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Ronn Carroll- character actor extraordinaire. Ronn joins Chris and Brian to discuss his beautiful career from Broadway and working with Matthew Broderick, Mandy Patinkin, and Bernadette Peters, to name a few. To working in films such as House, House 2, Friday the 13th, Deep Star Six. Auditioning for Mel Brooks, and working on Dawson's Creek. His story telling is magnificent for anybody who appreciates the art of acting. Bravo to a man with a fulfilling career. And so much more. Please forgive the sound, this was recorded a few years ago.

Join us as we begin our next miniseries, this time talking about unknowns who were turned into megastars, practically overnight, and the songs that made it happen. Our first shooting star is one of the grandest of Broadway grand dames, the utterly unique Ethel Merman, and her first Broadway showstopper, "I Got Rhythm" by George and Ira Gershwin, from 1930's Girl Crazy.

Since 1930 was before the age of the cast album, all clips are from the 1949 album Ehtel Merman: Songs She Has Made Famous featuring Ethel Merman are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for criticism and commentary.

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With her powerful, belting voice and inimitable stage presence, Ethel Merman became one of the biggest stars on Broadway and the queen of musical comedy. Her performances were acclaimed, and the songs she introduced onstage became standards - tunes like "I Got Rhythm" and "There's No Business Like Show Business." She made one visit to Suspense as a singer paired with a homicidal partner in "Never Follow a Banjo Act" (originally aired on CBS on February 1, 1954). Then, she's the emcee for a November 1, 1944 broadcast of Command Performance.