Theatre Geeks Anonymous Podcast by Ebony Vines and Pamela Shandrow

Ebony tells the story of Adela Holzer the lead Producer of the notorious musical Senator Joe. Adela Holzer became a fascinating character after we completed our episode of Senator Joe during the first season of the podcast. Since Pamela and Ebony are also both true crime junkies and that is one of the things that got them to begin this podcast, we thought we would take a little detour into the scandal side of our podcast and tell the story behind this prolific theatrical criminal.

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Ebony details a musical based on Senator Joe McCarthy...Don't worry, Pamela was as confused as you probably are. It'll be fun though!

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On this episode we crossover with Luisa Lyon's podcast Filmed Live Musicals and discuss the short-lived shows Show Girl, Allegiance and At The Drop of Another Hat. On Filmed Live Musicals, Luisa chats with the people that created the recorded live musicals we have all enjoyed over the years. You can check out her podcast here https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/ where you will also find her extraordinary database of live recordings of shows you know and love.

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Ebony and Pamela discuss the journey of the new musical Hereville: A New Jewish Musical with the Lyricist and Book Writer Robby Sandler and the show's Composer Lizzie Hagstedt. Their musical is having its first public reading in New York City on November 9, 2023 at 6:30pm at the Center for Jewish History. Follow Hereville: The Musical on Instagram @herevillemusical and purchase tickets to the November 9th show at this link: https://programs.cjh.org/tickets/hereville-2023-11-09

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Pamela shares the story of Two by Two and how a very famous Actor changed the show's ending....without permission.

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Yul Brynner stars in Home Sweet Homer, but is that the only reason audiences came to see it? I mean, you all know how our podcast works, so you can probably guess...

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Ebony and Pamela discuss what they're excited about this upcoming Broadway season (Fall 2023). What are you most excited to see?!

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**SPOILER ALERT**: Pamela reveals a LOT about Parade, so if you want to wait to hear the details, come and listen later!!

So...we're gonna mention some closings in this episode. Both Broadway shows, and some regional theatres. Let's discuss.

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Geeks!! Ebony and I are getting technology down while we continue to record our episodes via Zoom. It'll only get better and better;-) This episode continues to celebrate diversity in theatre with this play, written by Lorraine Hansberry. She also wrote Raisin in the Sun, so...

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In this episode Pamela and Ebony discuss the beloved JRB musical that highlights prejudice and injustice our society and how the criminal system let down a kind man who was innocent in this tragic true story set to beautiful music. Please enjoy this episode mashing two of our very favorite things: true crime and musical theatre.

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