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The Hirschfeld Century Podcast

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61 episodes
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Date created
2017/06/13
Latest episode
2026/07/03
Average duration
53 min.
Release period
59 days

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The Hirschfeld Century Podcast looks at the 82-year career of artist Al Hirschfeld through his storied history and greatest works. Al Hirschfeld Foundation Creative Director, David Leopold, and Archives Manager, Katherine Eastman, take a look at Hirschfeld’s drawings of TV, movies, theater, dance, and more.

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Episode 60 – America 250
2026/07/03
Happy 250th Birthday America! David & Katherine take a journey through the history of the United States of America through productions on Broadway and in Hollywood as drawn by Al Hirschfeld. From the baptism of Virginia Dare in The Lost Colony to Hirschfeld’s last TV Guide cover of the American Flag in the post 9/11 world, Hirschfeld’s works cover over 200 years of American history. You can watch David and Katherine in the visual companion of the podcast only on our YouTube Channel! Hirschfeld’s Icons: A Poster Book is out now! You can get a signed copy now at AlHirschfeldFoundationShop.org Every order on our shop helps support the Al Hirschfeld Foundation and our mission to promote theater and support theaters and performing arts institutes. The Al Hirschfeld Foundation is now on TikTok! Follow us here! Follow along with the show notes to view all the works mentioned in this episode: TV Historial Figures, 1976 The Lost Colony, 1939 The Crucible Ben Franklin in Paris, 1964 1776 Show Boat Jerome Kern Rodgers and Hammerstein Irving Berlin Annie Get Your Gun Abe Lincoln of Illinois Mr. Lincoln, 1980 Abraham Lincoln Bust, 1919 Miss Liberty, 1949 Leonard Bernstein 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, 1976 Teddy and Alice, 1987 Ragtime, 1998 Rags, 1986 The Ziegfeld Follies/Oklahoma!, 1943 Oklahoma! George M. Cohan Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1989 George M! Sweet Adeline, 1929 Charles Butterworth Annie Of Thee I Sing Let ‘Em Eat Cake Louisiana Purchase, 1940 As Thousands Cheer, 1934 Five Smash Hits on the December Stage, 1933 Nine Old Men of the Supreme Court I’d Rather Be Right, 1938 National Art Week Poster Billy Rose Proposals, C. 1943 Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1944 Mr. President, 1962 The Missiles of October, 1974 1968 Presidential Candidates, 1967 Jackie: An American Life, 1997 Perle Mesta is Having a Party, 1960 A&E Biography, 1997 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, 1999 Angels in America, 1993 Politically Incorrect, 1994 Jackie Mason in The World According to Me, 1986 Johnson Inauguration Gala, 1965 Eisenhower’s Inauguration, After Covarrubius, 1953 My Year in the White House Doghouse, 1969 American Flag for TV Guide, 2001 Assassins, 1991 Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Join the Al Hirschfeld Foundation Facebook Group! Subscribe to our Youtube Channel   Follow us on Bluesky Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel
Episode 59 – Hirschfeld’s Icons: A Poster Book
2026/04/28
Join us for a special look behind the pages of the new book Hirschfeld’s Icons: A Poster Book! David & Katherine share exciting stories about the process of creating the book including how we narrowed down to 25 icons for the book! You can watch David and Katherine in the visual companion of the podcast only on our YouTube Channel! Hirschfeld’s Icons: A Poster Book is out now! You can get a signed copy now at AlHirschfeldFoundationShop.org Every order on our shop helps support the Al Hirschfeld Foundation and our mission to promote theater and support theaters and performing arts institutes. The Al Hirschfeld Foundation is now on TikTok! Follow us here! Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Join the Al Hirschfeld Foundation Facebook Group! Subscribe to our Youtube Channel   Follow us on Bluesky Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel
