Next week Autumn, Mackenzie continue their chronological exploration of the Rodgers and Hammerstein canon with friend of the podcast Lynn Slotkin. Together they head to New England to attend a real nice clam bake and to talk all about the high controversial and challenging musical Carousel! Throughout the episode they debate complex character of Billy Bigelow, the role the community around Billy played in his actions and they try to figure out how you can tackle and perform the complicated song "What's the Use of Wonderin". 

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Autumn and Mackenzie head to the French Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea this week as they discuss the musical Once on This Island. In this episode Autumn and Mackenzie talk all about how universal this tale is with it's ties not only to Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid" but also to the myth of Myrrha who like Ti Moune ends up as a tree. Also parallels are drawn between the Gods Asaka, Agwé, Erzulie and Papa Ge and the Ancient Greek Gods of mythology. Lastly find out if Autumn and Mackenzie think it's better to end up like the character of Daniel or like the heroine Ti Moune. All this and some prayers to the Gods in this latest episode.

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Next week Autumn and Mackenzie cover their first Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty  musical Once on This Island. In this episode Autumn reveals why this composer and lyrist duo are her favourite composition team. Plus following the debates from the Miss Saigon episode Mackenzie and Autumn continue to explore and debate the concept of cultural appropriation in regards to storytelling and if this musical should get a societial pass due to the positive impact this musical had for BIPOC performers in the early 90s. Also be sure to tune in to find out how well Mackenzie does in properly pronouncing the names of the Gods. 

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In honour of our milestone 25th episode Autumn and Mackenzie take a ride on a helicopter and journey back to the 1970s to the fall of Saigon as they talk about the epic romance musical Miss Saigon. This is a highly charged episode full debates from who are the proper people tell this particular story to how can tackle this show today. While this musical has a controversial history it also features one of the most beautiful scores of the entire musical theatre canon so this episode features much conflict as Autumn and Mackenzie try to figure out if this beautiful music excuses the complex past of the cinematic musical.   All this and more in this episode.

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Next week in honour of milestone 25th episode Mackenzie and Autumn tackle their biggest musical yet, Miss Saigon! Not only does this musical feature a helicopter but also a controversial history . Together Mackenzie and Autumn wade into the minefield and tackle some of the big questions that face this musical. They try to determine why this musical has never won the coveted best musical award, what adjustments can be made to make it so we can continue reviving it, and which Ellen song do we like the best. 

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This week Autumn and Mackenzie are breaking out their baking supplies and sharpening their straight edge razors as they discuss the bloody musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Join in their debate as they discuss if this is Stephen Sondheim's best musical, and if Mrs. Lovett and Sweeney Todd are truly mad or are they calculating and sane. This is one of Stephen Sondheim's most produced shows but are producing this musical properly?  All is and a delicious meat pie in this latest episode. 

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Mackenzie and Autumn journey back to London and specifically to Fleet Street to attend the tale of mass murderer Sweeney Todd because next week these two are discussing the Stephen Sondheim bloody musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street! Mackenzie and Autumn work together to not only make a delicious meat pie but also work to understand this complex musical. Together they explore the score, the multi-layered characters, and the fascinating background of this game changing show. Be sure to tune in an find out if there really was a murderous barber named Sweeney Todd who inspired this gristly tale. 

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In episode Autumn and Mackenzie are explore the wonderfully complex family musical 'Falsettos'! Hear draw interesting parallels between this musicals and the sitcom Modern Family. Plus found out what makes this musical so mature and  better than 'Rent'. Listen on the fascinating production history of how three separate works came together into one master piece of a musical. All this and so much more. 

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Next Friday Mackenzie and Autumn are deep diving into the musical Falsettos which is a terrific early 90s musical that helped bring  the conversation about the HIV and the AIDs crisis to the forefront.  During this episode Mackenzie and Autumn discuss the importance of this musical, the complex character of Marvin and also hear both Autumn and Mackenzie's connections to the game of baseball! 

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This week Autumn and Mackenzie are taking their seats around the round table and discussing the classic musical Camelot! Listen in as Mackenzie and Autumn debate whether or not. the concept of Camelot is achievable in our day and age.  In this episode they discuss the eerie connections this musical has to JFK and the Kennedy Administration, importance of this musical in our current political climate and if the good guys like Arthur ever actually win. 

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