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Kaiya Lyons / Our First Mistake - Kerrigan-Lowdermilk (2011) Apr 05, 2023

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Kaiya is a civil rights lawyer and a lifelong thespian who uses her legal expertise to empower theatre community members to stand up for their rights and create truly safe and equitable spaces. And she is here with a greatest hits/concept/song collection that helped get her through college.

Topics include: everything everywhere all at once, Kickstarter, Melancholy of being in your 20s, Amicus Briefs, the ouroboros of law and culture, Shucked, Bad Cinderella (for, like, a while), and being a lawyer with a passion for theatre.

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Featured recordings: Our First Mistake - Kerrigan-Lowdermilk (2011)

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Robert W. Schneider / Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992) Mar 22, 2023

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It's Steve's birthday! And Rob is back to talk to us about a 30-year-old concert that has the best hair, goofiest sleeves, and ALLLLLLLL the Liza Minnelli you could dream for.

Topics include: The Tonics, wearing upholstery, The Tonics's vocal arrangements, the '87 Tonys, The Tonics's full discography, Karen Ziemba killing it, and The Tonics (mostly we just talk about The Tonics).

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Featured recordings: Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992) • Unsung Sondheim (1993) • Sondheim: A Celebration (1997)

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Liz Wasser / Urinetown the Musical - The Original Cast Recording (2001) Mar 08, 2023

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Liz is an actor, writer, and musical theatre kid from way back. And she's here with a show that is possibly more relevant now than when it debuted.

Topics include: going into the City by yourself when you're 13, Little Sally, Urinetown the place, transferring at Jamaica, Brechtian (in the true sense), and is this show ahead of its time?

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Featured recordings: Urinetown the Musical - The Original Cast Recording (2001) • Songs in the Key of Springfield - The Simpsons (1997)

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Jack Canfora / Guys and Dolls - A Decca Original Cast Album (1950) Feb 22, 2023

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Jack is an Award-Winning American playwright, actor, musician, and teacher and he's here with a show that is certainly in the running for the title of THE quintessential American musical.

Topics include: Proto-Fonzi, the first time someone treats you like you're cool, thinking of yourself as a musician, Henry V, and failing better.

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Featured recordings: Guys and Dolls - A Decca Original Cast Album (1950)

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Debra Warren / Mack & Mabel - Original Cast Recording (1974) Feb 08, 2023

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Debra is the author of the new biography Robert Preston: Forever the Music Man. And she's here to talk about Preston's most famous flop from the team that brought you Hello, Dolly!.

Topics include: working actors, voicemails from Rosemary Harris, journalism, Robert Preston not getting cast in things over and over again, and Christopher Walken.

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Featured recordings: Mack & Mabel - Original Cast Recording (1974) • The Music Man - Original Broadway Cast (1957) • Mame - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1974)

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Sean Patrick Murtagh / The Scarlet Pimpernel - A Romantic Musical Adventure (1992) Jan 25, 2023

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Actor/singer Sean Patrick Murtagh, whom you may know from Green Room 42 and/or his new album The Mario 101, is here for the album that he describes as: "the album that made [him] gay."

Topics include: moonlight on the bed, Linda Eder as diva, local gays, Linda Eder as instrument, formulas, Linda Eder as gateway drug, the heart and soul of why we do it, Linda Eder's placement, and Linda Eder's vowels.

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Featured recordings: The Scarlet Pimpernel - A Romantic Musical Adventure (1992) • Jekyll & Hyde - The Complete Work (1995) • The Scarlet Pimpernel - Original Broadway Cast Recording (1997) • The Mario 101 - Sean Patrick Murtagh (2022)

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Shoshana Greenberg / Grease - The Original Broadway Cast Album (1972) Jan 11, 2023

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Shoshana is a dramatist, journalist, and host of the Scene to Song podcast. And she's here to talk about a show that (at one time) was the longest-running show in Broadway history. And it won a surprising number of Tony Awards.

Topics include: how Grease is like Cats, Little Mary Sunshine, 98.1FM WOGL, nostalgia, the bad shows we did in high school, and does Sandy cave under societal pressure or simply play with her identity like every teenager should?

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Featured recordings: Grease - The Original Broadway Cast Album (1972)

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The Original Cast at the Movies: Funny Girl (1968) Dec 28, 2022

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Fan-favorites Roddy Flynn and Robbie Rozelle are here to kick off THE YEAR OF BARBRA on The Original Cast at the Movies with her cinematic and Oscar-winning debut!

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Stephen Spotswood / Nick & Nora - Original Broadway Cast (1991) Dec 14, 2022

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Stephen is the author of the critically acclaimed Pentecost & Parker mystery series. Book 3 of which is OUT NOW! And he's here for a musical based on another famed murder mystery duo: Nick and Nora Charles of The Thin Man movie series. And this musical is . . . definitely a musical.

Topics include: Arthur Laurents, missing the magic, slime tutorials, Raymond Chandler, not knowing your source material, and veranda finales.

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Featured recordings: Nick & Nora - Original Broadway Cast (1991)

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Mark William / Legs Diamond - Original Broadway Cast Recording (1989) Nov 30, 2022

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Mark is a 2-time BroadwayWorld Award-winning singer, actor, dancer, etc. And he's here for a musical that flopped so hard it closed a Broadway theatre. Like, permanently.

Topics include: the importance of going out-of-town, the art of the cabaret, writing a musical for yourself to star in, the moon & New York City, and disco ball death scenes.

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Featured recordings: Legs Diamond - Original Broadway Cast Recording (1989) • Long Live Love - Olivia Newton-John (1974) • The Boy from Oz - A Decca Original Broadway Cast Album (2003) • Making Every Moment Count - Peter Allen (1990)

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