Talking Musical History

Ease on down the road with Chris and Kevin as we discuss the who, why and how behind the makings of Motown's take on the classic beloved story, The Wizard of Oz, with The Wiz. Learn about all of the social and political happenings at the time surrounding this beloved classic for everyone. No matter, if you read all the books and saw all the movies, or only saw The Wiz, or never heard of this before you saw the title, we implore you to listen to Talking Musical History's take on The Wiz. If you like this and want to support us, in making programs like this and so much more, check out Patreon.com/stonewallthemusical, as we journey from the page to the stage with Stonewall The Musical. On our journey with us, check out skyerainbow.com for more content. Also, if you are really into musicals, check out another podcast here, Musicals Taught Me Everything I Know, where they talk about all sorts of musicals and have lots of fun.

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Explore with us in Talking Musical History Podcast this time with the Danny Kaye classic Hans Christian Andersen discussing how he went around sharing stories with children and wrote a beautiful show called The Little Mermaid. Learn about the movie and the backstory of Andersen's life along with some things we discover down the rabbit hole to know all there is to know about the beloved movie, some people do not even know exists. But, you will after you listen to this episode of Talking Musical History. For more information on Skye Rainbow Productions, check out our website at skyerainbow.com and if you can show some financial love our way, check out our Patreon at patreon.com/stonewallthemusical as we journey from the page to the stage (and screen?).

Note of accuracy after editing:

In one place of talking about Hans's work I slip up with the year and say 1935 and instead it should be 1835.

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Come join Chris and Kevin as we talk about Guys & Dolls, the classic Americana tale of gamblers, mission folk and the girls who entertain. Even though it may seem like a fluff musical on the surface, we uncover more of the juicy details surrounding this work so beloved over the years. In this episode we discuss mainly about the 1955 film version that we both watched as reference, but also talk about Chris's experiences being in the production himself and the 1992 revival on stage. If you like this and want to learn more of what we do at Skye Rainbow Productions, check out our website at skyerainbow.com Find us on Facebook at Find the Courage and Patreon at patreon.com/stonewallthemusical to help dreams become reality.

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Journey further down the rabbit hole with us as we talk a but more about cast, that we did not get to before. Then, we talk about more of the history politics of the death of Billie Holliday by the federal government and so much more. All from false demonization of one little green plant in America. Truly more terrifying than anything made up, with our last episode for the Halloween special podcast of Talking Musical History this year. We will have some more juicy episodes coming for you next year around Halloween time. Stay tuned for more non-Halloween specific episodes until then.

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Chris and Kevin talk about both of the original Reefer Madness movie from 1936 and the 2005 musical that was made, with an A-list cast. In conduction with that, to put this film into historical context, we will discuss the war on drugs as well. What role did the original movie play in the systematic oppression of black and brown people in the United States of America? Who started the war on drugs? Why is marijuana illegal, still in 2020? Join us to learn the answers to these questions and more, in another Halloween themed episode of Talking Musical History. (No matter when you listen to the podcast, it might bring chills to you.)

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Ever wonder what would happen to you if, you happened to buy a strange and interesting plant that changed your life? That is one of the things that Chris Anderson and Kevin Werner talk about in our second now, Halloween themed episode of Talking Musical History, with Little Shop of Horrors. The classic story of boy finding plant, that is an alien from another planet, with songs that are creepy good. You might be scared, you might learn something. 

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Welcome folks, to our first Talking Musical History Podcast ever! We start off, in the same time as Hamilton did, with 1776 The Musical! Kevin Werner and Chris Anderson discuss in depth, musicals that help us learn about history, as well as the historical context in which the musical took place. You can learn something, as you nerd out about musicals with us. 

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