Breaking the Curtain

It's time to get SERIOUS about Legally Blonde the Musical! Join us as we discuss how a film about sorority-girl-turned-lawyer Elle Woods became one of our favorite musicals! From working with live dogs on stage, being the first fully-staged musical to play on TV while still playing in New York City, to an MTV reality show... We're cracking open our books and breaking down the history behind Legally Blonde the Musical.

On this episode of Breaking the Curtain, we're joined by legendary Broadway Musical Director and arranger David Loud, who has written a book recounting his wildly entertaining and deeply poignant trek through the wilderness of his childhood and the edge-of-your-seat drama of a career on, in, under, and around Broadway for decades.

PRE-ORDER FACING THE MUSIC

It's March 1st. And it's cheese.

Next To Normal is a rock musical about a typical American family hiding mental illness from the world.  Diana Goodman has been struggling with bipolar depressive illness and delusions for seventeen years following the passing of her infant son. The show recognizes the strain her mental illness puts on her family, and their struggle to find their own “normal.”

*TRIGGER WARNING* contents of the show include death, mental illness, drug use and abuse, and suicide.

What a way to spend the day!

On this very special episode of Breaking the Curtain, we're joined by Matt O'Grady, Jonathan Larson's best friend and the real-life inspiration behind Michael in Tick, Tick... BOOM! and Angel in RENT.

In a beautiful follow up to our season opener, The Life and Legacy of Jonathan Larson, tune in to hear about Jon’s life, art, and healing from someone very near and dear to him.

We are so grateful to Matt for taking the time to share personal stories and memories with us as well as chat all about the wonderful Academy Nominated film ‘Tick, Tick… BOOM!!

Episode Artwork Credit: O’Grady and Larson Circa 1983, photo courtesy of Matt O’Grady

LINKS TO CHECK OUT:

We Are Here: A Documentary By David Weissman

The Jonathan Larson Foundation

The Big Groups (Formerly run by Friends In Deed)

CANFAR

Calling all you love fools, we’re diving beneath the covers into the cruellest love story of all - Cruel Intentions: The ‘90s Musical! We highly encourage you to sit back, relax, pour yourself an iced tea... From long island... Oh, and one last thing… Happy hunting!

Hello Stagey Friends! It's our first updates episode of Season 3. Join us as we take a look behind the scenes at the research into our premiere episode 'The Life & Legacy of Jonathan Larson', chat all about the latest theatre news and share what's coming up in February!

We catch up with 2021 Lotte Lenya Competition Winner, Andrew Polec! Andrew starred as Strat in the original company of Bat Out of Hell: the Musical, Berger in Hair, and most recently took on the titular role of the Grinch at The Old Globe.

When we spoke with Andrew, he was getting ready for his last few shows as the Grinch, and took some time out of his busy schedule to catch up with us about performing during a global pandemic, getting his Masters degree, and much more!

This story takes place in the winter of 1996 in New York City. Inside the fourth floor of an apartment building on the corner of Greenwich and Spring Street in lower Manhattan is 35-year-old composer Jonathan Larson who’s preparing for the first preview of his new show; RENT. He will soon become the future of musical theatre, but the world doesn’t know that yet… And unfortunately, Jonathan would never live to see the success of his work.

Join Cris and Joce as they dive deep into the life and legacy of Jonathan Larson.

It's time to unwrap our Stagey Holiday Gift Guide! Join Crissy and Jocelyn as they chat about the HOTTEST theatre news around the world from the upcoming NBC event - Annie Live! to the new Gatsby musical across the pond. They also share what made their 'must-have stagey gift list', and so much more on the final updates episode for Season 2 of Breaking the Curtain!

We've all got our junk, and our junk is Spring Awakening!

On this Show History episode, we're going all the way back to Broadway 2006 to discuss everyones favourite teenage angsty musical: Spring Awakening. We really hope we don't 'totally f*ck' it up!