Podcast

Musical Theatre Melodies

Music, Music History, Music Interviews

Rob pays tribute to the best of Broadway, London's West End, the Australian stage and the occasional European operetta in a 2 hour program on 96.5 Inner FM Melbourne celebrating significant anniversaries in the world of Musical Theatre.

Episodes
103
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
2 hr
On air since
2024
Latest episode
14 hours ago

Episodes

103 episodes, newest first

  1. Musical Theatre Melodies 3-November-2026

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    Johnny Johnson (Kurt Weill & Paul Green) – 1956 New York studio cast recording + additional numbers from 1996 Massachusetts studio cast recording + Down in the Valley (Kurt Weill & Arnold Sundgaard – 1950 New York studio cast recording

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    2 hr 12 min
  2. Musical Theatre Melodies 27-October-2026

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    Walking Happy (James Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn) – 1966 original Broadway cast recording + Robin and the 7 Hoods (James Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn) – 1964 movie musical recording

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    2 hr
  3. Musical Theatre Melodies 20-October-2026

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    Happy Hunting (Harold Karr & Matt Dubey) – 1956 original Broadway cast recording + introduction by Peter Filichia (recorded in 2016) + selections from the 1956 album Ethel Merman – A Musical Autobiography

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    2 hr
  4. Musical Theatre Melodies 13-October-2026

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    Sweet Bye and Bye (Vernon Duke & Ogden Nash) – 2011 New York studio cast recording + selections from the 1999 CD album Dawn Upshaw sings Vernon Duke

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    2 hr
  5. Musical Theatre Melodies 6-October-2026

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    Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – The Musical (various songwriters) – 2006 original Australian cast recording + an interview with original cast member Tony Sheldon

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    2 hr
  6. Musical Theatre Melodies 29-September-2026

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    The Red Mill (Victor Herbert & Henry Blossom) - 2001 Ohio Light Opera revival cast recording

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    2 hr 1 min
  7. Musical Theatre Melodies 22-September-2026

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    Jorrocks (David Heneker) – 1966 original London cast recording + an introduction by Rex Bunnett + an excerpt from the 1991 “live” recording of the Gala concert celebrating David Heneker’s 85th Birthday at the Golders Green Hippodrome in London featuring an all-star cast of West End performers.

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    2 hr
  8. Musical Theatre Melodies 15-September-2026

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    Careless Rapture (Ivor Novello & Christopher Hassall) – 1936 original London cast highlights recordings + additional numbers from the 1968 BBC radio production + introduction by Rex Bunnett + selections from Theodore & Co. (Ivor Novello, Jerome Kern, Adrian Ross & Clifford Grey) by the original 1916 London cast

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    2 hr
  9. Musical Theatre Melodies 8-September-2026

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    The Apple Tree (Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick) – 1966 original Broadway cast recording + an archival interview with Sheldon Harnick from 2015 + demos of “cut” songs from the musical performed by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick + songs from their 1966 US TV musical version of Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost, from the TV soundtrack recordings

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    2 hr
  10. Musical Theatre Melodies 1-September-2026

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    Man With a Load of Mischief (John Clifton & Ben Tarver) – 1966 original off-Broadway cast recording + an interview with Walter Willison about Ben Franklin in Paris (by Mark Sandrich Jr. and Sidney Michaels) being staged in concert at 54 Below in New York City on 13th September

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    1 hr 58 min
  11. Musical Theatre Melodies 25-August-2026

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    Chu Chin Chow (Frederic Norton & Oscar Asche) – 1959 London studio cast recording & additional numbers + introduction by Rex Bunnett + selections by the original 1916 London cast members

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    2 hr
  12. Musical Theatre Melodies 18-August-2026

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    Rags (Charles Strouse & Stephen Schwartz) – 1990 studio cast recording with members of the original 1986 Broadway cast + a selection of original cast recordings from Broadway musicals of 1910 (the year of Rags’ setting)

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    2 hr
  13. Musical Theatre Melodies 11-August-2026

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    Oh, Kay! (George & Ira Gershwin & Howard Dietz) – 1994 New York studio cast recording + additional recordings by the original 1927 London cast and 1960 off-Broadway revival cast members

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    2 hr
  14. Musical Theatre Melodies 4-August-2026

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    Liza of Lambeth (Cliff Adams, William Rushton & Berny Stringle) – 1976 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + a tribute to Bill Oddie featuring songs and sketches from Cambridge Circus (Footlights revue) – 1963 original London cast "live" recording

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    2 hr
  15. Musical Theatre Melodies 28-July-2026

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    The Geisha (Sidney Jones & Harry Greenbank) – 1998 London studio cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett

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    2 hr
  16. Musical Theatre Melodies 21-July-2026

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    The Adventures of Marco Polo (Clay Warnick, Mel Pahl & Edward Eager - based on the themes of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov) – 1956 U.S. TV cast recording + selections from the 2019 compilation CD album Alfred Drake – Lucky to Be Me – A Life in Music featuring recordings from 1940 to 1962

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    2 hr
  17. Musical Theatre Melodies 14-July-2026

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    So Long, 137th Street (Stan Daniels) – cast recording featuring members of the original 1976 Broadway production + selections from A Jolly Theatrical Season – 1963 album featuring Robert Morse and Charles Nelson Reilly

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    2 hr
  18. Musical Theatre Melodies 7-July-2026

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    El Capitan (John Philip Sousa & Tom Frost) - 1997 University of Illinois cast recording

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    1 hr 58 min
  19. Musical Theatre Melodies 30-June-2026

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    By Jeeves (Andrew Lloyd Webber & Alan Ayckbourn) – 1996 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + selections from Kissing Time (Ivan Caryll & P.G. Wodehouse) – 1919 original London cast recording

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    2 hr
  20. Musical Theatre Melodies 23-June-2026

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    Come Spy With Me (Bryan Blackburn) – 1966 original London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + a selection of songs recorded by Barbara Windsor from Lionel Bart’s Twang!! and Danny La Rue from Jerry Herman’s Hello, Dolly!

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    2 hr