Join us in the virtual studio as Tara and Stefania interview fellow Canadians, Kelsey Verzotti and Jacob Sheffield - the co-founders of Side Biz Studio! Kelsey and Jacob are artists themselves, and took the opportunity during this pandemic to create a space for other artists to sell their products and services. While we can't be together in-person, it's so cool to see an online marketplace to celebrate and support our community. Hop in!

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"Ghost Light" - More Love: Songs from Little Voice Season One

"Heart and Music" - A New Brain (Original Cast Recording)

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We're back with a second instalment of our composer series, talking all about Stephen Schwartz!His lengthy list of credits include Disney hits like Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, as well multi-Tony and Drama Desk award nominated musicals such as Pippin, Godspell, and Wicked. Tara and Stefania reminisce about the range of ways they've experienced his work, and the impact that his songs have had on their love of theatre. Join us!

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"Prepare Ye" - Godspell (The New Broadway Cast Recording)

"By My Side" - Godspell - A Musical Based Upon the Gospel According to St. Matthew (Original 1971 Cherry Lane Theater Cast)

"Day by Day" - Godspell (The New Broadway Cast Recording)

"Corner of the Sky" - Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording)

"On the Right Track" - Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording)

"Simple Joys" - Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording)

"Morning Glow" - Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording)

"West End Avenue" - The Magic Show - Jessica Vosk (Youtube)

"Meadowlark" - The Baker's Wife - Lindsay Mendez (Youtube)

"Meadowlark" - The Baker's Wife (Members of 1976 Original Cast) 

"The Wasteland" - Children of Eden (American Premiere Recording) 

"Lost in the Wilderness" - Children of Eden - 2017 Jimmy Awards Finalist Antonio Cipriano (Youtube)

"Just Around The Riverbend" - Pocahontas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

"Colors of the Wind" - Pocahontas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

"Made of Stone" - The Hunchback of Notre Dame (2016 Studio Cast Recording)

"Finale" - The Hunchback of Notre Dame (2016 Studio Cast Recording)

"Out There" - The Hunchback of Notre Dame (2016 Studio Cast Recording)

"That's How You Know" - Enchanted (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)

"When You Believe" - The Prince of Egypt - My Love Is Your Love (Whitney Houston)

"When You Believe" - Stephen Schwartz, Shoshana Bean & Cynthia Erivo

"What Is This Feeling?" - Wicked (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"The Wizard and I" - Carrie Manolakos - From Broadway With Love (Youtube)

"Thank Goodness" - Wicked (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"Get Out and Stay Out" - 9 to 5 - The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"Pharaoh Story" - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Jessica Vosk (Twitter)

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We're creepin it real this week to celebrate the spookiest time of the year with our favourite Halloween musicals! Tara and Stefania are in costume, talking about camp vs scary, musicals with halloween numbers, and our obsession with on-stage blood baths. Grab some candy, light the jack-o-lantern and let us lift your spirits!...

"Halloween" - Be More Chill (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"A Guy That I'd Kinda Be Into (Reprise) - Be More Chill (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"Michael in the Bathroom" - Be More Chill (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"Sexy" - Mean Girls (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"Someone Gets Hurt" - Mean Girls (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"And Eve Was Weak" - Carrie: The Musical (Premiere Cast Recording)

"Do Me a Favour" - Carrie: The Musical (Premiere Cast Recording)

"The World According to Chris" - Carrie: The Musical (Premiere Cast Recording)

"The Destruction" - Carrie: The Musical (Premiere Cast Recording)

"Epiphany" - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"Prelude: The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"Not While I'm Around" - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"Time Warp" - Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show - EP

"Thriller/Heads Will Roll" - Glee: The Music - The Complete Season Two

"Something to Sing About" -Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More, With Feeling (Original Cast Album)

"Pulled" - The Addams Family (Soundtrack from the Musical)

"This is the Moment" - Jekyll & Hyde 2012 Concept Recording

"Masquerade" - The Phantom of the Opera (Original London Cast)

"Can't Help Falling in Love" - All Shook Up (Original Broadway Cast Recording) 

"Beautiful City" - Godspell (The New Broadway Cast Recording)

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We're back with a bonus episode to discuss the long awaited Tony nominations! Tara and Stefania are ready to talk about the snubs, surprises and shoe-ins of the musical categories in this abridged season.

