Where The Good Songs Go

Happy Holidays from Where The Good Songs Go!

We hope you will enjoy this performance of a rare holiday tune, Irving Berlin's "Bells" from The Ziegfeld Follies of 1920.

"Bells" By Irving Berlin - Season's Greetings from Where the Good Songs Go Happy Holidays from the Where the Good Songs Go Family to you!In the spirit of our organization, we have recorded a rare Irving Berlin tune, "Bells" from The...

Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate. And as a reminder, today is the LAST DAY to order at our $30 price point and to ensure that your gift arrives by December 24th.

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Happy birthday to one of our own, Sophie Thompson! Sophie's talent and generosity has added so much to our organization. Beyond her sensational performances, she has also helped design many of the graphics used in our social media posts.

We are so grateful to have Sophie in our company! And now you can have the chance to have Sophie sing just for you or your loved one. Sophie performs in "They Didn't Believe Me", "All Alone", and "When You're Away" as part of our Holiday Song Promotion. Order yours now!

Happy Birthday Sophie!

Welcome to December 2020! Have you finished your holiday shopping yet?! If you still need a gift be sure to order one of our Holiday Gifts of Song, the perfect personalized gift for the music lover in your life.

And better yet, we have extended our Black Friday DEAL until December 11th! Order yours now for only $30 by filling out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeM7_a-WvnK0kJxZPx9E4-17A3RmZQ0I7PGrzroksmPt9lyzA/viewform?fbclid=IwAR3BR8vss3CriIg0xdV5dmv0oIRHIrKYygGPuuUMWVH5mu1WDbbCiwzcd2c

Check out our great BLACK FRIDAY deal on our Holiday Gift Promotion. Order now through December 1st for our discounted price of $30! Have any questions on how the process works?

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With song options from all of these shows, there is something for everyone in our Holiday Song Promotion.

Don't have a specific someone in mind? Why not use this as the perfect singing holiday card to send to all your friends and loved ones this Holiday season?

We have curated a list of some of early musical theater's greatest hits to pick from for our Holiday Gift Promotion. Send your loved one the gift of song by choosing one of these gems!

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As it gets colder outside, escape to a sunnier time by watching our Virtual Productions. These early musical theater works are filled with joy, comedy, and love and will make you feel all warm inside.

Come take a "Walk With A Pal Like You" and watch our latest production, Elsie: https://youtu.be/EUfn0yItGZ0

Did you miss last night's premiere of Elsie? Don't worry, it's OK! Like all of our previous releases, you can still watch Elsie on our YouTube Channel.

Check out Elsie here: https://youtu.be/EUfn0yItGZ0

Join us tonight at 7pm EST for our biggest premiere yet as we explore the 1923 Musical, Elsie.

After the Gershwin's A Dangerous Maid failed to make it to Broadway in 1921, producer Edgar MacGregor retitled the work Elsie and brought in the husband and wife composing duo Monte Carlo and Alma Sanders to rework the score. Eventually, MacGregor made the bold and progressive decision to bring in black composing duo Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake to supply the other half of the score. Sissle and Blake were coming off the recent smash hit of Shuffle Along.

In this video you will hear all of the available music from Elsie. We have found a staggering 17 songs, almost all of which have never been recorded before. This video is also, as far as we know, the first public performance of Elsie since its premiere 97 years ago.

Sissle and Blake's Elsie: A Virtual Production - YouTube Elsie (1923) is the fourth and final virtual production of Where The Good Songs Go's first season of releases. After the Gershwin's A Dangerous Maid failed to m...

As we wrap up our exploration of Gershwin's A Dangerous Maid, here are three other Gershwin shows you should check out.

Happy listening!

Ahhh, Daylight Savings Time! What is one to do with this extra hour given to us? One way is to spend it is watching our latest release, Gershwin's A Dangerous Maid.

As the days get shorter and the weather gets colder, we look back fondly to this past summer. In the face of incredible adversity, this group of artists came together to create theater and share music that hasn't been heard for a century.

