Musical Theatre Radio presents "Be Our Guest"

Musical Theatre Radio presents "Be Our Guest"

By Jean Paul YovanoffArtsPerforming Arts
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Musical Theatre Radio presents "Be Our Guest" episodes

  • Discover A New Musical with Stephen H. Gardner (Once in a Lifetime Again)

    It  was love at first sight when Jesse and Lydia met at a college party in 1974. Soon enough, they were one of many couples in the generation thrown into new gender roles: two careers, shared parenting —and with that, new stresses, conflict, and pressures.


    When Lydia dies of cancer in her late fifties, Jesse is devastated by grief and remorse that he had allowed his all-consuming career to take priority over his love for Lydia. After lashing out at work, he is told he must begin therapy.


    We meet Jesse as he begins seeing Dr. Carrie Little, a therapist who has little patience for his skepticism and unwillingness to engage. Through their work, Jesse discovers that he can examine his failings and regrets with unsparing honesty by writing original songs. Finally ready to try again, 65 years old and a bit lost in a dating world with new rules, Jesse sets out on an occasionally awkward, often comic, and always tender search to find love anew.


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    15 min
  • Discover A New Musical with Stephen Trask & Peter Yanowitz (This Ain't No Disco)

    Part rock opera, part impressionist tone poem set in the nightclubs and art world of 1979 New York City, This Ain’t No Disco interweaves the stories of strivers, dreamers and drifters searching for their place at Studio 54 and Mudd Club, the art scene and downtown lofts. In their uptown/downtown quest for revelry and kinship, this disparate group, in different stages of becoming and falling apart, find themselves and each other in a city on the verge of a massive cultural shift. 


    26 min
  • Discover a New Musical with Jillian Hethermanand Charlene Tashnizi (Majority Rules)

    Majority Rules is a satirical pop musical that follows Chad Smith, a charismatic but directionless frat star whose campus kingdom collapses when the Green Party moves to ban Greek life nationwide. Recruited by his hyper-competent ex, sorority president Claire Kerr, Chad runs for U.S. President - only to be trapped by a new amendment requiring a life partner for candidates. Enter Pledge Peter, a freshman pressed into political matrimony.As scandals, schemes, and showstoppers erupt, Chad learns that real leadership means stepping aside when it's someone else's turn to have a say. Because when it comes to politics, majority rules.

    28 min
  • Wanna See A Musical with Ainsley Tsokwenion & Erin Yardley-Jones (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)

    Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd... an infamous tale and an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which, he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett’s luck sharply shifts when Todd’s thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up… and the carnage has only just begun!

    15 min
  • Be Our Guest with Harper Craven and Ray Bernard (Christopher Robin & Pooh)

    Christopher Robin and Pooh is a new TYA Musical for the child in all of us. With Script, Music, and Lyrics by Harper Craven and additional lyrics by none other than A. A. Milne, himself. Christopher Robin is growing up and heading off to school, Pooh and his friends are processing saying goodbye to him. All beloved characters from generations of childhoods. Focusing on themes such as Friendship, Growing Up, and Self-Worth.


    This show has been in development for about 4 years; releasing several singles on SoundCloud, a few Zoom Readings, and most recently a concert version of it at Green Room 42! Now we need YOUR help to take it to the next level. What level is that? I'm glad you asked! A FULL CAST ALBUM!! Cast with seasoned musical theatre professionals, this beautiful charming new musical is bound to make children and children of heart of all ages smile :)


    Each and every donation will go towards paying our singers, production team, and studio space. Any little something you're able to donate will go a LONG way towards bringing this show to life!!!

    11 min
  • Wanna See A Musical with Larissa Mair and Marcus Ngo (Treasure Island: The Pirates Musical)

    When a mysterious pirate takes lodging at the inn run by Jim's mother, it sets in motion the adventure of a lifetime.

    On his deathbed, the infamous Billy Bones entrusts Jim with a map to the legendary Treasure Island. With the help of a well-meaning — and slightly bumbling — doctor, Jim sets sail in search of buried treasure and the promise of something greater.

    But not everyone aboard can be trusted. A motley crew of pirates plot and deceive as the journey unfolds — yet Jim's kindness and courage begin to soften even the toughest hearts, including that of the formidable Long John Silver.

    This lively, pantomime-inspired adaptation of the classic tale is filled with humour, audience interaction, and larger-than-life characters.

    https://theatrebythebay.com/shows/treasure-island

    18 min
  • New Album Update with Kennedy Caughell (Just the Beginning)

    Just the Beginning highlights a variety of stellar musicals in which Caughell has appeared, including Wicked (“I’m Not That Girl” / “Defying Gravity”), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (“(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”), 9 to 5 (“Get Out and Stay Out”), Waitress (“You Matter to Me”), and Paradise Square (“Heaven Save Our Home”). The album also includes “Janey with the Light Brown Hair,” a number cut from the Broadway production of Paradise Square. The Paradise Square tracks, both world premiere recordings, are arranged and orchestrated by the musical’s composer Jason Howland.

     

    Also represented are selections from classic musicals such as Company (“Being Alive’) and Annie Get Your Gun (“I Got the Sun in the Morning”), in addition to newer works like The Notebook (“My Days”) and Violet (“Let It Sing”). The album’s title number, a world premiere recording from the new musical Far from Canterbury, has music and lyrics by Danny K. Bernstein.

     

    Just the Beginning features guest vocal appearances by Jason Gotay (Floyd Collins), Ben Fankhauser (Newsies), Shoba Narayan (Aladdin), and Isaiah Bailey (National Tour, The Phantom of the Opera).

     

    “Growing up, I always felt most understood by the melodies of musical theater,” says Kennedy. “I would lose myself in those stories and, for a little while, become the hero — the one who saves herself and those around her. She laughed without fear of the future, loved fiercely, and faced the world as her truest self. This album is for her. If I’ve learned anything, it’s how easy it is to let fear and self-doubt keep us from becoming who we’re meant to be. That’s part of being human. But eventually, we all have a choice: to keep shrinking ourselves or to step into the person our younger selves always believed we could become.”

     

    “This album is my invitation to choose courage,” she continues. “It’s a love letter to the music that shaped me — from Broadway and beyond — and a celebration of the stories that remind us who we are. In a world that can feel heavy, my hope is that these songs bring a little more joy, a little more hope, and a little more light. If someone walks away feeling seen, inspired, or simply believing in themselves again, then this album has already become everything I hoped it would be. May these songs remind us that our story is still unfolding. This is just the beginning.”

    34 min

About Musical Theatre Radio presents "Be Our Guest"

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A mystery guest or guests joins Jean-Paul Yovanoff to share their love of musical theatre. Some one famous or just a lover of showtunes, you never know who's going to be on the air each week.