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Matt and David are joined by a special guest, Anthony Oliveira https://linktr.ee/meakoopa to discuss Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera. Is this truly one of the best pieces of musical theater? At what age were we all blasted in the face with the overture to never be the same again? How much of the story is autobiographical to Webber and Brightman (all of it)? We attempt to answer all this, and more (Should Meg be singing Buquet's Magical Lasso number? Yes) as we meander on a horse into the depths of the Paris Opera House.

Matt and David take a moment to reflect on a charming one act musical based on 1985 novel My Love, My Love; or, The Peasant Girl by Rosa Guy, and Hans Christian Anderson's The Little Mermaid. Set in the French Antilles, a young girl has to decide what she'll do for love. And the gods have to decide if they will help her or not.

Matt and David finish off their journey of Ragtime! What happens? Who dies? Who lives? Is there a weird time skip in the show?

This week, Matt and David are talking Ragtime. The book, the movie, the musical, and it's lengthy act 1. And why Evelyn Nesbit could have her own bio-musical. Take a journey to the past, and no, this won't be our only Anastasia reference.

Matt and David sit down with Jennifer Jacob to discuss costuming and a bunch of other theater things!!! You can follow Jennifer on instagram at @jifjacob77 and find more about the Costume Industry Coalition at https://www.costumeindustrycoalition.com/

During this time of political unrest, Matt and David take a look at Stephen Sondheim's musical about folks who have decided, successfully or not, to kill a president.

Part two of our cross over episode with Molly Likovich from Classic Faultlines. You can follow Classic Faultlines on Twitter at @cflpod and on Instagram @classicfaultlines.In light of what's going on across the globe with Black Lives Matter, here are a few links, though we also suggest you see what's going on in your neighborhood and how you can assist/donate.https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bailfundshttps://www.lgbtqfund.org/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/george-floyd-protests-bail-funds-police-brutality-black-lives-matter-1008259/

Matt and David are joined by a special guest for a cross-over episode! Molly Livkovich from the Classic Faultlines podcast helps us break down The Secret Garden! David was recently a guest on theirs about the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett. You can follow Classic Faultlines on Twitter at @cflpod and on Instagram @classicfaultlines.

Experimental episode, part 2!!!! David and Matt continue their journey with Annie and The Cradle Will Rock!! In addition to going down a million and one tangents, but that's why you love us!!!!

We're trying something new today!!! Both Annie and The Cradle Will Rock take place during the Depression, and both were written during big economic down swings. One's super perky and uplifting and the other was banned from being performed by the WPA. Which one is which? It's hard to tell!!!! And let us know if you like this blending style! If not, we'll go back to our old ways, quick!

We're getting our act together and throwing it in... wait, wrong show!! Apologies for the delays, dear listeners, but Covid is making life both more complicated while also having more free time, which also means more depression!!! But we're hear to finish up Cy Coleman's The Life! Another heartwarming upbeat musical theater show about sex workers. Go fig. We'll be back soon, so stay safe and wash your hands!!

We're still here! Kinda! But this week, we bring you a special treat in which we talk about Cy Coleman's lesser known 90s show, The Life. A traditional musical about sex workers isn't exactly what you'd imagine, but in the world of musical theater, it's worth a look!

WHO will be THEEEEEEERE? Well, Matt and David find out that it's a lot of people. At least, if we're talking about famous members of revivals of Into the Woods! Come join us as we finish the fairy tale story, complete with a possible AIDS allegory and a ton of unfortunate implications. What will happen now that we've all gotten our wish? Listen and subscribe to find out!

Once upon a time, a musical was filmed and broadcast on PBS. Everyone taped it and showed it to their impressionable children and an entire generation of theater kids were born. This week, we're taking on Into the Woods. Act 1. Or Into the Woods Jr, if you're doing that show. What are we getting again?

Following up on the heels of Chicago, we have a special guest!!! Brent Heuser of brentpumpkins instagram fame! We talk touring Chicago, being on Broadway, pumpkins, and most importantly, Countess Luann!!!!

What will happen to Roxy and Velma now that the tables have been turned and flipped and tossed out the window? David and Matt take a look at Act two of the smash hit Chicago and talk about what's happened since it opened!

Matt and David take a shot at rouging our knees and rolling our stockings down. Should this have been called Beulah and Belva? Who hasn't been in the revival?? Is there a Welsh cast recording? Maybe we'll have answers!

Matt and David finish up the show Godspell. David confuses a number of actors with each other. Victor Garber was in Titanic. Apparently, a bunch of people were in Godspell.

Matt and David take a dive at the controversial Steven Schwartz biblical musical that started off-broadway and has been done by every theater group out there. No, we're not talking about Children of Eden. It's Godspell!!! How did it start? Who was in the original cast? Which cast member have you played because if you're an actor, you have played one?!!

Mike, I mean Matt, and David finish up October with the second act of Little Shop of Horrors!! What will happen now that Audrey II has fulfilled Seymour's dreams... at a price? It's do or die, though mostly die, as we talk about this show off-broadway, on broadway, and what happened in the movie!