By The Ghost Light

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By The Ghost Light episodes

  • Episode 24: Corn Show for the Win
    • It’s a Tony Awards Recap! Ryan watched it, and Cassie has seen it on TikTok. Cassie also had a tech week, and a whole show!
    • Also which patreon episode do y'all think we should record next?
    • 52 min
    • Episode 22: A Well Performed Bummer

      Ryan has some STORIES to tell about Streetcar, and we get into the history of the show and its importance to the canon of American Theatre. Cassie thinks it's a bummer. Also, TONY NOMINATIONS.

      55 min
    • Episode 21: Into the Woods on Tour

      Ryan got some mail, and Cassie saw a few Broadway tours, so let's talk about them! Also, Cassie mistakenly refers to the actress Ellie Fishman as Ellie Fisher. Also discussed: - Once Upon A One More Time, And Juliet, Lion King, Drunk Shakespeare, Into the Woods, MacBeth, Little Mermaid.

      52 min
    • Episode 20: Phantom is Closed

      Ryan and Cassie have varying opinions on Phantom's Legacy, but we're only going to spend so much time talking about Andy, we promise. Also discussed: - Shakesplosion, A Streetcar Named Desire, Piano Lesson, Scissorhands, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Schmicago, Matilda

      49 min
    • Episode 19: Pre-casting & Show Selection

      Picking a show is hard, picking a season is even harder. Cassie and Ryan talk through the intricacies of show selection and how pre-casting can work in your favor...kinda. Also discussed: Bad Cinderella, Hamilton, In the Heights, Once Upon A One More Time, Shucked!, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Moana, Frozen, Matilda, Phantom Tollbooth, Addams Family, Little Mermaid.

      1 hr
    • Episode 18: It's a SMASH

      SMASH TO BROADWAY! This is the only thing Ryan cares about, but there's a whole list of other Broadway happenings to report on, including some Sweeny Todd rumors that will make Cassie's life MUCH better. Also discussed: - Descendants, Cinderella, Camelot, Parade, Spamalot, Here We Are (Sondheim’s final musical), Into the Woods, Mean Girls, Hunchback, Life of Pi, Fiddler on the Roof, Chicago, Back to the Future, Great British Bakeoff Musical, Shrek, The Room (play), Merrily We Roll Along.

      55 min
    • Episode 17: Musical Sequels

      What happens to our favorite characters after the curtain falls? Sometimes, they get some - generally bad - sequels! Cassie talks about Secret Garden, Ryan continues to guess the HYT season. Also discussed: - Bad Cinderella, Sweeny Todd, Schmigadoon/Schmicago, Shucked, A Strange Loop, Funny Girl, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Love Never Dies, Peter and the Starcatcher, and The Last Five Years

      51 min

    About By The Ghost Light

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    Cassie (local youth theatre director) and Ryan (local director and former theatre manager) talk about national level theatre news from a local perspective.