Sing It, Sister!

In this mini bonus episode of Sing It, Sister! Clare and Ellen talk about their initial reactions to the trailer for the upcoming movie, Cats (so much to unpack!) AND announce Season 2 of the podcast which is kicking off on August 18, 2019.

Show Notes:

Clare mentions this music video MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - DANCE OFF (FEAT. IDRIS ELBA), but it doesn’t have nearly enough Idris in it.

As usual, R. Eric Thomas has the best takes on everything so check out his article, “The Five Stages of Dealing with the 'Cats' Trailer”

Clare and Ellen discuss musicals composed by women. Just a quick bonus episode to hold you over while we start getting Season 2 ready. 

Speaking of, please help us make Season 2 happen by supporting us on our funding pages. 

For details about both campaigns and what we'll do with your money, visit the fundraising page at: brooksbabbles.com/fundraising

Or, you can go straight to the campaign sites:

https://www.patreon.com/brooksbabbles

https://www.gofundme.com/f/sing-it-sister

And while you're supporting Clare and Ellen, also check out this article, "14 Broadway Musicals Composed By Women That You Should Know," by Allyson Busch on theodysseyonline.com from June 20, 2016

In this episode of Sing It, Sister! Clare and Ellen wrap up their discussion of Into the Woods and close out Season 1 of the podcast. Please listen, enjoy, and support! See you in Season 2! 

Webpage: https://ellenbbrooks.wixsite.com/brooksbabbles/podcast

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brooksbabbles

GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/sing-it-sister

Show Notes:

Into the Woods trailer from the Ellen (Degeneres) 

Anna Kendrick vs. John Krasinski Lip Sync Battle - if you want to skip to the Anna Kendrick part, go to 3:15

Meryl Streep talks playing a witch on the Graham Norton show - 7:30 through 11:30, abouts 

All The Best And Worst Singers in Disney's 'Into the Woods' Ranked By Leah Marilla Thomas, Bustle.com, Dec 2014

Fun Facts and Trivia about Disney’s INTO THE WOODS, by Mindy, Thisfairytalelife.com, December 2014

In this episode of Sing It, Sister! Clare and Ellen discuss Ellen’s favorite musical, Into the Woods - both the PBS version featuring the original Broadway cast from 1991 and the newer Disney version from 2014. Bernadette vs. Meryl? NO! We have room for all of the wonderful, magical performances here!

Show Notes:

Links to our fundraising pages: patreon.com/brooksbabbles gofundme.com/sing-it-sister

ON THE WAY - my website where you can find more info about how funds will be used: https://ellenbbrooks.wixsite.com/brooksbabbles/podcast

Links to sources for this episode will be available in the Show Notes next week!

We know you're waiting for the Season 1 Finale but in the meantime please enjoy this bonus episode of Sing It, Sister! 

And enjoy this link to The Daily Show snip that's super relevant:

DAVID OYELOWO - A "LES MISERABLES" ADAPTATION THAT SPEAKS TO THE NOW - EXTENDED INTERVIEW

Also, enjoy your day! 

In this episode of Sing It, Sister! Clare and Ellen discuss the many iterations of the musical (oh, excuse me, Rock Opera), Jesus Christ Superstar. Merry Easter and Passover and Spring and whatever else you are celebrating or commemorating this week. #coexist

Show Notes:

- What did Jesus really look like?, By Joan Taylor, King's College London, December 2015.

- How John Legend, Sara Bareilles and Co-Stars See ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ Roles, By Michael Paulson, New York Times, March 2018.

- Jesus, Imma Let You Finish, but Judas Had the Best Performance in Jesus Christ Superstar Live!, By Danielle Young, The Root, April 2018. This article cites the All-Black production of Superstar! discussed during the show. 

- ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’: Why Jews, Christians and even its composer hated it at first, by Gillian Brockell, The Washington Post, April 2018

- Behold! The Most Heavenly Jesus Christ Superstar Live Tweets, by R. Eric Thomas, Elle.com, April 2018. 

In this episode of Sing It, Sister! Clare and Ellen welcome special guest, Annie Hanrahan! The three talk about the movie musical Bye Bye, Birdie. They get the negative out of the way in the first 25 minutes (be careful, a couple F* bombs are dropped within in the context of quotes!) and then they talk costumes, favorite songs, and hard core crushes.

Show Notes:

Sixty years ago, Elvis Presley was drafted into the Army. He was never the same., from the Washington Post, written by Travis M. Andrews, March 2018 – could skip this whole segment about the draft/cold war

Bye Bye Birdie article on TCM.com

Objectification! That was the word I wish I had applied when talking about Ann Margret and the men who objectified her.

Monica’s attempt to draw Bye Bye Birdie for Pictionary Scene in Friends episode.

On this episode of Sing It, Sister! Clare and Ellen discusses the 1954 musical movie Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. There's singing and dancing and sexism and we talk about it all! 

Show Notes:

HONOR NATIVE LAND: A GUIDE AND CALL TO ACKNOWLEDGMENT from the US Department of Arts and Culture

Here are some resources about your Lizard Brain

     - Why We Want Who We Want, from Psychology Today by Wendy Paris, July 2017

     - Overpowering Your Lizard Brain by Seth Godin, via YouTube

On this episode of Sing It, Sister! Clare and Ellen discuss the 2012 film Les Miserables. Clare is under the weather but she powers through like the resilient French revolutionary that she is. And much like the film and the show, this episode is extra long! 

Show Notes:

Joey Potter sings "On My Own" 

Bloody Battles, Crazy-Long Books & Broadway: A (Sorta) Historically Accurate Timeline of Les Miserables, from Broadway.com by Lindsay Champion, March 2014

Anne Hathaway: I wasn't happy when I won my Oscar for Les Miserables, from TheIndependent,by Olivia Blair, October 2016

David Oyelowo applauds BBC's Les Misérables for 'colour-blind' casting, from MSN.com by Morgan Jeffery, December 2018

Why I walked Out of Les Miserables, from TheTelegraph, by Emma Gosnell, July 2016

On Episode 5 of “Sing It, Sister!” Clare and Ellen and special guest, Margaret Flanagan (!), discuss the 1992 Disney film, Newsies. What’s not to love?! Well, Clare finds some stuff not to love. But overall, a super happy episode about a movie that means a lot to our fam AND can teach kids about labor organizing AND stars Batman!

Show Notes:

• Jack Feldman on Writing Lyrics for Newsiesand "Fansies," from Miaminewtimes.com, January 2015
• Newsies on Broadway did win a LOT of Tonys.
• Roundhouse was totally a thing on Nickelodeon and it featured many of the actors who played newsboys in Google it if you want to learn more/check out a BUNCH of Newsies fan-blogs.
• “I Love “Newsies,” and I Take It Very Seriously,” from the New Yorker, By Hannah Goldfield, June 5, 2012
• It is “even at seventeen.” Also, just Google it, they all agree.
• The Pulitzer Prize “was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of American (Hungarian-born) Joseph Pulitzer who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher, and is administered by Columbia University in New York City.” (Wikipedia)
• “Fake News: An Origin Story.” Hidden Brain podcast, June 25, 2018
• What’s your Newsies name?!