Get ready to cast your ballot!

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"Good Kid" - The Lightning Thief (Original Cast Recording)

"River Deep - Mountain High" - Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Original Cast Recording)

"Overture" - Jagged Little Pill (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"El Tango De Roxanne" - Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"Willemijn Verkaik Last Defying Gravity" - Youtube

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Without travel or theatre in 2020, it was a genuine treat to have a virtual escape to NYC. Tim Dolan, founder of Broadway Up Close Walking Tours, joins us in our virtual studio to share his stories about in the greatest city in the world. Tara and Stefania recount the highlights of their tour with Tim last December, test his theatre knowledge, and find out what's next for Broadway Up Close. Grab your hand warmers, put on your green lanyard, and join us for the tour!

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"Your Daddy's Son" - Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"Maybe (Next to Normal)" - 2ST Virtual Benefit - Second Stage Theater (Youtube)

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From car drives to hard drives, our show has embraced the virtual world during COVID-19.  With public closures, the theatre world is experiencing a dramatic shift in the way content can be delivered to an audience.

This week, Tara and Stefania let us know how they've filled the void from these closures, and share all of their virtual theatre favourites. They also catch up with Poppy Burton-Morgan and Ben Glasstone, the creative duo behind The Rhythmics musical from the UK's Metta Theatre! 

Virtual theatre knows no geographical limits - join us! 

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"Dancing Through Life" - Beanie Feldstein - Miscast20 - MCCTheater (Youtube)

"I Don't Know How to Love Him" - Norbert Leo Butz - Miscast 20 - MCCTheater (Youtube)

"This Dance is For You" - The Louder We Get - (Youtube) 

"On Your Side" - The Space Between - Official London Theatre (Youtube) 

"Waiting to Begin" - The Rhythmics: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording)

"Rockstar" - The Rhythmics: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording)

"Life's Not A Competition" - The Rhythmics: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording)

"Daddy You're My Hero" - The Rhythmics: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording)

"Beauty School Dropout" - Grease (New Broadway Cast Recording (1994))

"Bright" - Julie and the Phantoms: Season 1 (From the Netflix Original Series)

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This week, we had the absolute pleasure to welcome Canadian icon Chilina Kennedy into our virtual studio!Tara and Stefania deep dive into Chilina's work at Canadian theatre festivals, her experiences from ensemble member to leading lady, and how she's currently working her magic behind-the-scenes at Eclipse Theatre Company. It's an energetic hour, highlighting the impact of theatre in Canada and proving that even amidst a pandemic, theatre will never die.

Hop in!

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"I Don't Know How To Love Him" - Broadway | Jesus Christ Superstar (Youtube)

"Beautiful" - Show Clips: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL on Broadway w/Chilina Kennedy - (Broadwaycom Youtube)

"Natural Woman" - Watch Chilina Kennedy Belt Out ‘Natural Woman’ from BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - (Broadwaycom Youtube)

"Omar Shariff" - Watch Chilina Kennedy's Stirring Performance of "Omar Sharif" from THE BAND'S VISIT - (Broadwaycom Youtube)

"Who I Forgot To Be" - Birth of a Song - Eclipse Theatre Company 

"Colour and Light" - Losing My Mind: A Sondheim Disco Fever Dream 

"Tony's Are My Super Bowl" - The Perfect Fit - The Musical (The Remote Album)

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This week, we are back in the virtual studio to continue our series of songs! And, we've recruited Patrick Flynn of The Original Cast Podcast to break down his top choices. Tara, Stefania and Patrick argue about the official rules, rank their top 5 favourites, and compete for overlapping picks. It's a mixture of old classics and new sensations. ...

