Jakespeare Theatre Company Playcast
By Jakespeare VTC
Bonus Episode: Highlights from Joe Iconis' "Album"
Jake selects a handful of songs from the new, 44-track "Album," a concept album by Broadway composer Joe Iconis, featuring some of the members of the Iconis family.
BONUS: Holiday Episode 2022
Songs and musicals about the holiday season!
#40: 2022 Broadway Round-Up (Season 1 Finale)
Songs from the new and revived musicals that played Broadway (or released cast albums) in 2022.
#39: Broadway's Best Grand Finales
The most memorable finales from Broadway musicals!
#38: BONUS EPISODE - Best Act 2 Openers
A special episode dedicated to the best Act 2 opening songs.
#37: Broadway's Best Act 1 Finales
Songs to send you out to Intermission on a high note!
Wednesday Matinee: 1964
Revisit the Broadway season of 1963 and the Tonys in 1964!
#36: Broadway's Best Opening Numbers
A collection of Broadway's best first songs!
Playcast #35: Broadway A-Z part II
Show from Broadway musicals beginning with the letters N-Z.
Wednesday Matinee: 1998
1998 was an amazing year at the Tony Awards -- listen it to hear for yourself!
#34: Broadway A-Z part 1
Jake plays a song from one musical starting with each letter of the first half of the alphabet!
Wednesday Matinee: 1985-86
A review/revue of the Broadway seasons of 1985 and 1986.
#33: Sportsball!
Broadway songs about sports!
Wednesday Matinee: 2012
Turn back the calendar to the Broadway season of 2011-2012
#32: Halloween Special!
Co-hosted by J.D. McElligott
Wednesday Matinee: 1979 and 1980
Playcast #31: Family-friendly musicals
Musicals that are enjoyed by any age!
Wednesday Matinee: 1965
Playcast #30: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Relive the songs from one of Broadway's best composers, Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Wednesday Matinee: 2008
A look back at the Broadway season and Tony awards from 2007-2008.
Playcast #29: Broadway by the Numbers
Wednesday Matinee: 2006
A once-over of the musicals from the 2005-2006 Broadway season.
Jakespeare Theatre Company Playcast #28: Sci-Fi Musicals
Listen to some of the best (and weirdest) showtunes from science-fiction musicals!
Jakespeare Playcast - Wednesday Matinee: 1958 & 1959
Jakespeare Playcast #27: Musical Theatre Royalty
Dedicated to the life of Queen Elizabeth II.
Jakespeare Playcast - Wednesday Matinee: 2017
A recap of the hits and misses of the 2016-17 Broadway and Tony award season.
Jakespeare Playcast #26: Broadway's Most Controversial Musicals
Listen to some of Broadway's most challenged shows.
LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED!
Jakespeare Playcast Wednesday Matinee: 1966 & 1967
You'll be surprised how many classic musicals hit the stage in these two years!
Jakespeare Playcast #25: "I Want" Songs
Some of the best Broadway songs focused on characters pining for something just out of their grasp.
Jakespeare Playcast Wednesday Matinee: 1952-1954
Catch up on the musicals you know and never heard of that graced the Broadway stage between 1952 and 1954.
Jakespeare Playcast #24: Back to School
JVTC Wednesday Matinee: 1981 & 1982
The Tonys right before Jake was born and the year after! What a difference a year makes!
JVTC PLAYCAST #23: Musicals Based on Books
Join Jake for two of his greatest loves in one package -- book-inspired musicals!
JVTC Playcast Wednesday Matinee: 1995 & 1996
Two years of Tony Award seasons in one show!
JVTC Playcast #22: Best Broadway Revivals
Songs from the best musical revivals since 1927.
JVTC Playcast Wednesday Matinee: 1947-1951
Hear some of the songs from musicals during the first 5 years of The Tony Awards.
JVTC Playcast #21: The First Annual Jakey Awards
Jake and co-host J Deschene give out awards for quirky musical theatre accomplishments!
JVTC Playcast Wednesday Matinee: 1956
Explore the Broadway season of 1956-1957
JVTC Playcast #20: David Yazbek
JVTC Playcast Wednesday Matinee: 2000
Journey back to the 1999-2000 Broadway season.
JVTC Playcast #19: Disney Musicals (and More!)
JVTC Playcast Wednesday Matinee: 1992
Revisit the musicals that played on Broadway in the 1991-1992 season.
JVTC Playcast #18: Songs Cut from Broadway Musicals
Hear some songs that were written for and recorded for Broadway shows but dropped before they hit the stage.
JVTC Playcast Wednesday Matinee: 2005
A review/revue of the musicals that graced Broadway and the Tony Awards in the 2004-2005 season.
JVTC Playcast #17: Title tracks
The songs from Broadway musicals that share their name with the title of the show.
JVTC Playcast Wednesday Matinee: 1961
JVTC Playcast #16: Jukebox Musicals
JVTC Playcast Wednesday Matinee: 1972
Journey back to 1972 and listen to some songs and trivia about the Broadway musicals that were nominated for Tony Awards that year (and some that weren't!)
JVTC Playcast #15: Villains
Songs from Broadway musicals sung by and/or about the characters we love to hate.
JVTC Playcast - Wednesday Matinee: Kids Take Over!
In our first Wednesday Matinee (a shorter show to help get you through your week), my theatre-loving kids take over and play some of their favorite songs from Broadway musicals!