We hope you have enjoyed our productions and will continue to support Where The Good Songs Go as the organization evolves in the future. Thanks to all our listeners for taking this musical journey with us!

While we might not have a new premiere tonight, you can still check out all of our previous offerings by visiting our YouTube Channel at: https://youtube.com/channel/UCAXqSCPZ9bh1iop5CMVgIjg

We hope you will take the time to watch if you haven't already. And we are excited to deliver more content to you in the coming weeks.

Stay safe and VOTE!

Learn more about Vivienne Segal, who played Elsie in Gershwin's A Dangerous Maid and would go on to have a storied career on Broadway.

Then, listen to our Elsie, Sophie Thompson's gorgeous performance of "Just to Know That You Are Mine": https://youtu.be/aEhdQahGK00?t=745

As we are one week away from the most important election of our lifetimes, Where The Good Songs Go has decided to postpone our next release, Sissle and Blake's Elsie, to November 12th.

In the meantime, we will continue to release information about our previous releases and other fun content.

But most importantly, GO VOTE!

Learn more about the original Director/Producer of A Dangerous Maid, Edgar MacGregor. Despite replacing the Gershwins with a new composing team for Elsie, MacGregor would go on to have a long relationship with the brothers.

Watch our latest release of A Dangerous Maid here: https://youtu.be/aEhdQahGK00

Psssst! I've got a secret. It's our very own Kyle Yampiro's birthday today!

Kyle is a mensch through and through. His hilarious acting and beautiful singing has added so much to Where The Good Songs Go! We are so lucky to have him as part of our company.

Celebrate with Kyle by watching his fantastic performances as Rolando D'Amorini in Nobody Home and Dr. Russell Stevens in Poor Little Ritz Girl.

Watch here: https://youtube.com/channel/UCAXqSCPZ9bh1iop5CMVgIjg

Happy weekend everyone! Today's a perfect day to DIVE into any of our videos you might have missed, including our latest release, Gershwin's A Dangerous Maid.

Check out all of our videos on our YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCAXqSCPZ9bh1iop5CMVgIjg

This week, we travel back to 1921 to explore A Dangerous Maid, the first book musical that George Gershwin wrote alongside his brother Ira Gershwin.

The show toured several stops with its sights set on the Great White Way, but closed suddenly in Pittsburgh, never making it to Broadway. In this video, we will present seven of the ten songs from the show! This is the first chance you can hear them all in one place for the first time in nearly 100 years.

See you tonight at 7pm EST!

George Gershwin's A Dangerous Maid: A Virtual Production A Dangerous Maid (1921) is the third virtual production by Where The Good Songs Go, a new web series. A Dangerous Maid was the first book musical that George...

"Fun fact: My first day on stage was at one day old as I was the only baby in the hospital who had a full head of hair after birth and was used as the child demonstration for new moms to learn to shampoo their baby’s hair! This photo was taken before a dance recital— over 10 years of tap, jazz, ballet, and hip hop. I hope Where The Good Songs Go can bring some much needed entertainment to people during these unprecedented times." - Lauren Nash Silberstein

See Lauren as Margery Hammond/Ensemble in our newest release, A Dangerous Maid, which premieres tomorrow night at 7pm!

As we wrap up our exploration of Rodgers and Hart's first Broadway Musical, Poor Little Ritz Girl, here are a few other lesser known Rodgers and Hart's work that you should check out.

Happy listening!

Listen here at 10am to hear Ian Silverman's interview on Jolt Radio.

In the interview, Ian talks all about his childhood, his path to becoming a director, and why you should check out Where the Good Songs Go.

Hope you can listen!

Jolt Radio Jolt is an independent online radio station based in Miami playing an eclectic mix from a stable of talented local DJs live 24/7.

Not only did Poor Little Ritz Girl go through several changes in composer and lyricist, the show also went through quite a few librettists or book writers as well.

