On With The Show
On With The Show is a history podcast all about the weird & wonderful world of Performing Arts. Historian & Performing Arts Teacher Lee O'Sullivan will lead you through some of the fantastical stories behind the people, places & events that have shaped the industry
Episodes
Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts. I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan.
Join me as we follow the life Hollywood’s first millionaire actor - Mary Pickford, who went from rags to riches and changed the movie industry - all before the talkies
So, without further ado, let's dive into the spotlight and explore the stories behind the curtain. This i...
Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts.
I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan. Join me as we explore the apocalyptic events of Woodstock 1999.
A music festival homage to it’s 1969 predecessor that became the day the 90’s died. So, without further ado, let's dive into the spotlight and explore the stories behind the curtain.
This is "On with the Sho...
Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts.
I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan.
Join me as we witness one of the most unlikely pivotal points of the Cold War, the defection of Russian Ballet superstar Rudolf Nureyev. An incident that changed the zeitgeist for Ballet in the Western world and humiliated the USSR.
So, without further ado, let's dive into the spotl...
Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts. I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan.
Join me as we delve into one of the 90’s biggest Pop Culture incidents, The attack on US Olympic Figure Skater Nancy Kerrigan. An incident that put Figure Skating at the forefront of the 1994 Norway Winter Olympics for all the wrong reasons.
So, without further ado, let's dive ...
Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts. I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan, Join me as we head to Texas 1955 where jazz icons Ella Fitzgerald & Dizzy Gillespie would find themselves in jail after performing to a mixed race crowd, despite segregation already being abolished. So, without further ado, let's dive into the spotlight and explore the stories b...
Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts. I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan. There’s one song in New Zealand that means Christmas more than it does anywhere else in the world.
“Snoopy’s Christmas” makes reference to the World War One Christmas day truce and features traditional carols “O Tannenbaum” and “Hark the Hera...
Join me as we discover how an overzealous 1920’s New York court system tried to take down Mae West and created a global icon whose legacy and witty repartee lives on over 100 years later .
Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts. I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan, Join me as we follow the career of “Baby Ballerina’s” Tatiana Riabouchinska who escaped the Russian Revolution & became a Disney icon
Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts.
I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan, Join me as we follow the career of “Baby Ballerina” Tamara Toumanova who went from being born a refugee to superstar at just aged 10.
So, without further ado, let's dive into the spotlight and explore the stories behind the curtain. This is "On with the Show."
Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts. I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan, Join me as we follow the careers of the “Baby Ballerina’s” starting with Irina Baranova who took on her first lead role at just 14 years old
So, without further ado, let's dive into the spotlight and explore the stories behind the curtain. This is "On with the Show....
Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts.
I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan, Join me as we once again enter a Hollywood courtroom with a case that would pit Hollywood Royalty, Raquel Welch against movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, challenging assumptions about stardom, studio power, and what happens when a woman in her 40’s refuses to go quietly.
Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts.
I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan, Join me as we once again enter a Hollywood courtroom with a case that would pit Hollywood Royalty, Raquel Welch against movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, challenging assumptions about stardom, studio power, and what happens when a woman in her 40’s refuses to go quietly.
Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts. I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan, Join me as we explore the shocking murder of one of England’s most prominent actors, William Terriss.
An incident that continues to leave its mark on the Adelphi Theatre & Covent Garden. So, without further ado, let's dive into the spotlight and explore the stories behind ...
Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts.
I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan, Join me as we venture to outer space with the out of this world Broadway musical Via Galactica.
A sensational extravaganza of trampolines, high flying actors & a million dollar flop.
So, without further ado, let's dive into the spotlight and explore the stories behind the curtai...
Join me as we lament the early passing of Ballerina Emma Livry. A death that sent the Ballet world into mourning. So, without further ado, let's dive into the spotlight and explore the stories behind the curtain. This is "On with the Show."
Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts. I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan.
Join me as we explore a simple theft court case that damaged the career of an Actress who wasn’t even the accused. Clara Bow was Hollywood’s most unlikely sweetheart who almost lost it all.
So, without further ado, let's dive into the spotlight and explore the stories b...
Welcome to "On with the Show," where we delve into the intriguing stories that have shaped the world of performing arts. I'm your host, Lee O'Sullivan, Join me as we explore the infamous Bolshoi Ballet Acid Attack on Artistic Director Sergei Filin. An incident that sent shockwaves through the Ballet world, revealing the darker side of artistic competition. So, without further ado, let's dive into the spotlight and explore the stori...
"On With The Show" is a history podcast all about the wonderful & chaotic world of Performing Arts.
In this podcast, historian & performing arts teacher Lee O'Sullivan will be unravelling the stories behind some of the most iconic people, places & events in Showbiz.
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