Corner of the Sky

Highlights: bringing pride to the emoji name, metaphorical resonance, princesses, ever-changing versions, the progress bar, short runs, firewalls, Spongebob Squarepants.

"Emojiland"

Host Quinn Rose with Jeremy Burge.

Highlights: cars onstage, Audra McDonald, political relevance, diverging to dunk on Phantom again, stuffy white people, life changing theater, Hamilton (obviously).

“Ragtime”

Host Quinn Rose with Moisés Chiullán.

Highlights: #Justice4IntoTheWoodz, creative theater interpretations, James Corden?, Sondheim vs. Webber, a thousand stars, fractured fairytales, leaving at intermission, 80s synth, shade to the Phantom, good good theaters.

"Into The Woods"

Host Quinn Rose with Rachel Foster.

Highlights: all downhill from the second Evan opens his mouth, emotional devastation, plays with music, family relationships, crying and singing, when you try your best but you don’t succeed.

"Dear Evan Hansen"

Host Quinn Rose with Jesse Beren.

Highlights: tap-dancing, problematic musicals, Bunheads, breaking elevators, undead ghosts, #giveusalloftheprofessionallyfilmedbroadwayshows, subversion and failed subversion, “modern” music, selective value in harmful media

"Thoroughly Modern Millie"

Host Quinn Rose with Kristen Holden.

Highlights: People who write musicals hate you, Jamie apologists, Ohio, feelings, timey-wimey, Jeremy Jordan, autobiographical, a very sad musical.

"The Last Five Years"

Host Quinn Rose with Matthew Bischoff.

Highlights: missing second, third, and fourth walls, alienation, criticizing everyone but yourself, changing the blocking, German names, Sweeney Todd, “edgy,” scoundrel. liar. thief.

"The Threepenny Opera"

Host Quinn Rose with Glenn Fleishman.

Highlights: the Bechdel test, tragicomics, gay teens, clothing choices, borrowing books, fun funeral songs.

Thank you to Brian Hamilton for editing this episode.

"Fun Home"

Host Quinn Rose with Jen Lucas.

Highlights: Lucas Steele, modern folk-pop, violin tattoos, great songs for not great people, problematic plots, real life controversy, Josh Groban, so many names.

"Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812"

Host Quinn Rose with Jhanelle Benton.

Highlights: Mamma Mia, fascinatingly flawed, Cats, changing the book, Broadway flops, everyone is connected, American jerks, yogurt.

"Chess"

Host Quinn Rose with Monty Ashley.