SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2014
By LARRY
You didn’t even know you were waiting for it, but here it is! A Show Tunes in the Afternoon T-Shirt!

Official STA Apparel
You could (and should) wear this every Monday from 3-6pm while listening to the show on FM 89.3 WUMD. And you should make sure Read more »
AUGUST 29TH, 2014
By LARRY
Neil Simon’s Broadway Bound, the third of the ‘Eugene’ trilogy, and what some believe is the best play in the series, opens September 11, 2014 at Your Theatre, Inc. in New Bedford. The cast is amazing, and several Read more »
The 2014 Tony nominations have finally been announced, and it’s time for me to make my predictions. I am not familiar with many of the plays and musicals this year, so much of this is a stab in the dark.
The main categories:
Tony Award PredictionBest Play – Mothers and Sons
Tony Award PredictionBest Musical – Aladdin
Tony Award PredictionBook of a Musical – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Tony Award PredictionScore – The Bridges of Madison County
Tony Award PredictionPlay Revival – A Raisin in the Sun
Tony Award PredictionMusical Revival – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Tony Award PredictionScene Design (Musical) – Rocky
Tony Award PredictionOrchestration – The Bridges of Madison County
Those are the categories I picked in last year, and I got 6 Read more »
That’s right, I’m heading and bound to my next project, Neil Simon’s Broadway Bound, the third of the trilogy many believe is somewhat auto-biographical. Two years ago I directed Brighton Beach Memoirs, and last year Biloxi Blues. Both had Read more »
JANUARY 28TH, 2014
By LARRY
Dartmouth, MA — WUMD FM 89.3 is proud to announce that Monday, February 10 is the ninth year anniversary broadcast of “SHOW TUNES IN THE AFTERNOON” hosted by “‘Lectric Lar’”.
The show first aired on Read more »
NOVEMBER 17TH, 2013
By LARRY
Dartmouth, MA — WUMD FM 89.3′s popular Monday afternoon radio program, “SHOW TUNES IN THE AFTERNOON” is hosting the fourth annual “on the air” bingo game, “Show Tunes Bingo with ‘Lectric Lar’”, beginning December 23, 2013.
Listeners fill their special Show Tunes Bingo card squares by listening to the weekly broadcast, and noting on their Show Tunes Bingo card the date and time a particular song is heard. Once they have five squares in a row filled in any direction, Read more »
SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2013
By LARRY
Biloxi Blues is certainly not “blue”, unless you believe mild sex references and a visit to a prostitute are “blue”. This comedy rocks! The cast is fabulous, the crew works hard, and the experience will take you away from your daily grind and back in time to 1943, where Eugene Jerome and his new friends and enemies (other recruits) navigate the uncertain waters of boot camp.
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Another award ceremony is done. The winners were revealed, they made their speeches, then they went to the after parties. Now, how did I do with my predictions?
First, the non-actor, music related categories, I predicted:
Tony Award PredictionBook of a Musical – Matilda The Musical
Tony Award PredictionScore – A Christmas Story, The Musical
Tony Award PredictionMusical Revival – Pippin
Tony Award PredictionBest Musical – Kinky Boots
Tony Award PredictionScene Design (Musical) – Matilda The Musical
Tony Award PredictionOrchestration – Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella
And the winners were: Read more »
Here are my predictions for the 67th annual Tony Awards. I’m not making picks in every category, just the exciting ones.
Best Play – Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Best Musical – Kinky Boots
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The pre-Tony Award special on Show Tunes in the Afternoon is fast approaching (June 3). I’ll be playing tunes from all the nominated musicals, plus our old favorites, of course!
You should check out the Tony Awards website (link in the sidebar) and get yourself a ballot! I’ll be posting my predictions here, and you can comment and make yours!
My June 10th show, after the awards ceremony, will check out how well I did, and you too, and we are again giving away prizes.
More information to follow!