The Unauthorized Critics Circle

Rickatickatung! Co-hosts Joshua and Dan find themselves back in 50s (or is it 60s) New York daddy-o as they snap their way into the turf of Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story picture. Guns are tossed and twinks are bruised buddy boy as our hosts touch upon ideographs, triple-threat Mike Faist, and some cold correspondence between Bernstein and Sondheim. Chung! Chung!

Tune in to next week's episode when we discuss War Paint; specifically, the Broadway production's performance from April 29th 2017!

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Moonarooney! Co-hosts Joshua and Dan find themselves back in 50s (or is it 60s) New York daddy-o as they snap their way into the turf of Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story picture. Guns are tossed and twinks are bruised buddy boy as our hosts touch upon Leonard Bernstein's anarchy, Tony Kushner’s socialism, and getting stuck with One Hand, One Heart. Chung! Chung!

Tune right back in tomorrow to hear the conclusion of our discussion of West Side Story!

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After discovering a promising money-making opportunity over the radio, co-hosts Joshua and Dan reminisce about NBC's recent broadcast of Annie Live! As our co-hosts wait in line outside the Warbucks mansion, praying they're either very progressive or having a particularly bad eyesight day, our hosts pass the time touching upon the pending future of Encores!, Joshua teaching Dan about fan-fiction, and a retrospective on the state of the live TV musical.

Tune in to next week's episode when we discuss the brand new motion picture adaptation of West Side Story, in theatres starting December 10th 2021.

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Happy Birthday to us because today Joshua and Dan discuss Marilyn An American Fable! Many questions occur on our host's way to podcasting stardom, questions that must be asked. Questions include: how many composer/lyricists does it take to screw in a spotlight? Is Marilyn: An American Fable the Diana The Musical of the 80's? Why is the title Marilyn: An American Fable such a tongue twister? So bleach your hair, cheat on your baseball beau, divorce your boring playwright, and tune in! 

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Sometimes people leave you halfway through the wood. Do not let it grieve you. No one leaves for good.

1930-2021

In one of the most egregious instances of absent foresight yet seen on the podcast, Dan lets Joshua dedicate an episode to one of his hyper-fixations and our hosts travel through Monty Python's Spamalot by way of coconut. Dan puts on his special listening earplugs as Joshua rambles on and on and on, and our hosts mull over such diverse elements as Eric Idle’s rocky past with Seussical, Mike Nichols’ aggressive direction methods, and more insertion than you’d think.

Tune in to next week's episode when we discuss Marilyn: An American Fable; specifically, the Broadway production's performance in 1983!

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You hear it? That mysterious ticking noise? No, that's not your upstairs neighbour learning a time step - Dan and Joshua have cued up Netflix's adaptation of tick, tick... BOOM! As Joshua rocks out to Larson's tunes and Dan buries himself deeper into existential dread, our hosts discuss our director's prodigal status, how Steven Levenson got his groove back, and what makes Jonathan Larson such a captivating figure in the musical theatre world.

Tune in to next week's episode when we discuss Monty Python's Spamalot; specifically, the Broadway production's performance from March 12th 2005!

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Joshua and Dan redefine long journeys in this two part episode covering Titanic. Our hosts barrel through icy waters with their sharp opinions, jagged viewpoints, and cool demeanors. (We are now realizing that your hosts are in fact the iceberg in this podcasting ocean.) Grab a life jacket and climb aboard for one of the most contested episodes in the podcast's history. Lines will be drawn, all may not survive, but we do have enough room on our lifeboats. We've learned something in the last century.

Tune in to next week's episode when we discuss the brand new motion picture adaptation of tick, tick… BOOM!, on Netflix starting November 18th 2021.

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Joshua and Dan redefine long journeys in this two part episode covering Titanic. Our hosts barrel through icy waters with their sharp opinions, jagged viewpoints, and cool demeanors. (We are now realizing that your hosts are in fact the iceberg in this podcasting ocean.) Grab a life jacket and climb aboard for one of the most contested episodes in the podcast's history. Lines will be drawn, all may not survive, but we do have enough room on our lifeboats. We've learned something in the last century.

Tune in to next week's episode when we discuss the brand new motion picture adaptation of tick, tick… BOOM!, on Netflix starting November 18th 2021.

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Joshua and Dan, heartbroken upon learning this week's show is not in fact an autobiographical play about our hosts, watch Neil Simon's classic The Odd Couple anyway. Much like these characters, our hosts jab and prod away as they dreamcast their fantasy productions (including their own), Adele Dazeem-ify some names, and discuss how Neil Simon's plays hold up to a 21st century theatregoing audience.

Tune in to next week's episode when we discuss Titanic; specifically, the Broadway production's performance from November 12th 1997!

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