This week we chat with Bradley Chapman about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the movie turned musical from William Finn - Little Miss Sunshine! - FURTHER READING - Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Miss_Sunshine_(musical) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Miss_Sunshine IMDb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0449059/ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_mWYgcUzsw&list=RD2_mWYgcUzsw&start_radio=1&t=2 Like us on Facebook ! Follow us on Twitter ! Support us on Patre...
Jan 23, 2020•49 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...
Jan 16, 2020•41 min
This week we chat with Alicia Poulter about which of life's truths can be gleaned from watching Dr. Seuss' best-loved characters collide and cavort in the unforgettable musical caper - Seussical! Somewhere in ''Seussical'' are the vestiges of a charming, unpretentious show, with a blithe, hummable score, about the transforming powers of imagination. With a small protean cast, conjuring characters out of the air in an intimate storybook-theater setting, ''Seussical'' might indeed be a hit, along ...
Jan 13, 2020•51 min
This week we chat with Steve Norris about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the Romeo and Juliet inspired and Stephen Sondheim’s first lyrical outing - West Side Story! Walter Kerr wrote in the New York Herald Tribune on September 27, 1957: The radioactive fallout from West Side Story must still be descending on Broadway this morning. Director, choreographer, and idea-man Jerome Robbins has put together, and then blasted apart, the most savage, restless, electrifying dance patterns we'v...
Jan 09, 2020•55 min
On Boxing Day 2019, we were changed forever when we hosted a screening of the movie adaption Cats. This is a recording of the live discussion we had AFTER we were changed forever… 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 th...
Jan 06, 2020•42 min
This week we finish our holiday programming by talking about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the Musical that celebrates MOST holidays - Holiday Inn! Theodore Strauss of The New York Times described the film as "all very easy and graceful; it never tries too hard to dazzle; even in the rousing and topical Fourth of July number, it never commits a breach of taste by violently waving the flag. Instead, it has skipped back over the year in an affectionate and light-hearted spirit." - FUR...
Jan 02, 2020•46 min
This week Julie, Zane with special host, Josh Thia will chat with Shaun Kohlman about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the Pop-opera/musical - Bare! BOOK TICKETS! www.understudyproductions.com - FURTHER READING - Wiki Stage Agent Spotify iTunes - CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - Damon Intrabartolo , John Hill , Michael Arden , Jenna Leigh Green , Natalie Joy Johnson , Aaron Lohr , Taylor Trensch , Barrett Wilbert Weed , Gerard Canonico , Missi Pyle , Like us on Facebook ! Follow us on Twitter ! S...
Dec 30, 2019•1 hr 13 min
This week we chat with Christopher Batkin about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the highschool-zombie-horror-musical Anna and the Apocalypse! - FURTHER READING - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_and_the_Apocalypse https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6433880/ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/anna_and_the_apocalypse https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/anna-and-the-apocalypse/id1441169044 https://open.spotify.com/album/3wL8t2j7GtFhJt1YYlde7M Like us on Facebook ! Follow us on Twitter ! Support ...
Dec 26, 2019•59 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...
Dec 19, 2019•39 min
This week Julie, Miranda and Zane chat take some time out of their busy Christmas schedules to chat about which of life's truths can be gleaned from! - FURTHER READING - Wiki - Musical, Movie IMDb iTunes - Animated Movie, Original London Cast - CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - Matthew Sklar, Chad Beguelin, Bob Martin, Thomas Meehan, Sebastian Arcelus, Amy Spanger, Beth Leavel, Mark Jacoby, George Wendt, Wayne Knight, Jordan Gelber, Leslie Kritzer, Ben Forster, Kimberley Walsh, Jessica Martin, Joe McGann, J...
Dec 16, 2019•1 hr 13 min
This week we chat about Christmas and which of life's truths can be gleaned from The Muppet’s Christmas Carol! 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-kn...
Dec 12, 2019•29 min
This week we chat with film maker Charnstar Anderson about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the science fiction (and definitely NOT a concept album) musical - War of the Worlds! 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 Su...
