On the eve of the Election, and after a long hiatus, 120 over 80 is back with our promised discussion of two classic Broadway musicals both of which tell complicated and incomplete stories of our nation’s founding - the wildly popular (and recently released on Disney+) “Hamilton” and the more traditional-though in some ways equally ambitious-“1776” staring William Daniels. In an attempt to involve someone who actually knows what they’re talking about in the conversation we are joined by the lovely and talented Professor Andrea Maas (editors note: she’s married to the host) from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam as we think about these two powerful pieces of art as production objects, entertainment and historical documents. There is SO much we couldn’t get to here, and SO many other voices that would have added to the discussion time and resource permitting but maybe it’s a topic we can revisit.

Before all that though we talk about Doug getting to vote at MSG, the 120 over 80 election forecast and is Trent Tucker would make a good Comptroller.

Music:

I've Got A Darlin' (For A Wife) - Merle Haggard