Thank You, Five

Matt and David take a moment to reflect on a charming one act musical based on 1985 novel My Love, My Love; or, The Peasant Girl by Rosa Guy, and Hans Christian Anderson's The Little Mermaid. Set in the French Antilles, a young girl has to decide what she'll do for love. And the gods have to decide if they will help her or not.

Matt and David finish off their journey of Ragtime! What happens? Who dies? Who lives? Is there a weird time skip in the show?

This week, Matt and David are talking Ragtime. The book, the movie, the musical, and it's lengthy act 1. And why Evelyn Nesbit could have her own bio-musical. Take a journey to the past, and no, this won't be our only Anastasia reference.

Matt and David sit down with Jennifer Jacob to discuss costuming and a bunch of other theater things!!! You can follow Jennifer on instagram at @jifjacob77 and find more about the Costume Industry Coalition at https://www.costumeindustrycoalition.com/

During this time of political unrest, Matt and David take a look at Stephen Sondheim's musical about folks who have decided, successfully or not, to kill a president.

Part two of our cross over episode with Molly Likovich from Classic Faultlines. You can follow Classic Faultlines on Twitter at @cflpod and on Instagram @classicfaultlines.
In light of what's going on across the globe with Black Lives Matter, here are a few links, though we also suggest you see what's going on in your neighborhood and how you can assist/donate.
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bailfunds
https://www.lgbtqfund.org/
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/george-floyd-protests-bail-funds-police-brutality-black-lives-matter-1008259/

Matt and David are joined by a special guest for a cross-over episode! Molly Livkovich from the Classic Faultlines podcast helps us break down The Secret Garden! David was recently a guest on theirs about the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett. You can follow Classic Faultlines on Twitter at @cflpod and on Instagram @classicfaultlines.

Experimental episode, part 2!!!! David and Matt continue their journey with Annie and The Cradle Will Rock!! In addition to going down a million and one tangents, but that's why you love us!!!!

We're trying something new today!!! Both Annie and The Cradle Will Rock take place during the Depression, and both were written during big economic down swings. One's super perky and uplifting and the other was banned from being performed by the WPA. Which one is which? It's hard to tell!!!! And let us know if you like this blending style! If not, we'll go back to our old ways, quick!

We're getting our act together and throwing it in... wait, wrong show!! Apologies for the delays, dear listeners, but Covid is making life both more complicated while also having more free time, which also means more depression!!! But we're hear to finish up Cy Coleman's The Life! Another heartwarming upbeat musical theater show about sex workers. Go fig. We'll be back soon, so stay safe and wash your hands!!