By The Ghost Light

A news heavy episode. Ryan saw Mean Girls, Cassie has EGOT news. Great Gatsby (both of them), Paper Mill Playhouse, Prima Facie, How to Dance in Ohio, Here We Are Cast Recording, Yellow Face, Pirates of Penzance, Sweeney Todd, Shucked!, Wicked, Spamalot, EGOT, Elton John, Julie Andrews, Anyone but You, Mean Girls the Movie Musical,

Ryan has prepared a Statement, & Juliet, Gutenberg, Shucked, Harmony, Sweeney Todd, Here Lies Love, A Weird Casting Notice, Once Upon a Mattress, Cinderella Christmas, Shrek is Back, West Side Story, Rachel Ziegler, Brain Darcy James, West Side Story, Spirited Away, Kennedy Center Honors, Eddie Izzard, Guys and Dolls,

Cassie really, REALLY needs to talk about Prince of Egypt. Ryan tears up at a Tiktok

In this episode, Reeve Carney Leaves Hadestown, Jordan Fisher is In, Company, Spiderman: Turn Of The Dark, The Sphere, Our Good Friend Andy, Phantom of the Opera, Cats in Marvels, Merrily We Roll Along, Uncle Vanya, Gutenberg, All the Devils Are Here, Dot-Marie Jones, Moulin Rouge Singalong, Puffs, Thanksgiving Play, Prince of Egypt,

Neil Gamon made some theatre news. Also a round up of casting announcements, including Ryan's next production. Cassie and Ryan also give insight to the casting process for youth theatre and the truth behind how these decisions can be made.

Also discussed: Laughing Wild, Monologue Prep, Guys and Dolls, CWoWSARA, Sweeney Todd, Replacement Casting, The Music Man, Water for Elephants, Shucked, Lea Michele, Here Lies Love, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, Curtain Times, Macy’s Parade, Merrily We Roll Along, Wicked20, 13

Ryan and Cassie explore two performer musicals, using a reference track, and directing challenges in local youth theatre.

Topics include: Theatre Parties, Halloween Costumes, Sweeney Todd Casting, Harmony’s Harmonies, Gutenberg! The Musical!, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Here We Are, & Juliet Sing-a-long, Wicked 20th, Seeing the same show multiple times, OC vs replacements, She Loves Me, and imitation as the most sincere form of flattery.

WE'RE BACK! Cassie had a baby, Ryan had back surgery, and there's just SO MUCH to catch up on!

Shows discussed: - BOOP!, Prince of Egypt, Waitress, Mean Girls, Into the Woods, Guys and Dolls, Harmony, Some Like it Hot, Hadestown, Wicked, Book Thief, Gutenberg, How to Dance in Ohio, Great Gatsby, Days of Wine and Roses, Water for Elephants, The Outsiders, The Notebook, Lempika, Pearly Victorious, Merrily We Roll Along, The Frogs, 13 Going On 30, Spamalot, Six the Singalong, Escape to Margaritaville, Everything I Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten, Puffs

Ryan and Cassie's last episode for a bit sees them tread familiar ground as they discuss their respective experiences with youth theatre, and whether or not great performances is actually the goal.

Featuring: - In the garden of good and evil, Strikes!, Six! Teen Edition, RIP Tom Jones, Fantasticks, 110 in the Shade, I Do, I Do

This is really just an excuse for Cassie and Ryan to create a list of shows they desperately want to see or do. Today, we add to that list. Shows talked about in this episode include: - Spamalot, Spirited Away, Da Vinci Code, Lord of the Rings the Musical, The Book Thief the Musical, Back to the Future the Musical, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, All the Devils are Here, Star Trek, Stranger Things Musical Episode, Arrowverse musical episode, Sweeny Todd, GLEE, Junior Musicals