OFF 2 BROADWAY

Another season is upon us, and with that, a myriad of new musicals! This week, we discuss the newest shows that Broadway has to offer.

Original scores, revivals and new takes on existing music - this year already warrants a trip to the big apple!

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"You Oughta Know" - Jagged Little Pill (Alanis Morissette)

"River Deep – Mountain High” | TINA: The Tina Turner Musical on Broadway (Youtube)

"Come What May" - Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

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

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

"Jump in the Line" - Beetlejuice (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

All music tracks used for educational and entertainment purposes only.

Stratford, Ontario is a short 1.5 hour drive from Toronto, and offers exceptional production of classics, dramas, musicals. Although traditionally known for its Shakespeare plays, we chose to experience the festival’s two musicals of the season:

This week, we talk about the Stratford Festival’s Billy Elliot and Little Shop of Horrors. Join us on a journey of breaking boundaries with these two spectacular shows!

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"Solidarity" - Billy Elliot (The Original Cast Recording) [Deluxe]

"Expressing Yourself" - Billy Elliot (The Original Cast Recording) [Deluxe]

"Angry Dance" - Billy Elliot (The Original Cast Recording) [Deluxe]

"Electricity" - Billy Elliot (The Original Cast Recording) [Deluxe]

"Suddenly Seymour" - Little Shop of Horrors (Broadway Cast Recording)

"Skid Row (Downtown)" -Little Shop of Horrors (Broadway Cast Recording)

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

"Feed Me (Git It!)" - Little Shop of Horrors (Broadway Cast Recording)

"Dentist" - Little Shop of Horrors (Broadway Cast Recording)

"Somewhere That's Green" - Little Shop of Horrors (Broadway Cast Recording)

"Part of Your World" - The Little Mermaid (An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack)

"Finale Ultimo (Don't Feed the Plants)" - Little Shop of Horrors (Broadway Cast Recording)

"Move On" - Sunday in the Park with George (2017 Broadway Cast Recording)

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Everything may change, but new episodes are still released on Mondays!

Today’s episode takes a look inside Waitress, the Sara Bareilles masterpiece based on the film by the same name. Although Waitress just announced its broadway closing date, we have much to praise, from idyllic harmonies, subtle choreography and perfectly timed comic relief.

It only takes a taste to fall in love with this beautiful show! 🥧

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"What's Inside" - Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"Door Number Three" - What's Inside: Songs From Waitress

"When He Sees Me" - Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"Never Ever Getting Rid of Me" - Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"Bad Idea (Reprise)" - Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"What Baking Can Do" - Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"I Didn't Plan It" - Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"What Baking Can Do" - Stars in the Alley - Katharine McPhee

"A Soft Place to Land" - Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"You Matter to Me" - Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"Bad Idea" - Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"Bad Idea" - Jeremy Jordan & Shoshana Bean - The Marquee Channel (Youtube)

"She Used to Be Mine" - Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"Everything Changes" - What's Inside: Songs From Waitress

"I Love You Like a Table" - Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"Take It From an Old Man" - Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"Poetry By Dead Men" - Amidst the Chaos - Sara Bareilles

"Dare to Dream" - In The Light, A Faustian Tale (Michael Mott) -Renee Rapp & Antonio Cipriano

"Opening Up (Finale) - Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

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As Musicals 101 tells us, “to put it bluntly if you don’t give audiences a pee break, they will take one in the middle of crucial scenes”.

But what makes a good Act One Finale?

We’re here this week to talk about our favourite half way show stoppers! Tara and Stefania rank their top 5 intermission breaks and discuss the fine art of Act One Finales!

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“So Much Better” – Legally Blonde the Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“You Will Be Found” – Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“Gold” – Once (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“One Day More” - Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary

“Non-Stop” – Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast)

“And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” – Dreamgirls (Original London Cast)

“The Rumble” – West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“Defying Gravity” – Wicked (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“One Day More” - Les Misérables 10th Anniversary Concert

“Man Up” – The Book of Mormon (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“Let It Go” – Frozen: The Broadway Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“La Vie Boheme” – Rent (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“Bad Idea” – Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“Suspend My Disbelief/ I Had a Life” – Ghost the Musical - (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“Ring of Keys” – Fun Home (A New Broadway Musical)

“Fearless” – Mean Girls (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“I Believe” – Spring Awakening (feat. Steven Sater)

"Wait for Me (Reprise)” – Hadestown (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“All I Ask of You (Reprise) [Live at the Royal Albert Hall]” – The Phantom of the Opera At the Royal Abert Hall

“Mamma Mia” – Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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What's in a role?

Bending the rules and challenging the status quo has always been an integral part of theatre, starting all the way back in Shakespeare's time. In this week's episode, Tara and Stefania discuss the topic of gender-bending in musicals, quoting their favourite onstage representations.

Join us on as we journey through memories of miscasts, and discuss the recent freedom to gender expression!

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"Vacation" -Head Over Heels (Original Cast Recording)

"Company" - Company (2018 London Cast Recording)

"Getting Married Today" - Company (2018 London Cast Recording)

"Being Alive" - Company (2018 London Cast Recording)

"The Ladies Who Lunch" - Company (2018 London Cast Recording)

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

"Mama Will Provide" - Once on This Island (New Broadway Cast Recording)

"Anything Goes" - Jonathan Groff (MCC Miscast) Playbill Youtube

"The Schuyler Sisters' from Hamilton get MisCast" - MCCTheater Youtube

"The Music and the Mirror (Robbie Fairchild) - MCCTheater Youtube

"Dead Girl Walking" - Pronoun Showdown (Ryan McCarten) -Famous in NY Youtube

"Bet On It" - Taylor Iman Jones - 54 Below Sings High School Musical

"Wait For It" - Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

"Meant to Be Yours" - Heathers: The Musical (World Premiere Cast Recording)

"Don't Do Sadness/Blue Wind" - Spring Awakening

"Stars and the Moon" - Songs for a New World (New York City Center 2018 Encores! Off-Center Cast Recording)

"Midnight Radio" - Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

All music tracks used for educational and entertainment purposes only.

