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Scene to Song Episode 104: Leonard Bernstein's New York City
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In this episode, writer, researcher, and New York City historian Keith Taillon (@KeithYorkCity) discusses Leonard Bernstein's New York City, looking at three of his big musicals: On the Town, Wonderful Town, and West Side Story and the neighborhoods that tell their stories. We also talk about the song "I'm Here" from Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, Stephen Bray, and Marsha Norman's 2005 musical The Color Purple.
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Music played in this episode:
"Opening: New York, New York" from On the Town
"Christopher Street" from Wonderful Town
"Ohio" from Wonderful Town
"Jet Song" from West Side Story
"I'm Here" from The Color Purple
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