MADE IN MANHATTAN
Coming up this week on A Prairie Home Companion, it's a special New York City compilation show, with some of Gotham's go-to guests, including Bronx born comedian Robert Klein, Broadway stars Walter Bobbie, Faith Prince, Kristin Chenoweth and Tony Roberts, and an ode to the MTA with subway conductor Steve Lazaro. Robin and Linda Williams' alter-egos (Marvin and Mavis Smiley) flog their latest recording featuring songs about New York, Dusty and Lefty are in for a more liberal interpretation of their "partner" relationship, and cabaret star Maude Maggart sings "Talk of the Town." Plus the story of Bob the Dancer, all coming up this week.
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Garrison Keillor
Sue Scott watches Tony Roberts
Robin and Linda Williams perform a tribute to New York as Marvin and Mavis.
Madeleine Peyroux performs, "Don't Cry Baby."
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Segment 1
- 00:00:00 - Logo
- 00:00:12 - Tishomingo Blues
- 00:00:55 - GK Intro
- 00:03:11 - "West 43rd" - GK and Shoes
- 00:05:59 - Robert Klein on Town Hall
- 00:08:08 - "The Girl in 14-G" - Kristin Chenoweth and Rob Fisher
- 00:12:25 - GK Intro Cowboys
- 00:12:42 - The Lives of the Cowboys
- 00:20:04 - "New York Song" - GK, plus "New York, New York" - Shoes
- 00:25:10 - Rhubarb script
- 00:29:07 - GK Intro Powdermilk
- 00:29:31 - Powdermilk Break, plus Marvin and Mavis sing a tribute to New York
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Segment 2
- 00:34:16 - GK Intro Walter/Faith
- 00:34:38 - "Hush Little Baby (NY Lyrics)" - GK and Shoes
- 00:39:26 - Theater district script with Walter Bobbie and Faith Prince
- 00:54:22 - "Autumn in New York" - Jaki Byard
- 00:57:57 - Intermission
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Segment 3
- 01:01:01 - GK Welcome Back
- 01:01:29 - Radio script (NY Radio Shows) w/Vince Giordano play-off
- 01:14:12 - "Worked Late on a Tuesday Night" read by poet Deborah Garrison
- 01:15:53 - "Talk of the Town" - Maude Maggart
- 01:18:43 - GK Intro Subway Section
- 01:19:52 - "Subway Line" - with Steve Lazaro and Shoes
- 01:26:32 - "Ave Maria" - Natalia Puruz (saw)
- 01:29:09 - New York script (subway), plus Robin and Linda Williams with "Downtown Broadway Express"
- 01:36:16 - "Make Way" - Tony Roberts from "How Now Dow Jones"
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Segment 4
- 01:37:16 - The News from Lake Wobegon
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Segment 5
- 01:55:33 - GK Credits
- 01:56:53 - "Jimmy the Tiger" - Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks
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