry B. Smith became the “Uber Librettist” of his generation</li><li>His collaborations with Victor Herbert, Reginald De Koven, and other giants</li><li>The cultural moment that made operetta explode in America</li><li>Why so much of his work has faded from public memory</li><li>What modern theater lovers can rediscover in his legacy</li></ul><p>This is a journey into the hidden architecture of musical theater — and a celebration of a writer whose words once filled the stage with laughter, romance, and melody.</p>
June 23, 2026
American Musical Theater
<p><strong>American musical theater</strong>. The content highlights the career of <strong>Reginald de Koven</strong>, specifically the massive success of his 1890 operetta <strong>Robin Hood</strong>, which bridged the gap between grand opera and modern musicals. The texts also introduce <strong>Victor Herbert</strong>, a successor who refined the genre through <strong>sophisticated orchestrations</strong> and the founding of <strong>ASCAP</strong> to protect creators' rights. Together, these figures are credited with establishing the <strong>narrative and musical foundations</strong> that allowed the Broadway tradition to flourish. The collection serves as an <strong>educational overview</strong> of how early operetta transitioned into the <strong>integrated musical storytelling</strong> recognized today.</p>
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