Part of our new Reprise Series we are bringing back some of our favourite episodes from the archives. Miranda loved talking family, love and hats when we spoke to Jonathan about Light in the Piazza and so she wanted to relive those glory days with our listeners again. This week Julie, Miranda and, Zane will chat with Jonathan Hickey about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the modern classical musical - The Light in the Piazza! Critic John Simon , in New York magazine , wrote: "Anyone wh...
Dec 17, 2018•1 hr 18 min
For the first time ever the That’s Not Canon Productions team are coming together in a Christmas Crossover Special. Featuring top 5 lists and special segments from seven of the other podcasts on the network. Top 5 Christmas Drinks? Check. Most interesting Christmas Traditions? Check. Top 5 Christmas TV specials? Check! Thanks again to all of our listeners and especially to our great patrons for your support this year! Like us on Facebook ! Follow us on Twitter ! Support us on Patreon ! Email us:...
Dec 14, 2018•1 hr 31 min
Your hosts are taking a small break over the holiday period, but fear not! For we will not leave you without a Musical Theatre fix. Each week in December we will release a special Christmas Top 5 Episode AND re-release our hosts favourite episodes of the year! This week our hosts give your their Top 5 Christmas Albums! Thanks again to all of our listeners and especially to our great patrons for your support this year! Like us on Facebook ! Follow us on Twitter ! Support us on Patreon ! Email us:...
Dec 13, 2018•21 min
Part of our new Reprise Series we are bringing back some of our favourite episodes from the archives. Julie made no secret of her love for Little Shop of Horrors when we last spoke about it with Lauren Ware and so she wanted to delve into those blood and flower-strewn waters once again. - FURTHER READING - Wiki - Musical , Film (1986) , Film (1960) IMDb - 1986 , 1960 MTI - CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - Rick Moranis , Ellen Greene , Vincent Gardenia , Steve Martin , Bill Murray , Jim Belushi , Levi Stubb...
Dec 10, 2018•1 hr 32 min
Your hosts are taking a small break over the holiday period, but fear not! For we will not leave you without a Musical Theatre fix. Each week in December we will release a special Christmas Top 5 Episode AND re-release our hosts favourite episodes of the year! This week we asked our lovely patrons to submit their Top 5 Movies to watch at Christmas and we has some very creative answers! Thanks again to all of our listeners and especially to our great patrons for your support this year! Like us on...
Dec 06, 2018•23 min
This week your hosts chat with Heidi Enchelmeier about which of life's truths can be gleaned from Jason Robert Brown’ intimate two person musical - The Last 5 Years! - FURTHER READING - Wiki - Musical IMDb iTunes Spotify - Movie , OBC MTI - CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - Lauren Kennedy , Norbert Leo Butz , Betsy Wolfe , Anna Kendrick , Jeremy Jordan Like us on Facebook ! Follow us on Twitter ! Support us on Patreon ! Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.com Visit our home on the web thatsnotcanonprodu...
Nov 29, 2018•1 hr 34 min
This week your hosts chat with Georgina Purdie about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the phenomenon of musical theatre that is Hamilton: An American Musical! - FURTHER READING - Wiki - Musical , Alexander Hamilton , Lin-Manuel Miranda iTunes - Original Broadway , Mixtape Spotify - CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - Lin-Manuel Miranda , Ron Chernow , Ana Nogueira , Phillipa Soo , Michael Luwoye , Utkarsh Ambudkar , Leslie Odom Jr. , Anika Noni Rose , Renée Elise Goldsberry , Christopher Jackson , D...
Nov 22, 2018•1 hr 36 min
This week we chat with Sam Piaggio about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the breakout hit musical, Book of Mormon! - FURTHER READING - Wiki - Musical , Religious Text iTunes Spotify Official Website - CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - Trey Parker , Robert Lopez , Matt Stone , Andrew Rannells , Josh Gad , Nikki M. James , Rory O'Malley , Michael Potts , Lewis Cleale , Brian Tyree Henry , Gavin Creel , Jared Gertner , Alexia Khadime , Stephen Ashfield , Giles Terera , Ben Platt , A. J. Holmes , Lin...
