Two Mormon missionaries have an unexpected encounter with a singing legend when they knock on the door of Ethel Merman’s house in the hilarious musical “The Book of Merman,” presented Feb. 3-26 at the ...

Ethel Merman makes a special appearance on today's program, singing "Everything's Coming Up Roses," which was the tune Bruce disguised in the style of Chopin in this week's Puzzler. We also hear the ...

A biography equal to the outsized personality of one of Broadway's best-loved stars. From her breakout rendition of "I Got Rhythm" in 1930 to her triumphant performance as Gypsy's Mama Rose in 1959, ...

Although it's been 76 years since Ethel Merman (1906-84) became an "overnight" star in Girl Crazy and 47 since her last original role in Gypsy, she remains Broadway's undisputed Queen. She never ...

Letters: Flops, Thanks for the MermanA listener takes exception to a series on flops. Others wrote in to say the sentencing of convicted serial killer Dennis Rader didn't deserve airtime. And a ...

In this surrealist entry, a fisherman deals with rebellious worms; a diver flirts with a Betty Boop-like mermaid who becomes Ethel Merman, singing the title song in live-action with a Bouncing Ball.

Scottish child singer Lena Zavaroni was a ’70s talk show regular who belted songs out of the park like a pint-sized Ethel Merman. With pitch-perfect musicality unfettered by any shred of ...