Episode 58 – The Belle of Broadway: Hirschfeld Draws Julie Harris (Online Exhibition)
2026/03/27
We’re back with a brand-new year of the Hirschfeld Century Podcast! In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating one of the greatest women in American Theatre, Julie Harris, in our new online exhibition The Belle of Broadway: Hirschfeld Draws Julie Harris. The exhibition is curated by Alan Pally and is available to view now at www.AlHirschfeldFoundation.org/exhibitions. Join David & Katherine as they discuss Hirschfeld’s drawings of Julie Harris from throughout her career and take a look at the making of this online exhibition. Watch the visual companion to see all the works mentioned in this episode on our YouTube Channel! Hirschfeld’s Sondheim: A Poster Book is out now! You can get a copy now at AlHirschfeldFoundationShop.org Our next book, Hirschfeld’s Icons: A Poster Book, releases on April 28! Pre-order the book now at AlHirschfeldFoundationShop.org Every order on our shop helps support the Al Hirschfeld Foundation and our mission to promote theater and support theaters and performing arts institutes. The Al Hirschfeld Foundation is now on TikTok! Follow us here! Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode: Julie Harris The Belle of Amherst, 1976 I Am A Camera, 1951 Cabaret with Liza Minnelli, 1972 Mademoiselle Colombe, 1954 Louis Kronenberger and Al Hirschfeld, 1953 Sam Jaffe Eli Wallach Edna Best Elia Kazan The Country Wife, 1957 The Member of the Wedding, 1950 Ken Burns Talking About Julie Harris for Our Exhibition Hamlet, 1964 Listen to the 1964 episode for more information on this production of Hamlet! Marathon ’33, 1963 Jerry Lewis Toasts of the Town, 1997 Julie Harris and Christopher Plummer, 1997 Christopher Plummer First Look at Hirschfeld’s Icons: A Poster Book – Releases April 28 Join the Al Hirschfeld Foundation Facebook Group! Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel   Follow us on Bluesky Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel
Episode 57 – The Holiday Special
2025/12/24
Seasons Greetings from the Hirschfeld Century Podcast! Join David & Katherine as they discuss Al Hirschfeld’s drawings of the holiday season, and discuss one of Hirschfeld’s holiday traditions. Plus we have a special announcement during the episode! Thank you everyone for a great 2025 and we look forward to more fun in the world of Hirschfeld in 2026! Watch the YouTube visual companion to see all the works mentioned in this episode: The Holiday Special Visual Companion! Hirschfeld’s Sondheim: A Poster Book, with Abrams ComicArts, is out now! You can get a copy now at AlHirschfeldFoundationShop.org Every order on our shop helps support the Al Hirschfeld Foundation and our mission to promote theater and support theaters and performing arts institutes. The Al Hirschfeld Foundation is now on TikTok! Follow us here! Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode: Christmas Card, 1925 ‘White Christmas’ Rehearsal, 1936 “Some of the People Who Will Be Coming to Town This Christmas Week”, 1940 Paul Draper and Larry Adler, 1948 Celebrating the Success of ‘Wonderful Town’, 1953 Hearst vs. Pulitzer, 1935 Putting it Together, 1995 My Fair Lady, 1956 Flahooley, 1951 The Ziegfeld Follies and Oklahoma!, 1943 Kukla and Ollie, 1978 The Night Before Christmas, 1941 “Impressions of Current Broadway Hits as seen by a Window Shopper”, 1942 ‘The Philadelphia Story’ Program, 1939 Rehearsal for ‘The Pirate’, 1942 She Loves Me, 1963 Here’s Love, 1963 Natalie Wood