Learn about this journey and listen to both versions of Poor Little Ritz Girl on our YouTube Channel here: https://youtube.com/channel/UCAXqSCPZ9bh1iop5CMVgIjg

Mark your calendars! This Monday (10/19) at 10am, our Artistic Director, Ian Silverman will be the featured guest on On The Record & Off The Wall with Buzz Fleischman on Jolt Radio.

Buzz Fleischman is a Humorist, columnist and a character actor who has appeared in and voiced TV commercials and radio for almost 40 years. He currently hosts and produces the Joltradio.org interview show “On the Record and Off the Wall’.

Buzz worked as a humorist on the NPR affiliate WLRN for 12 years and has been a featured speaker for significant local and national conferences, conventions and organizations.

Listen to the interview on Monday at 10am here: https://www.joltradio.org

Didn't have TIME to watch our latest release? Don't worry! Last night's premiere of Romberg's Poor Little Ritz Girl as well as all of our previous videos are still available on our YouTube Channel.

Watch them all and subscribe to our YouTube Channel here: https://youtube.com/channel/UCAXqSCPZ9bh1iop5CMVgIjg

It's Thursday which means...it's time for another Where the Good Songs Go premiere!

Join us tonight at 7pm EST as we travel to the land of yesterday and explore some of Sigmund Romberg and Alex Ge**er's contributions to Poor Little Ritz Girl's Broadway score!

See you tonight for this 20 minute treat!

Poor Little Ritz Girl (Romberg/Ge**er Version) Poor Little Ritz Girl (1920) is the second virtual production by Where The Good Songs Go, a new web series. Poor Little Ritz Girl was Rodgers and Hart's firs...

Along with Sigmund Romberg, Alex Ge**er was brought in to supply the new material for Poor Little Ritz Girl.

Ge**er was not as well known as Romberg, so let's get to know him together. And be sure to hear his contributions come to life once again in tomorrow's video!

"My parents often said that I could sing before I could talk! They worked in theater as a hobby, and I grew up seeing their shows as well as countless national tours, local productions, and movie musicals.

I was known to perform a costume change or gather props at a moment’s notice, and the living room hearth was quickly claimed as a stage for my brother and I. I would sing to anyone who would listen, for as long as they would listen! Most of my shows would end in an old-Hollywood fireworks scene, which mostly consisted with me throwing blankets into the air until bedtime.

Even in my “about the author” bio in the picture book I wrote in the third grade, I have always said I wanted to be a singer. I feel so blessed that after many years of practicing, hundreds of shows, and three music degrees my dream is a reality. The costumes are a few sizes bigger, the props a bit more fragile, and the blanket fireworks replaced with grids of stage lights, but the stardust in this kiddo’s eyes still shines bright today!" -Spencer Reese

See Spencer's wonderful performance as Billy Pembroke in our latest release, Rodgers and Hart's Poor Little Ritz Girl here: https://youtu.be/82aHrOFIyvA

And join us this Thursday at 7pm to hear Spencer's beautiful renditions of two of the new songs that Sigmund Romberg supplied for Poor Little Ritz Girl.

As explained in our previous release, between the Boston tryout and the Broadway opening for Poor Little Ritz Girl, Half of Rodgers and Hart's score was tossed and and replaced with music and lyrics by Sigmund Romberg and Alex Ge**er.

This Thursday, you will get a chance to hear Romberg and Ge**er's contributions to the score! But first, let's learn more about the man behind the music, Sigmund Romberg.

"My earliest memories are singing “Follow the Yellow Brick Road” and skipping around my grandparents house. With my grandma I’d watch hours of Shirley Temple, The King and I, Singing in the Rain, West Side Story, singing along by heart.

I was a very shy kid growing up, but singing was the one thing that got me out of my shell. Classic music theatre to me was a way to find my voice and creativity.

It has the ability to let us play, be brave, and dream!" - Sophie Thompson

Watch Sophie's hilarious cameo as Aunt Jane as well as her ensemble contributions to our latest release, Poor Little Ritz Girl. Catch it here: https://youtu.be/82aHrOFIyvA

And stay tuned for her incredible performance as Elsie Crofton in George Gershwin's A Dangerous Maid, later this month!