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This edition of Broadway Bound looks at musicals that are running now, musicals scheduled to open, and others "in the works." All this as of Feb.1, 2020.

The range of musicals runs from hard rock, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, and Moulin Rouge, to melodic masterpieces like Phantom of the Opera and West Side Story, stalwarts like Chicago, to the unique and moving Come From Away, to Disney greats like The Lion King and Frozen. Those "in the works" are great fun because they mostly never come to be. But, there is always that glimmer of hope. Shows such as Soul Train, or Josephine Baker, Neil Diamond and Pat Benetar bio-musicals, adaptations of movies like Top Hat and Some Like It Hot all prove to be tantalizing to the imagination.

A legendary Broadway composer in the second half of the 20th century, Jerry Herman passed away on Dec. 26, 2019 at age 88. He gave such memorable Broadway scores as Milk & Honey, Hello, Dolly!, Mame, Dear World, The Grand Tour and La Cage aux Folles. On this edition of Broadway Bound we listen to music from these shows as Jerry himself reflects on specific songs.