Fiddler on the Roof, 1971 Comin’ Uptown, 1979 Beach Blanket Babylon Steve Silver, 1986 Cabaret Noel, 1993 Patrick Stewart in ‘A Christmas Carol’, 1994 It’s a Wonderful Life Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944 After Preview of ‘White Christmas’, 1954 Irving Berlin Show Business is No Business Scrooge, 1970 Lorimar Christmas Ad, 1987 Jane Fonda Head for Lorimar, 1987 What’s My Line with Santa Treadmill to Oblivion Junior Miss Dinah Shore Christmas Special, 1957 George C. Scott in ‘A Christmas Carol’, 1986 Santa Claus on Stage Santa Playing Pan Pipes, 1983 Santa and his Sleigh, 1984 Self-Portrait with Santa Claus, 1983 Whoopi Goldberg, 1984 David Merrick as Santa, 1964 Pal Joey, 1951 Peter Pan, 1954 New Year’s Eve Special, 1955 Celebrating the Success of ‘Wonderful Town’, 1953 TV Guide Canada Cover, 1999 Elvis Presley, 1968 Elvis Presley, 1956 Mary D’Arcy in ‘Singin’ in the Rain’, 1985 Duke McHale in ‘Babes in Arms’, 1937 Carol Channing in ‘Hello, Dolly!’, 1964 Liza Minnelli, 1999 Join the Al Hirschfeld Foundation Facebook Group! Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel   Follow us on Bluesky Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel
Episode 56 – Hirschfeld’s Sondheim: A Poster Book
2025/09/09
David and Katherine take a deep dive at our new book Hirschfeld’s Sondheim! A deluxe oversized poster book, Hirschfeld’s Sondheim features 25 removable poster pages of Al Hirschfeld’s drawings of Stephen Sondheim productions. On the back of every poster you will find information about each drawing and production. For the first time ever, you can watch David and Katherine talk on the podcast exclusively on YouTube! Watch the YouTube visual companion to see all the works mentioned in this episode. Hirschfeld’s Sondheim: A Poster Book, with Abrams ComicArts, is out now! You can get a copy now at AlHirschfeldFoundationShop.org Every order on our shop helps support the Al Hirschfeld Foundation and our mission to promote theater and support theaters and performing arts institutes. Listen to the Hirschfeld’s Sondheim Spotify Playlist! Strokes of Genius: Hirschfeld at the Algonquin, a special exhibition, runs from September 9-20 (closed on the 18th) at The Algonquin Hotel in NYC! Books and artwork are available to purchase. The Al Hirschfeld Foundation is now on TikTok! Follow us here! Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel   Watch Hirschfeld Moments: Ep.4 – Hirschfeld Draws a Star! Follow us on Bluesky Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel
Episode 55 – Hirschfeld’s Birth Chart (with Kathy Biehl)
2025/06/26
Katherine sits down with astrologer Kathy Biehl in the latest episode of the Hirschfeld Century Podcast to take a look at Al Hirschfeld’s birth chart! Follow along as Kathy Biehl reads the astrology charts in the visual companion of this episode. The visual companion also features never-before-seen images of Al Hirschfeld, his friends, and family from our archives! You can find Kathy Biehl at empowermentunlimited.net Our latest book, Hirschfeld’s Sondheim: A Poster Book, with Abrams ComicArts, is coming September 9! Pre-order now at AlHirschfeldFoundationShop.org The Al Hirschfeld Foundation is now on Bluesky! Follow us here! Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel   Watch Hirschfeld Moments: Ep.4 – Hirschfeld Draws a Star! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel
Episode 54 – 1975
2025/03/03
