Musicals Taught Me Everything I Know

This week we chat with Shannon Foley about which of life's truths can be gleaned from philosophical and incredibly not-historical opera/operetta/musical/whatever - Candide!

The tale that Voltaire's classic satire tells is long and winding. And the tale of the Broadway show or (as Bernstein called it) American operetta to its present state as quintessential American opera (or music theater piece) is also long and winding. Over the years the piece got new books, new numbers, additional lyrics and new orchestrations until Bernstein finally conducted the full score in London with narration and a cast of opera stars.

Since then Bernstein's "Candide" has belonged more to the opera house and concert stage than to Broadway. Many things to many people, "Candide" tempts interpreters. A wonderful musical performance by the New York Philharmonic in 2004, which was televised, was subverted by harebrained semi-staging. Two years later, a scandalous, politically way-incorrect opera production in Paris satirized a drunken chorus line of state leaders in skivvies (Bush, Blair, Berlusconi, Putin and Chirac, to be exact).

- Mark Swed

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Wiki - Candide, ou l'Optimisme, Musical, Leonard Bernstein, Voltaire, Lillian Hellman, Hugh Wheeler, Dorothy Parker, Stephen Sondheim, John Mauceri, John Wells, Age of Enlightenment

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More podcasts please! Specifically, more podcast musicals. Like 36 Questions!

This week we chat with Tom Hooley about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the first-of-its-kind podcast musical - 36 Questions!

“It’s captivating from the get-go, and as the music begins to rise, we’re made immediately aware that this is not some low-budget experiment, a gimmick. The audio vignettes are brief and tense, placing us slowly but firmly in a gripping story. It requires close listening, attention payed: this podcast is not just a background thrum, rather a dedicated listen that requires and deserves our ears. “

- Sarah Griffin, Irish Times

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The 36 Questions

NY Times Article

Two-Up Productions

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This week we chat amongst ourselves about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the ship-board musical - Anything Goes!

“If you try to imagine a grown-up Annie, of the musical by that name, you might easily find her to be a lot like Reno Sweeney, the lead character of Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes” — sassy and brassy, big-hearted and big-voiced. And still with red hair.

It is no surprise, then, that Andrea McArdle, the original Broadway Annie, who won a 1977 Tony nomination for her performance, makes a smashing Reno. The role of the naughty nightclub singer was originated in 1934 by Ethel Merman.

Ms. McArdle is the centerpiece of “Anything Goes” at the Gateway Playhouse in Bellport, but hardly its only asset. She is surrounded by other outstanding actors, a sparkling nautical set and fine musical accompaniment. Jayme McDaniel, the director, has melded all of the elements into a production filled with joyous energy.” - By Aileen Jacobson

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Wiki - Musical, Cole Porter, Guy Bolton, P. G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse

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Musicals Taught Me Everything I Know had our first ever Live show! and we decided to talk about that most famous of Highschool musicals - Grease!

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Wiki - Musical, Film, John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing

IMDb - 1978, 2016, Grease 2

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It is time to go back to one of KB’s all-time favourite musicals - Jersey Boys!

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This week we chat with Josh Mulheran who is currently performing in the Australian Tour of Jersey Boys about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the biography musical the started it all - Jersey Boys!

BOOK TICKETS TO SEE THE TOUR - QPAC, jerseyboys.com.au

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Wiki - Musical, Film, The Four Seasons, Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio

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Let’s go way back in time, to that crazy shared dream we all had, where we spoke at length about the all-train musical - Starlight Express!

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This week we chat with Melanie Bolovan about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the smash-hit movie’s, smash-hit musical adaptation - Mean Girls!

Entertainment Weekly's Kristen Baldwin gave the musical a B+, writing: "An ode to self-respect and the benefits of a STEM-based education, Broadway’s Mean Girls is a lively, frequently hilarious adaptation of Tina Fey’s 2004 high school comedy. Propelled by dazzling set design and several stand-out performances, the musical — written by Fey, with music by Jeff Richmond, and directed by Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon) — gives fans everything they want while bringing the saga of Regina George and the Plastics into the social media age."

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Wiki - Musical, Film, Tina Fey

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This week we chat with Jessica Kate Ryan and Patrick Aiken about which of life's truths can be gleaned from Tim Minchin’s SMASH HIT musical - Matilda!

"I suspect it will delight audiences for years to come ... [Kelly's] script actually improves and deepens Dahl's original ... [Minchin's] smashing score ... combines take-home melodies with delicious lyrical wit in songs that consistently develop both the plot and our understanding of the characters. There is an exuberant sense here of two writers who have clicked together ... [Matilda] so wittily excoriates the cruelty and crassness of our age ... Warchus’s thrilling, warm-hearted production, exuberantly designed by Rob Howell and with pin-sharp choreography by Peter Darling, constantly combines comedy with a sense of wonder. The children [and the adult performances are 'hilarious' (Bailey), 'memorable' (Walker and Kaye) and 'touchingly sweet' (Ward)] ... But the star turn is Bertie Carvel". - Charles Spencer

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Wiki - Musical, Novel, Roald Dahl, Tim Minchin, Royal Shakespeare Company

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This week we chat with Andrew CP about which of life's truths can be gleaned from that ever-optimistic, Dickensian musical - Oliver!!

Find out more about Andrews company Technicolour Theatre HERE!

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Wiki - Musical, Film, Lionel Bart, Charles Dickens

IMDb - 1968, 2005

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This week we chat with Johnny Ware about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the BRAND NEW, Australian Musical - Fangirls!

Visit the website HERE

You can book tickets to Fangirls here:

Queensland Theatre - http://www.queenslandtheatre.com.au/Shows/19-Fangirls

Belvoir - https://belvoir.com.au/productions/fangirls/

Watch more about the Show on YouTube:

NOBODY (Song)

WAIT AND SEE (Song)

Why are Fangirls scary? Yve Blake at TEDxSydney

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