This week John and John get a little silly... well, more so than usual by "diving" into the 2017 musical "A SpongeBob Musical"! 

 They talk about the role of theatre in entertainment, the collaborative nature of the score, and an admiration for one of the noblest of theatrical tropes - a band member onstage. All this about a not-so-simple sponge, a crabby squid, a greedy crab, a genius squirrel, and... Patrick.

Original Songs and Lyrics by Yolanda Adams, Alex Ebert of “Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros”, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Domani, Derek Drymon, Mark Harrison, Stephen Hillenburg, Rob Hyman, Lady Antebellum [Now Lady A], Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Lil' C, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T's, Blaise Smith, Steven Tyler & Joe Perry of “Aerosmith”, The Flaming Lips, They Might Be Giants, and T.I.

Additional Songs and Lyrics by David Bowie, Brian Eno, Tom Kenny, and Andy Paley.

Book by Kyle Jarrow

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"A glooming peace this morning with it brings.

The sun, for sorrow, will not show his head.

Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things."

-Prince Escalus, Act V, Scene 3 

William Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet

John and John explore one of the seminal musical theatre works of the mid 20th century in West Side Story. They talk about subversion, the "newness factor" of WSS and John (Norine) spends way too long fanboy-ing over Leonard Bernstein.

Music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

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In his review of the original 1973 Broadway production, Clive Barnes in The New York Times called A Little Night Music "heady, civilized, sophisticated and enchanting." Well, what did you expect from Stephen Sondheim? Join John and John as they explore this love letter to the triple meter, Richard Strauss, and Ingmar Bergman.

Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the 1955 Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night. 

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This week, John and John step back to Philadelphia in the 18th century and "courteously" discuss show endings, fiction vs. reality, and representative birds with 1776 - music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards, and book by Peter Stone.

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In this "very special episode" of MMwJaJ, John and John travel the world and back again to bring you a shockingly serious discussion on The Fantasticks - music by Harvey Schmidt, lyrics and book by Tom Jones.

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Episode 3! Time to join us with your flowering fields and souring cheese as we sit down and talk about the 1970's musical Pippin - music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and book by Roger Hirson - with additional (uncredited) material by Bob Fosse.

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Next up on the docket is the Cole Porter classic musical, Kiss Me Kate - music and lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Bella and Samuel Spewack.

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In their first episode, John McKeever and John Norine, Jr - both orchestral conductors who also work as Music Directors in the theatre - introduce themselves and the podcast before diving into a discussion of the show Bright Star  - music by Edie Brickell and Steve Martin, lyrics by Edie Brickell, and book by Steve Martin.

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