David and Katherine time travel 50 years ago to 1975 in our first Hirschfeld Century Podcast episode of 2025! In a year where Hirschfeld received little work from the New York Times, find out what he was doing throughout the year in films, books, and television, plus a special trip to Japan! For the first time ever, we’re simultaneously releasing the Visual Companion to the Hirschfeld Century Podcast! Watch the podcast with all of the drawings and images as we discuss them, exclusively on YouTube! The Al Hirschfeld Foundation is now on Bluesky! Follow us here! Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode: All Over Town, 1975 The Constant Wife, 1975 Chicago, 1975 A Chorus Line, 1975 Represented on Broadway, 1975 The Wiz (Film), 1978 The Rocky Horror Show (Revival), 2000 The Ritz (Film), 1976 Funny Lady, 1975 (Three Versions) The Sunshine Boys (Film), 1975 The Sunshine Boys (Stage), 1972 The Prisoner of Second Avenue (Film), 1975 The Prisoner of Second Avenue (Stage), 1971  Chico and the Man, 1975 Rhoda, 1975 Howard Cosell, 1975 Masterpiece Theatre Drawings Mrs. Warren’s Profession, 1975 She Stoops to Conquer, 1975 Macbeth, 1975 IBM Movies to Remember (1977 and 1979) Harlem as seen by Hirschfeld, 1941 For more on Prints, check out Episode 41 – Prints for more information on Hirschfeld’s Prints “Rhythm” Print Series, 1970 Lucille Ball with Fur Stole and Purse, 1975 Charlie Chaplin, 1975 W.C. Fields Print, 1975 Jackie Gleason, 1975 Laurel and Hardy, 1975 Buster Keaton, 1975 Marilyn Monroe in Some Like it Hot, Print from 1959 Drawing Mae West, 1975 George and Ira Gershwin, 1990 World Premiere, 1975 Self-Portrait, 1975 Richard Anobile Books: Drat! W.C. Fields Book Cover, 1975 Why a Duck, 1971 “Godfrey Daniels” W.C. Fields in the Barber Shop, 1975 A Fine Mess, 1975 Hooray for Captain Spaulding, 1975 Charlie Award, 1975 Steve Allen Kitty Carlisle Hart Kitty Carlisle Hart USO Woman of the Year, 1975 S.J. Perelman’s Eastward Ha!, 1975 Sardi’s (with Warner Bros Characters), 1994 Kabuki Series of Prints, 1976 Pacific Overtures, 1976 Sweet Bye and Bye and Westward, Ha! are the focus of Episode 49, Hirschfeld and Perelman Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel   Watch Hirschfeld Moments: Ep.4 – Hirschfeld Draws a Star! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel
Episode 53 – Broadway Poster Art with Nicholas van Hoogstraten
2024/12/20
Today David talks to author Nicholas van Hoogstraten about his brand-new book Broadway Poster Art: 1945-1969 which chronicles the evolution of Broadway posters including many by Al Hirschfeld. David and Nicholas discuss the making of the book, how certain posters got selected, and the stories of some of the many Al Hirschfeld posters featured in the book. Order the book now at BroadwayPosters.com Thank you to the Algonquin Hotel for hosting us for this episode. Happy Holidays to everyone and we’ll see you in the new year with brand-new episodes of the Hirschfeld Century Podcast! Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode: Ray Bolger in Three to Make Ready, 1946 Ray Bolger in Where’s Charley?, 1949 Ray Bolger Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Poster), 1949 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (New York Times Drawing), 1949 Bell, Book and Candle, 1950 Bonanza Bound, 1947 Man and Superman, 1947 My Fair Lady (Original Poster), 1956 My Fair Lady (Poster with Generic Figures), 1970 Reclining Figure (Both Versions), 1954 Man of La Mancha (Drawing for Poster), 1965 Man of La Mancha (New York Times Drawing), 1965 Hair, 1968 Earl Carroll’s Vanities, 1931 Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel   Watch Hirschfeld Moments: Ep.4 – Hirschfeld Draws a Star! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel
Episode 52 – Al Hirschfeld Theatre 100th Anniversary
2024/11/15