Nov 15, 2018•1 hr 33 min
The whole gang were at Supanova Brisbane and thought they should record some bonus episodes for you all! (Also, John Barrowman was there and he is just as good-looking as you imagine!) Like us on Facebook ! Follow us on Twitter ! Support us on Patreon ! Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.com Visit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.com Our theme song and interstitial music all by the one and only Benedict Braxton Smith. Find out more about him at www.benedictbraxtonsmith.com Suppo...
Nov 15, 2018•18 min
This week Kristen, Miranda, and Zane will chat with Isaac Tibbs about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the little horror-musical that could: Evil Dead! the Musical! - FURTHER READING - Wiki IMDb iTunes Spotify Website - CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - Sam Raimi , Bruce Campbell , Ryan Ward Like us on Facebook ! Follow us on Twitter ! Support us on Patreon ! Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.com Visit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.com Our theme song and interstitial music all...
Nov 08, 2018•1 hr 20 min
This week Julie, Miranda, and Zane will chat with Shane Anderson (from Mighty Motion Picture Rangers) about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the verbatim musical London Road! Like us on Facebook ! Follow us on Twitter ! Support us on Patreon ! Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.com Visit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.com Our theme song and interstitial music all by the one and only Benedict Braxton Smith. Find out more about him at www.benedictbraxtonsmith.com Suppo...
Nov 01, 2018•1 hr 4 min
This week Kristen, Julie, and Zane will chat with Jo Diskett about which of life's truths can be gleaned from The new jazz-folk musical Hadestown! - FURTHER READING - Wiki iTunes Spotify - CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - Anaïs Mitchell , Rachel Chavkin , Chris Sullivan , Shaina Taub , Andre De Shields , Reeve Carney , T.V. Carpio , Patrick Page , Amber Gray Like us on Facebook ! Follow us on Twitter ! Support us on Patreon ! Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.com Visit our home on the web thatsnotcan...
Oct 25, 2018•1 hr 29 min
This week Kristen and Zane will chat with Jessica Kate Ryan and Patrick Aiken about which of life's truths can be gleaned from Sondheim’s most political musical, Assassins! - FURTHER READING - Wiki iTunes Spotify - CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - Victor Garber , Terrence Mann , Patrick Cassidy , Debra Monk , Greg Germann , Annie Golden , Marc Kudisch , Neil Patrick Harris , Michael Cerveris , Denis O'Hare , James Stacy Barbour , Becky Ann Baker , Alexander Gemignani , Mario Cantone , Catherine Tate , Aaro...
Oct 18, 2018•1 hr 34 min
This week Julie, Miranda, and Zane will chat with Alex Smith about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the off-beat musical Bat Boy! - FURTHER READING - Wiki iTunes Spotify - CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - Keythe Farley , Brian Flemming , Laurence O'Keefe , Deven May , Kaitlin Hopkins , Sean McCourt , Kerry Butler Like us on Facebook ! Follow us on Twitter ! Support us on Patreon ! Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.com Visit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.com Our theme song and...
Oct 11, 2018•1 hr 29 min
This week Julie, Miranda, and Zane will chat with Taylor Davidson about which of life's truths can be gleaned from In The Heights! - FURTHER READING - Wiki IMDb iTunes Spotify - CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - Lin-Manuel Miranda , Quiara Alegría Hudes , Mandy Gonzalez , Christopher Jackson , Karen Olivo , Olga Merediz , Carlos Gomez , Priscilla Lopez , Robin de Jesús , Andréa Burns , Janet Dacal , Seth Stewart , Javier Muñoz , Corbin Bleu , Janet Dacal , Jordin Sparks , Justina Machado , Bianca Marroquín ...
