Sunday Matinee Radio Show

03/24/2024

For almost 38 years, I've been doing radio at WRUW-FM 91.1. This is my favorite time of year ... our annual "Telethon" Fundraiser. It's the one time of year we ask for your support in helping the station grow and improve in the next year! There are very few places on the dial to hear showtunes, so if you like the show and the station that makes it possible, support us today! Donate at https://telethon.wruw.org/

09/11/2022

The September 11, 2022 edition of Sunday Matinee features the story and music of "Come from Away". This musical that tells the true story of what happened in Gander, Newfoundland, when 38 planes were ordered to land in Gander because of the terrorist attacks in the United States on 9/11/2001. Listen live at wruw.org. If you miss the live broadcast, you can listen to the archive of the show until 9/18.

08/08/2022

Just read the news that Olivia Newton John has passed away at age 73. 😢 Like a lot of people, I loved her in Grease, and I was a fan of her in the 80s (I still have my vinyl copy of Physical). I wasn't a big fan of the film Xanadu, but I love this scene where Gene Kelly and Olivia dance together in his final film role. RIP Olivia! https://youtu.be/pp1qNDgrK4w

Extrait de la bande sonore du film "Xanadu" paru en 1980. La belle Olivia danse au coté du grand Gene Kelly dans ce très beau numéro de danse des années 40. ...

07/31/2022

This sounds about right!

04/16/2022

Join us this Sunday, April 17, for the newly updated-for-2022 edition of the story and music of "Jesus Christ Superstar". Tune in at 12:00 noon in Northeast Ohio, or listen online at wruw.org. Happy Easter, and chag sameach, to all who celebrate either religious holiday!

03/28/2022

Congratulations to Ariana DeBose on her Oscar win as Anita in the new film version of West Side Story!

Two Anitas. That's history. https://bit.ly/3Dkgv2m

📷: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

03/25/2022

Sunday Matinee broadcasts from Cleveland at the studios of WRUW-FM 91.1, a college-based community radio station. As a non-commercial station, WRUW relies on listeners like you to help fund the activities that help us sound better. For example, you help us buy new equipment and music for our library. This year you can help us buy a new transmitter so our over-the-air broadcasts sound better! If you love show tunes and musicals on the radio, support our show at the link below. We've already raised over $1600 so far! https://telethon.wruw.org/sundaymatinee/ WRUW-FM 91.1 Cleveland

If you have been enjoying Sunday Matinee each week during the past year, please consider supporting the show and the station that makes it possible! We are subject to the pandemic restrictions set …

01/21/2022

Anyone who knows the lyrics to "If I Were a Rich Man", may appreciate this humor. 🤣

Dear Tevye, This letter is to inform you that you are in gross violation of the rules of this Homeowners’ Association (HOA). Please note the follow...

09/09/2021

This Sunday, September 12, join us for the complete story and music of "Come From Away", to honor the people of Gander, Newfoundland and their heroic efforts 20 years ago when 38 planes were forced to land at their airport on 9/11. (A video of the show is also streaming on Apple TV+ on Friday night.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af77C4zUkjs

The acclaimed Broadway musical about coming together with 7,000 complete strangers comes to Apple TV+ on September 10. https://apple.co/_ComeFromAwayExperien...

04/12/2021

Thank you to everyone who made a donation during this year's on air fundraiser for WRUW! I am overwhelmed at your generosity. So far, as a station, we've raised over $86,000, a record-breaking year. But we need to hear from everyone.If you missed the chance to donate on April 5-11th, our website will remain open for a couple weeks at telethon.wruw.org!

04/11/2021

Today is the day to support "Sunday Matinee" and the station that makes it possible. I've already raised $1535 this week, and my show doesn't start broadcasting until 12 noon (EDT)! Thanks for all the support so far. https://telethon.wruw.org/

Did you JUST HEAR THAT!? $10K IN ONE DAY!? Are we crazy? Maybe. Can we do it? We know we can. If you've been considering making a donation, NOW is the time. If you've ever thought about giving a large gift to the station, we've never needed it more. Let's do this and make 2021 the BEST year yet for this college radio station: telethon.wruw.org or 216-368-2208

04/09/2021

It's fundraising time at WRUW! If you have been enjoying Sunday Matinee each week during 2020 and 2021, please consider supporting our show and the station that makes it possible each week! Consider how much joy we bring you each week, with a chance to sing along to your favorite theater selections and learn about other shows you’ve never heard of. Your generous donation will help us continue our efforts to improve our air signal and digitize more music for use in-studio and for better shows! Let’s keep singing and dancing in 2021! Thank you for your support! Click here for details: https://telethon.wruw.org/sundaymatinee/

We all know that this past year has been difficult for the theater industry. Broadway theaters have been closed for over a year, and the Tony Awards were put on hold. Here in Cleveland, the arts ha…

04/04/2021

Join us on Easter Sunday 2021 (4/4), for the newly updated-for-2021 edition of the story and music of "Jesus Christ Superstar". Tune in at 12:00 noon in Northeast Ohio, or listen online at wruw.org.

03/29/2021

Our annual fundraiser returns after a year hiatus! Your opportunity to support showtune programming on the radio has already begun! Read the article below for details.👍

WRUW-FM’s annual telethon was cancelled in 2020 in the hopes of redirecting financial support to nonprofit organizations in need of the support. This year, however,...

10/31/2020

Tune in for the "Election Edition" of the show on Sunday, November 1. 12p-2p, on WRUW-FM 91.1 (online at wruw.org). Songs from Broadway, Hollywood, and London about politics, voting, and government. Songs we play every election cycle, and you get to apply your own biases. :) (And remember the 'Time Warp' of Daylight Savings ... set your clock back one hour ... so you don't miss it!) Here's one song you'll hear:

Provided to YouTube by Sony Music Entertainment Get Out the Vote · How To Steal An Election Cast How To Steal An Election ℗ Originally released 1968. All rig...

10/04/2020

Back in the studio live, following all pandemic protocols!

06/07/2020

We hope you enjoyed our June 7th broadcast of the story and music of "The Producers" ... the show that has won the most Tony Awards ever, on the day that would have been the 2020 Tony Awards if the COVID-19 pandemic hadn't closed Broadway. Our archive of the show can be accessed through June 14. Click here to stream the archive: http://listen.wruw.org/archives/?time=1591545990

06/07/2020

"TONY! TONY! TONY!" Sunday, June 7, was supposed to be the date of the 2020 Tony Awards ... before the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything. The 2020 Tony Awards will be rescheduled. In the meantime, join us for the June 7th edition of 'Sunday Matinee' as we present the story and the music of the show that holds the record for the most Tony Awards won by a single show. 'The Producers': The Musical. Tune in 12-2PM on 91.1 in Northeast Ohio, or online at wruw.org!