Sophie and Patrick discuss the routines their parents trotted them out to perform for company and how inappropriate they were for kids.
Featured recordings:
ELLA FITZGERALD SINGS THE RODGERS AND HART SONGBOOK - Ella Fitzgerald (1956)
BABY BELUGA - Raffi (1980)
LOST IN THE STARS - A Decca Broadway Original Cast Album (1949)
VOLUME 2 - Woody Allen (1965)
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Flying V Theatre’s managing director Jon Rubin is here to talk about one of the most heartbreaking musicals ever written. Topics include: inter-faith relationships, Tu BiShvat, and isn’t Jamie the worst for cheating on Cathy? I mean, oh my God, what he did is completely unforgivable and don’t even get me started on “The Schmuel Song.”
Featured recordings:
THE LAST FIVE YEARS - Original Cast Recording (2002)
SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD - World Premiere Recording (1997)
PARADE - Original Broadway Cast Recording (1999)
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Patrick and John discuss the increase in dialogue on original cast albums and solve all the problems. . . Or don’t.
Featured recordings:
GUYS AND DOLLS - The New Broadway Cast Recording (1993)
NEWSIES - Original Broadway Cast Recording (2012)
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Sara works at Ford’s Theatre here in DC and is an avid music theatre historian and she has come down to the studio to discuss a show steeped in history which both she and Patrick have very mixed feelings about. Topics include rhyming “glow” and “grow,” super-directors, and Fosse vs Schwartz.
Featured recordings:
PIPPIN - Original Cast Album (1972)
ALL THAT JAZZ - Original Movie Soundtrack (1979)
PIPPIN (1982) [DVD]
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Patrick and Lee start with SPRING AWAKENING move to AVENUE Q then FINDING NEMO: THE MUSICAL to WINNIE-THE-POOH to Broken Lizard back to SPRING AWAKENING then on to RENT and somehow land on HAIR.
Featured recordings:
AVENUE Q - Original Broadway Cast Recording (2003)
FINDING NEMO - The Musical (2007)
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