Oct 04, 2018•1 hr 29 min
This week our hosts will chat with Aerlyn James about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the Broadway classic, Chicago! BOOK TICKETS TO SEE SAVOYARD’S CHICAGO Ben Brantley , in his review for The New York Times , wrote "'Make love to the audience' was another Fosse dictum. That's exactly what Ms. Reinking and her ensemble do. Chicago can still seem glibly cynical and artificially cold, especially in its weaker second act. But these performers know just how to take off the chill." - FURTH...
Sep 27, 2018•1 hr 37 min
This week in a special sneak peek of the Patreon-only episodes, your hosts Julie, Miranda, and Zane discuss which musical characters deserve their own spin-off musicals! Like us on Facebook ! Follow us on Twitter ! Support us on Patreon ! Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.com Visit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.com Our theme song and interstitial music all by the one and only Benedict Braxton Smith. Find out more about him at www.benedictbraxtonsmith.com Support this show ht...
Sep 20, 2018•20 min
This week Julie, Miranda, and Zane will chat with Geena Schwartz about which of life's truths can be gleaned from one of the longest running musicals of all time - The Phantom of the Opera! - FURTHER READING - Wiki - Musical , Novel , IMDb iTunes Spotify www.thephantomoftheopera.com - CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - Joel Schumacher , Gerard Butler , Emmy Rossum , Patrick Wilson , Minnie Driver , Miranda Richardson , Andrew Lloyd Webber , Charles Hart . Richard Stilgoe , Gaston Leroux , Michael Crawford , ...
Sep 13, 2018•1 hr 51 min
This week Julie Miranda, and Zane chat with Jessica Kate Ryan about which of life's truths can be gleaned from Sondheim's infamous flop, Merrily We Roll Along! "...to be a Stephen Sondheim fan is to have one's heart broken at regular intervals. Usually, the heartbreak comes from Mr. Sondheim's songs -for his music can tear through us with an emotional force as moving as Gershwin's. And sometimes the pain is compounded by another factor - for some of Mr. Sondheim's most powerful work turns up in ...
Sep 06, 2018•1 hr 28 min
This week Julie, Miranda, and Zane will chat with Josh Thia about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the ice-cream loving musical She Loves Me! - FURTHER READING - Wiki IMDb iTunes Spotify - CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - Barbara Cook , Daniel Massey , Barbara Baxley , Jack Cassidy , Ludwig Donath , Rita Moreno , Madeline Kahn , Kelli O'Hara , Josh Radnor , Jane Krakowski , Gavin Creel , Victor Garber , Rory O'Malley , Peter Bartlett , Laura Benanti , Zachary Levi , Michael McGrath , Ruthie Hensh...
Aug 30, 2018•1 hr 18 min
This week Zane will chat with Harrison Aston, Jordan Malone, and Oliver Lacey about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the confronting rock musical Spring Awakening! - BOOK NOW for Underground Broadway's SPRING AWAKENING - - FURTHER READING - Wiki - Musical , Play iTunes Spotify - CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - Duncan Sheik , Steven Sater , Frank Wedekind , Jonathan Groff , Lea Michele , Skylar Astin , John Gallagher Jr , Lauren Pritchard , Lilli Cooper , Gideon Glick , Stephen Spinella , Christi...
Aug 23, 2018•1 hr 6 min
This week Zane will chat with Melbourne cabaret artist Tash York about which of life's truths can be gleaned from classic musical Cabaret! Find Tash and info about her upcoming events online: www.tashyork.com - FURTHER READING - Wiki - Musical , Film , Christopher Isherwood . IMDb iTunes Spotify - CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - John Kander , Fred Ebb , Joe Masteroff , Christopher Isherwood , Jill Haworth , Bert Convy , Lotte Lenya , Joel Grey , Judi Dench , Kevin Colson , Barry Dennen , Jane Horrocks , A...