This week we took our name to heart and brought the podcast on the road!

Inspired by a need to see the Hamilton Exhibition, we hopped in the car to experience the musical theatre scene in Chicago.

Our latest episode talks of the National tour of Falsettos, the breathtaking Hamilton Exhibition and UK’s revolutionary Six the Musical!

Come join us as we are Off to Chicago!

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“What Would I Do” – Nick Adams and Max von Essen, Falsettos Tour – broadwayworld.com

“Holding to the Ground” – Falsettos (2016 Broadway Cast Recording)

“Making a Home” – Falsettos (2016 Broadway Cast Recording)

“The Games I Play” – Falsettos (2016 Broadway Cast Recording)

“Ex-Wives” – Six: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording)

“No Way” – Six: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording)

“Don’t Lose Ur Head” – Six: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording)

“Heart of Stone” – Six: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording)

“Haus of Holbein” – Six: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording)

“Get Down” – Six: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording)

“All You Wanna Do” – Six: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording)

“I Don’t Need Your Love” – Six: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording)

“Six” – Six: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording)

“I Am Yours” – Caissie Levy - Thirteen Stories Down: The Songs of Jonathan Reid Gealt

“Dear Mountain” – Rose: A New Musical – Soulpepper Theatre Co. SoundCloud

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WE’RE LIVE

Unique only to theatre, sports and the six o’clock news, the Tony’s are LIVE. Welcome to OUR Super Bowl and to Broadway’s biggest night!

Tara and Stefania are here to give you their live reactions to the 73rd Annual Tony awards!

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"The Colour Purple" - The 70th Annual Tony Awards

"Spring Awakening" - The 61st Annual Tony Awards

"James Corden's Electrifying 2019 Tony Awards Opening Number Salutes The Magic Of Live Broadway"- The Late Late Show With James Corden - Youtube

"Ain't Too Proud" - The 73rd Annual Tony Awards

"Tootsie" - The 73rd Annual Tony Awards

"Oklahoma!" - The 73rd Annual Tony Awards

"Beetlejuice" - The 73rd Annual Tony Awards

"The Prom" - The 73rd Annual Tony Awards

"Choir Boy" - The 73rd Annual Tony Awards

"Hadestown" - The 73rd Annual Tony Awards

"James in the Bathroom" - The 73rd Annual Tony Awards

"Kiss Me, Kate" - The 73rd Annual Tony Awards

"2019 Tony Awards: The Cher Show" - The Tony Awards - Youtube

All music tracks used for educational and entertainment purposes only. The original audio aired on CBS as part of their broadcast of The 73rd Annual Tony Awards.

This week, we discuss the Tony award winning musical, Dear Evan Hansen! This musical takes on mental health, family dynamics, the power of social media, and the hardships of high school - all accompanied by breathtaking music from Pasek and Paul.

Tara and Stefania give their take on the diverse range of opinions, as well as Toronto’s early closing date.

Enjoy!

Sincerely, us

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“Waving Through a Window” – Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“If I Could Tell Her” – Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“Words Fail” – Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“Requiem” – Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“So Big / So Small” – Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“Good for You” – Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“Disappear” – Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“Disappear (Acoustic)” – Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Deluxe]

“Part of Me (Bonus Track)” – Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Deluxe]

“You Will Be Found” – Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“Obvious (Bonus Track)” – Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Deluxe]

“Sincerely, Me” – Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

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This week we are joined in our mobile studio by the VERY charming Brandon Antonio!

Brandon stopped by to talk about playing Gabe in the Off-Mirvish/Musical Stage Company's production of Next to Normal. We ask him how he deals with the heavy subject matter of the show and get to know him with a game of ‘personality test drive’.

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“I’m Alive” – Next To Normal (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“There’s a World” – Next To Normal (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“A Light in the Dark” – Next To Normal (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“Make up Your Mind/Catch Me I’m Falling” – Next To Normal (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“It’s Gonna Be Good” – Next To Normal (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“You Don’t Know” – Next To Normal (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“I Am The One” – Next To Normal (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“Superboy and the Invisible Girl” – Next To Normal (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“I Am the One Reprise” – Next To Normal (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“Didn’t I See This Movie?” – Next To Normal (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“The Break” – Next To Normal (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“Share Your Address” – Sing to Me Instead – Ben Platt

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Didn’t catch the Tony nom announcements? Tara and Stefania got you covered, as they interpret this year’s musical picks. From critics favourites to fan upsets, we review it all in this week’s OFF2BROADWAY!

Award season is upon us!

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“Dead Mom” – Beetlejuice The Musical – Youtube

“Say My Name’ – Beetlejuice The Musial – Youtube

“Tootsie Broadway Trailer” – theatermania – Youtube

“Way Down Hadestown” – Hadestown: The Myth. The Musical. (Origianl Cast Recording) [Live]

“Earned It” – All The Time – The Temptations

“I Got You Babe” – The Cher Show (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“Be More Chill, Pt. 2” – Be More Chill (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“The Goodbye Song” – Two Player Game – George Salazar and Joe Iconis

“Opening Night curtain call video featuring a surprise performance by Cher” – Youtube – Broadway Wiz

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