Today's episode goes back to the eighties...well, sort of! Neal decides to move away from film (at least for a few minutes) while talking about the jukebox musical Rock of Ages (2009). He shares fascinating insights about this nostalgic musical and it's film adaptation that features the unlikely musical debut of the biggest movie star in the world. Lauren discusses Frederic Leighton's Flaming June and the beauty of aestheticism in the late 19th century. She delves into Leighton's life and connection to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the deeper meaning of women in paintings. Lauren and Neal also come up with new ways of reviewing theatre and quote a member of Wu-Tang Clan to describe our connection to the world of art. All that and more on the fifth episode of Curated by Chance. What would YOU have done with the prompts?

EPISODE 5 PROMPTS:

Orange, Actor, 700, Honey

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Neal's Topic:

Rock of Ages

Where to stream the original Broadway cast album

Learn more about the show

Stream the film adaptation starring Tom Cruise

Lauren's Topic:

Frederic Leighton

Flaming June

1895

Where to see the art

Where to learn more about the painting

Learn more about Leighton

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& Juliet (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

LAUREN'S HOMEWORK:

Go check out some Victorian Art!

Check out Only Murders in the Building

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Topics discussed: Jukebox musicals, Broadway, Off-Broadway, Constantine Maroulis, Kyle Gass, Laura Bell Bundy, Legally Blonde, 1980s, Rock of Ages, Tom Cruise, Frederic Leighton, Flaming June, Victorian Art, Greco-Roman, Aesthetic Movement, Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Art History, Musical Theatre, Film, Adaptations, Madonna, Lactation, Grapes of Wrath, Wu-Tang Clan, Abba, Mamma Mia!, Only Murders in the Building, Big Night

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