Aug 16, 2018•1 hr 13 min
Like us on Facebook ! Follow us on Twitter ! Support us on Patreon ! Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.com Visit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.com Our theme song and interstitial music all by the one and only Benedict Braxton Smith. Find out more about him at www.benedictbraxtonsmith.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/musicals-taught-me-everything-i-know . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/musicals-taught-me-everything-i-know . Hosted on Acast. See a...
Aug 09, 2018•1 hr 34 min
This week Julie, Miranda and Zane celebrate the one year anniversary of Musicals Taught Me Everything I Know and chat about some unappreciated shows from the past that ran less than 50 performances on Broadway! Like us on Facebook ! Follow us on Twitter ! Support us on Patreon ! Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.com Visit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.com Our theme song and interstitial music all by the one and only Benedict Braxton Smith. Find out more about him at www.bene...
Aug 02, 2018•50 min
This week Julie, Miranda, and Zane will chat with Benjamin Tubb-Hearne about which of life's truths can be gleaned from The Mystery of Edwin Drood! - FURTHER READING - Wiki - Novel , Musical , 1993 Film , 2012 Film IMDb - 1993 , 2012 iTunes Spotify - CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - Charles Dickens , Rupert Holmes , George Rose , Clive Revill , Jim Norton , Betty Buckley , Donna Murphy , Paige O'Hara , Julia Hills , Stephanie J. Block , Patti Cohenour , Betsy Wolfe , Will Chase , Chita Rivera , Wendi Peter...
Jul 26, 2018•1 hr 5 min
In honor of Gary Beach's recent passing, we would like to dedicate this episode to his memory. Like us on Facebook ! Follow us on Twitter ! Support us on Patreon ! Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.com Visit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.com Our theme song and interstitial music all by the one and only Benedict Braxton Smith. Find out more about him at www.benedictbraxtonsmith.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/musicals-taught-me-everything-i-know . Support thi...
Jul 19, 2018•29 min
This week Kristen and Zane will chat with Mary Littlejohn about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the hilarious semi-improvised musical - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee! MARY'S LINKS Fabulist Theatre www.thebroadwaychorus.com - FURTHER READING - Wiki iTunes Spotify - CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - William Finn , James Lapine , Sarah Saltzberg , Wendy Wasserstein , Julianne Boyd , Dan Fogler , Robb Sapp , Jose Llana , Dashiell Eaves , Derrick Baskin , Jesse Tyler Ferguson , Celia Keen...
Jul 12, 2018•1 hr 17 min
Like us on Facebook ! Follow us on Twitter ! Support us on Patreon ! Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.com Visit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.com Our theme song and interstitial music all by the one and only Benedict Braxton Smith. Find out more about him at www.benedictbraxtonsmith.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/musicals-taught-me-everything-i-know . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/musicals-taught-me-everything-i-know . Hosted on Acast. See a...
Jul 05, 2018•1 hr 16 min
This week Zane and Patrick will chat with Naomi Mole about which of life's truths can be gleaned from Cole Porter's classic musical - Kiss Me, Kate! BOOK TICKETS TO KISS ME, KATE! Gold Coast Little Theatre - FACEBOOK , GCLT Kiss Me, Kate! - FURTHER READING - Wiki - Musical , Film , Cole Porter IMDb iTunes Spotify - CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - Samuel and Bella Spewack , Alfred Drake , Patricia Morison , Lisa Kirk , Harold Lang , Bill Johnson , Adelaide Hall , Julie Wilson , Marin Mazzie , Brian Stokes ...
Jun 28, 2018•1 hr 25 min
This week Zane, Patrick and Jess will chat with Tristan Vanyai about which of life's truths can be gleaned from Mel Brooks' hilarious musical Young Frankenstein! "Brooks and Stroman pull out every stop. Despite music that's more ho-hum than hummable, Brooks' lyrics are bright and witty. Better yet, the book ... does a great job, with the assistance of co-writer Thomas Meehan, in transferring the original script to the stage." - The New York Post - FURTHER READING - Wiki - Musical , Movie , Mel B...
Jun 21, 2018•1 hr 39 min
