If I was a [rich] man, I’d be the man. Curtain up! Light the lights! Today we are finally devoting an entire episode to one of our favorite topics: MUSICALS. Jenn identifies “The Outside,” from Taylor Swift, as the perfect song for the Phantom in Phantom of the Opera. (Never seen it? No worries, Jenn gives a full synopsis!). Then, Jodi finds parallels between “The Man” and “If I Were a Rich Man,” from Fiddler on the Roof. And finally, we can’t talk about musicals without Hamilton! Maansi brings it home by comparing “Midnight Rain” to “Satisfied,” and we wonder if (and when!) Lin Manuel Miranda and Taylor Swift will bring their lyrical genius minds together. 

Mentioned in this episode: 

“The Outside,” Taylor Swift, 2007

Phantom of the Opera Movie

Phantom of the Opera, Gaston Leroux Book

Phantom of the Opera: Live from London 

“Musicals that wouldn’t exist if the man had just gone to therapy” 

“The Man,” Lover, 2019

Fiddler on the Roof

“If I Were a Rich Man,” Chiam Topol, Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

“Midnight Rain,” Midnights, 2022

“Satisfied,” Hamilton

Hamilton

Singin’ in the Rain

Mean Girls 

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

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Episode Highlights: 

[02:01] Curtain up: Introduction to Musicals

[06:47] “The Outside” and Phantom of the Opera

[23:34] “The Man” and “If I Was a Rich Man,” Fiddler on the Roof

[36:50] “Midnight Rain” and “Satisfied,” Hamilton

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