David and Katherine celebrate the 100th anniversary of The Al Hirschfeld Theatre, formerly the Martin Beck Theatre. Plus, David interviews artist Justin “Squigs” Robertson about his special project celebrating the theatre’s centennial. Rededicated to Al Hirschfeld on what would have been his 100th birthday in 2003, this is the only Broadway Theatre to ever be named after an artist. In this episode, learn about the many exciting productions played at the theatre, hear about the star-studded rededication, and join us in celebrating the many performers and creatives whose work appeared on the theatre’s stage. Thank you Squigs for joining us in this special celebration. Learn more about his work at www.squigsonline.com Follow Squigs on Instagram @SquigsRobertson View Squigs’ full work with an interactive identifying key. Listen to our previous episode with Squigs: Episode 12 with Justin “Squigs” Robertson Thank you to the Algonquin Hotel for hosting the interview. Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode: Frank Langella as Dracula, 1977 Kiss Me Kate, 1999 with Brian Stokes Mitchell and Marin Mazzie Harry Houdini, 2002 Bobbe Arnst in A La Carte, 1927 Theatre Guild 1928-29 Season, 1929 The D’ Oyly-Carte Company Prepare to Offer a New Season of Gilbert & Sullivan, 1936 Cabin in the Sky, 1940 Hallelujah, Baby!, 1967 St. Louis Woman, 1946, featuring the Cakewalk Bye Bye Birdie, 1960 Oliver, 1963 Into the Woods, 1987 The Sound of Music, 1998 Guys and Dolls, 1992 Nathan Lane A Connecticut Yankee, 1943 Baker Street, 1965 Sweet Smell of Success, 2002 Yellow Jack, 1934 Victoria Regina, 1938 The Iceman Cometh, 1946 Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, 1982 Sweet Bird of Youth, 1959 The Rose Tattoo, 1951 Orpheus Descending, 1957 The Pirate Rehearsal, 1942 Say Darling Rehearsal, 1958 Milk and Honey Rehearsal, 1961 My Sister Eileen, 1941 The Grass Harp, 1952 The Curious Savage, 1950 Moon Over Buffalo, 1995 Tropical Revue with Katherine Dunham, 1943 Jacobowsky and the Colonel, 1944 Nancy Walker in Copper and Bass Poster, 1957 Man of La Mancha, 1965 Jerry Zaks Carol Channing Arthur Miller Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick in The Producers, 2002 Victor Garber Barbara Cook Whoopi Goldberg View Squigs’ full drawing of the Al Hirschfeld Theatre! Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel   Watch Hirschfeld Moments: Ep.4 – Hirschfeld Draws a Star! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel
Episode 51 – Hirschfeld Broadway Tarot with Emily McGill
2024/10/03
David sits down with Emily McGill, the author of the new Hirschfeld Broadway Tarot deck, to discuss their collaboration on this one-of-a-kind Hirschfeld experience. The Hirschfeld Broadway Tarot Deck is available now online and where most books are sold. Order here!  Follow along with the show notes to view the works and cards mentioned in this episode. Pippin, 1972 Dot from Sunday in the Park with George, 1984 – The Queen of Cups Candide from Candide, 1997 – 0 the Fool P.T. Barnum from Barnum, 1997 – I the Magician Luis Alberto Molina from Kiss of the Spider Woman, 1993 – VIII Strength Princess Winnifred from Once Upon a Mattress taken from Villain and Sleeping Heroine, 1962 – 4 of Swords David’s Reading: Georges Seurat from Sunday in the Park with George, 1984 – 8 of Coins Willie Sheridan from The Tap Dance Kid, 1984 – Page of Coins   Al Hirschfeld, 1980 – XXI The World Stephen Sondheim for Sondheim on Sondheim, 1999 – King of Cups Eva Le Gallienne, 1976 – III The Empress Bob Fosse in Fosse, 1977 – XII The Hanged Person Delores Dante from Working, 1978 – 3 of Coins Velma Kelly from Chicago, 1976 – X Wheel of Fortune Ariel from The Little Mermaid taken from Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid, 1948 – Page of Cups Jud Fry from Oklahoma! taken from The Unforgiven, 1960 – 5 of Coins For more on Emily McGill visit EmilyMcGillEntertainment.com Follow @TheHirschfeldBroadwayTarot on Instagram Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel   Watch Hirschfeld Moments: Ep.4 – Hirschfeld Draws a Star! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com for all your home good needs! The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel
Episode 50 – 50th Episode Celebration!