"Six" - Six: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording)

"A Strange Loop" - A Strange Loop (Original Cast Recording)

"Dogfight" - Dogfight (Original Cast Recording)

"Prologue/Little Shop of Horrors" - Little Shop of Horrors (Broadway Cast Recording)

"She Loves Me" - She Loves Me (The New Broadway Cast Recording)

"Mamma Mia" - Mamma Mia! (Original Cast Recording)

"In the Heights" - In the Heights (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"Rent" - Rent (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"Anyone Can Whistle" - Anyone Can Whistle (Broadway Cast Recording)

"The Phantom of the Opera" - Phantom of the Opera (Canadian Cast Recording)

"Company" - Company (Original Broadway Cast) 

"Ragtime" - Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"Cabaret" - Cabaret (Original Soundtrack)

"Hair" - Hair (The New Broadway Cast Recording)

"Anything Goes" - Anything Goes (New Broadway Cast Recording)

"Into the Woods" - Into the Woods (2002 Broadway Revival Cast)

"Everybody's Talking About Jamie" - Everybody's Talking About Jamie: The Original West End Cast Recording

"La gare (Guy s'en va)" - Les Parapluies De Cherbourg (Original Soundtrack)

"14 Dwight Ave, Natick, Massachus" - Elegies: A Song Cycle (Original Cast)

"Disneyland" - Smile The Musical

 

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We are kicking off our composer series with the Tony Award winning Jason Robert Brown! This musical genius is known for a variety of impressive works, such as Songs for A New World, Parade, The Last Five Years, and The Bridges of Madison County.Tara and Stefania explore their favourite moments, most stunning harmonies, and even pitch a few adaptations for JRB to work on in the future. So take The Next (Sixty) Minutes and listen now!

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"Opening: The New World" - Songs for a New World (World Premiere Recording)

"I'm Not Afraid of Anything" - Songs for a New World (New York City Center 2018 Encores! Off-Center Cast Recording)

"Stars and the Moon" - Way Back to Paradise (Audra McDonald)

"On The Deck of a Spanish Sailing Ship, 1492" - Songs for a New World (New York City Center 2018 Encores! Off-Center Cast Recording)

"All the Wasted Time" - Parade (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"That's What He Said" - Parade (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"The Next Ten Minutes Ago" - R&H Goes Pop! (Youtube)

"The Next Ten Minutes" - The Last Five Years (Original Cast Recording)

"Shiksa Goddess" - The Last Five Years (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

"Goodbye Until Tomorrow/ I Could Never Rescue You" - The Last Five Years (Original Cast Recording)

"I Can Do Better Than That" - The Last Five Years (Original Cast Recording)

"See I'm Smiling" - The Last Five Years (Original Cast Recording)

"If I Didn't Believe In You" - The Last Five Years (Original Cast Recording)

"13/ Becoming A Man" - 13 (Original Broadway Cast Recording) 

"The Lamest Place in the World" - 13 (Original Broadway Cast Recording) 

"What Tt Means to Be a Friend" - 13 (Original Broadway Cast Recording) 

"A Little More Homework" - 13 (Original Broadway Cast Recording) 

"Hey Kendra" - 13 (Original Broadway Cast Recording) 

"One Second and a Million Miles" - Bridges of Madison County (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"Another Life" - Bridges of Madison County (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"It All Fades Away" - Bridges of Madison County (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"I Love Betsy" - 2018 Jimmy Awards winner Andrew Barth Feldman (Youtube)

"Getting Out" - Ariana Grande (Live) (Youtube)

"Jason's Song (Gave it Away)" - Dangerous Woman

"Just That Good (feat. Rufus Wainwright)" - Royalties: Season 1 (Music from the Original Quibi Series)

"Dancing On My Own - Reneé Rapp" - (Youtube)

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This week, we are SO excited to welcome Vanessa Sears to our virtual studio! You may know her as Nicola in the Canadian premiere of Kinky Boots, being practically perfect as Mary Poppins, and most recently in her Dora Award winning role in Caroline, Or Change. Vanessa deep dives into her favourite collaborations, most memorable performances, and how she's staying busy with both activism and arts during the pandemic. Her energy is infectious, listen now!

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"No Song Left to Save Me" - Steven Page and the cast of Here's What It Takes - q on CBC (Youtube)

 

"Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher" - Porchside Songs - Vanessa Sears & Beau Dixon - Here and Now Toronto with Gill Deacon (CBC Radio)

 

"History of Wrong Guys" - Kinky Boots (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

 

"King of the Lost Boys" (From the Apple TV+ Original Series "Little Voice") 

 

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