2024/09/04
We're celebrating the 50th episode of the Hirschfeld Century Podcast in style with a look back at your favorite episodes. Plus, David and Katherine answer your burning Hirschfeld questions and a few surprises are revealed! Thank you to everyone for listening for the last 50 episodes. We couldn't do it without your support and we look forward to telling more stories from the world of Hirschfeld! Follow along with the show notes to view the works and previous episodes mentioned in this episode. Links for episodes go to alhirschfeldfoundation.org/podcasts. Check your service's listings for past episodes. Episode 1 - Fiddler on the Roof Episode 39 - The Murals of 1958 Episode 49 - Hirschfeld and Perelman Episode 45 - 1964 Episode 43 - Brooks Atkinson & The Lively Years Episode 44 - Disney Episode 23 - Interview with Eric Goldberg Episode 33 - The Dog Show (Online Exhibition) Episode 4 - What's My Line Episode 36 - Call Her Madam: Sex, Crime, and Fun in Polly Adler's New York (Online Exhibition with Debbie Applegate) Episode 32 - It Goes So Fast - Our Town (Online Exhibition with Howard Sherman) Episode 12 - Justin "Squigs" Robertson Episode 48 - Hirschfeld's Drag Show (Online Exhibition with Charles Busch) Episode 27 - Hal Prince Alex Trebek, 1999 The West Wing, 2001 Alias, 2002 The King of Queens, 2001 The Nanny, 1999 The Golden Girls, 1991 The Sopranos, 2001 Bust of Abraham Lincoln, 1919 Episode 38 - Bali Bali Works, 1932 1927 Cubism-inspired works (Rang Tang, Ethel Waters, and Katherine Renwick) Lorne Michaels (with Zeppo Marx), 1999 Tommy Tune, 2002 (Final Published Hirschfeld Drawing) Episode 41 - Prints Evita, 1979 The Hirschfeld Broadway Tarot Deck is available now online and where most books are sold. Order here!  Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel   Watch Hirschfeld Moments: Ep.4 - Hirschfeld Draws a Star! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel
Episode 49 – Hirschfeld and Perelman
2024/07/24
David and Katherine take a look at the friendship between Al Hirschfeld and satirist S.J. Perelman including their Broadway-bound flop Sweet Bye and Bye, and their subsequent adventures chronicled in the book Westward Ha! or Around the World in 80 Clichés.  Thank you Frank Ferrante for recording Groucho Marx' farewell speech to Hirschfeld and Perelman. More on Frank Ferrante here: EveningWithGroucho.com Thank you Robert Bader for the transcript of Groucho Marx' farewell speech as featured in his book "Grouch Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales: Selected Writings of Groucho Marx": Order Here Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode: S.J. Perelman Walk a Little Faster, 1932 One Touch of Venus, 1943 Dolly Haus Ogden Nash Sweet Bye and Bye 2011 Recording on Spotify Death in Philadelphia, the Creators of Sweet Bye and Bye, 1947 Drawings from Westward Ha!, 1947 Stanley Tucci in Execution of Justice (On the Right), 1986 Groucho Marx Frank Ferrante as Groucho, 1986 The King and I, 1951 Swiss Family Perelman, 1949 Please write in your questions to us at [email protected] for our 50th episode special coming in August! Write to us by August 9th with any question you have about the world of Hirschfeld! Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel   Watch Hirschfeld Moments: Ep.4 - Hirschfeld Draws a Star! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel
Episode 48 – Hirschfeld’s Drag Show (Online Exhibition) with Charles Busch
2024/06/11
David Leopold interviews actor, writer, cabaret performer, and drag legend Charles Busch on his vivid career and his work on the online exhibition Hirschfeld's Drag Show, celebrating 74 years of performers in drag across 15 drawings by Al Hirschfeld. Hirschfeld's Drag Show is available to view now at alhirschfeldfoundation.org/exhibitions Recorded at The Algonquin Hotel in New York. Check out The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel Visit CharlesBusch.com Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in the episode: Charles Busch (Two Drawings) Charles Ludlam, 1983 Jose Ferrer Charley's Aunt, 1940 Charley's Aunt (Other Drawings) Mary Martin as Peter Pan, 1954 Peter Pan (Other Drawings) Some Like It Hot, 1959 Myra Breckinridge, 1969 La Cage Aux Folles, 1983 Charles Busch in Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, 1986 Goodbye Charlie, 1959 Liza Minnelli Barbra Streisand Meghan Robinson in Psycho Beach Party, 1987 Andy Halliday in The Lady in Question, 1989 The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, 2002 Lynne Meadow, 1993 Victor/Victoria, 1995 Julie Andrews Valerie Harper Hairspray, 2002 Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel   Watch Hirschfeld Moments: Ep.4 - Hirschfeld Draws a Star! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel
Episode 47 – MGM 100
2024/05/24
David and Katherine celebrate MGM's centennial with a look back at Hirschfeld's 40+ years working for the studio on many of their iconic films including the Marx Brothers films, Royal Wedding, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Wizard of Oz, and many more! Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode: All MGM Images On Ze Boulevard, 1927 The Green Ghost (Released as "The Unholy Night"), 1929 Ordeal (Released as "The Ship in Shanghai"), 1929 Hallelujah, 1928 Hirschfeld Stamps Laurel and Hardy Min and Bill Poster, 1930 The Wizard of Oz Promoting Pandemonium! - Selling Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy to Depression-Era America Book Ft. Works by Al Hirschfeld Stan Laurel Mask, 1933 Oliver Hardy Mask, 1933 Charley Chase Mask, 1933 Flying High (Stage and Film) Marx Brothers (MGM Works) Cabin in the Sky, 1943 Harlem as seen by Hirschfeld, 1941 Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney Films Strike Up the Band, 1940 Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944 National Velvet, 1944 "Young Girl" AKA Elizabeth Taylor in National Velvet, 1944 Thousands Cheer, 1943 Til the Clouds Roll By, 1946 The Ziegfeld Follies, 1946 Kim, 1950 Battleground (Misspoken as "Battlefield") An American in Paris, 1951 Singin' in the Rain, 1952 Fred Astaire in Royal Wedding, 1951 Ray Bolger in Where's Charley?, 1949 The Night of the Iguana, 1964 Far From the Madding Crowd, 1967 The Odd Couple (Film), 1968 The Sunshine Boys (Film), 1975 Singin' in the Rain, 1977 A Star is Born, 1977 Another Fine Mess, 1930 Doctor Zhivago, 1965 All MGM Images ------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel   Watch Hirschfeld Moments: Ep.4 - Hirschfeld Draws a Star! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com
Episode 46 – Men About Town: Hirschfeld Draws Noël Coward (Online Exhibition) with Alan Pally
2024/04/10
David sits down with guest curator Alan Pally, a trustee of the Noël Coward Foundation, to discuss our new online exhibition Men About Town: Hirschfeld Draws Noël Coward, now available to view at alhirschfeldfoundation.org/exhibitions Recorded at The Algonquin Hotel in New York, David and Alan look back at Coward's extraordinary career and the many figures he worked with through Hirschfeld's drawings. Important Links: Men About Town: Hirschfeld Draws Noël Coward (Full Exhibition) About the Noël Coward Foundation The NY Public Library for the Performing Arts The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode: Nöel Coward Lillian Gish Irene Worth John Gielgud  Barbara Cook Paula Laurence Private Lives (Various Productions) Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne Gertrude Lawrence The Red Peppers (from Star!), 1968 Private Lives, 1931 Daniel Massey Raymond Massey Laurence Olivier Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in Private Lives, 1983 Joan Collins in Private Lives, 1992 Maggie Smith and John Standing in Private Lives, 1976 Bea Lillie Set to Music, 1939 Elsa Maxwell Blithe Spirit Mildred Natwick Design For Living, 1984 Tammy Grimes Look After Lulu, 1959 Carol Channing Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1949 High Spirits, 1964 Uta Hagen Hirschfeld Century Podcast - Episode 45: 1964  Oh, Coward!, 1987 Marlene Dietrich Waiting in the Wings, 1999 Dana Ivey in Present Laughter, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel   Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram

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5 out of 5
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TallulahKilgallen 2023/08/31
Sheer Delight!
HIRSCHFELD CENTURY PODCAST is deeply informative to anyone who is interested in the popular culture of the 20th Century, not just Hirschfeld fans or t...
★★★★★
K Sheldon 2023/07/22
You Don’t Know What You’re Missing!!
I have to say, in the world we live in these days, this podcast series and the time spent researching the people/events mentioned in it have been an o...
★★★★★
Gigahaw 2017/09/02
Hear what you don't see
If you spent Sunday mornings looking for Nina in the Arts & Leisure section of the New York Times, or if you love Broadway's golden and modern age, or...
★★★★★
Squigs 2017/07/08
Fun and interesting reflections on a great artist.
I’m a huge Al Hirschfeld fan and I know a lot about his immense catalog of stunning work, but I still learn tons about the man and his art through thi...
★★★★★
thewillmarshall 2017/07/03
Great insight on both Broadway and the artist himself for the beginner and advanced theatre fan
Simply a must for any broadway fan! Very interesting to hear David discuss the facts and personality of Mr. Hirschfeld as well as the world of enterta...
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