Dec 05, 2019•52 min
This week Julie, Kristen, and Zane will chat with Samuel Boyd about which of life's truths can be gleaned from Evita! - FURTHER READING - Wiki - Musical, Wiki - Film, Wiki - Bio IMDb evitathemusical.com.au Part of your world in French Che yelling "OHHH MY INSECTIDE! at 0:15 Patti "SHE IS A MOVIE KILLER" Lupone The Singing Politician on Spotify - CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - Tina Arena , Andrew Lloyd Webber , Tim Rice , Madonna , Antonio Banderas , Elaine Paige , Patti LuPone , Colm Wilkinson , Mandy Pa...
Dec 02, 2019•1 hr 15 min
This week we chat with Jessica Kate Ryan about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the technical-challenge musical to end them all - Titanic! 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....
Nov 28, 2019•50 min
This week we chat with Nicole Goulter about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the internet sensation - Dr Horrible’s Singalong Blog!! - FURTHER READING - Wiki - Musical , Wikia , Joss Whedon , IMDb iTunes - Musical , Commentary! Spotify - Musical , Commentary! 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 ...
Nov 21, 2019•39 min
This week Julie, Miranda and Zane will chat with Sherryl-Lee Secomb about which of life's truths can be gleaned from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying! - FURTHER READING - Wiki - Musical , Book , Movie IMDb iTunes - CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - Frank Loesser , Robert Morse , Rudy Vallee , Matthew Broderick , Megan Mullally , Daniel Radcliffe , John Larroquette , Anderson Cooper , Walter Cronkite , Christopher Hanke , Roger Bart , Ralph Macchio , Support this show http://supporter.acast.c...
Nov 18, 2019•1 hr 28 min
This week we chat with Patrick Aiken about which of life's truths can be gleaned from that barn-raising classic - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers! Variety wrote: "This is a happy, hand-clapping, foot-stomping, country type of musical with all the slickness of a Broadway show. It offers songs, dances and romancing in such a delightful package that word-of-mouth could talk it into solid business at the boxoffice." - FURTHER READING - Wiki - Musical , Film IMDb iTunes Spotify Like us on Facebook ! ...
Nov 14, 2019•46 min
This week we chat about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the comic-turned- musical masterpiece - Fun Home! Ben Brantley of The New York Times spoke of the musical's emotional impact, artistry and universality, calling it a "beautiful heartbreaker of a musical". [53] " Fun Home isn’t just a coming out story or a coming-of-age story. Its universality comes from its awareness of how we never fully know even those closest to us, and of the undercurrent of grown-up secrets, intuited by chil...
Nov 07, 2019•45 min
A controversial musical about a controversial character, but one of Zane’s favourite shows! Let’s revisit Bat Boy! 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 ! Em...
Nov 04, 2019•1 hr 29 min
This week we chat about which of life's truths can be gleaned from Julie Andrew’s gender-bending musical - Victor/Victoria! On the verge of starvation in 1930s Paris, erstwhile entertainer Julie Andrews is rescued by gay cabaret performer Robert Preston. What Julie needs to succeed, opines Preston, is a gimmick. So, Andrews becomes a male impersonator, pretending to be a female impersonator, and soon becomes the toast of Paris. - FURTHER READING - Wiki - Musical , 1982 Film , 1933 FIlm IMDb iTun...
Oct 31, 2019•55 min
This week we chat with Shannon Foley about which of life's truths can be gleaned from philosophical and incredibly not-historical opera/operetta/musical/whatever - Candide! The tale that Voltaire's classic satire tells is long and winding. And the tale of the Broadway show or (as Bernstein called it) American operetta to its present state as quintessential American opera (or music theater piece) is also long and winding. Over the years the piece got new books, new numbers, additional lyrics and ...
Oct 23, 2019•52 min
More podcasts please! Specifically, more podcast musicals. Like 36 Questions! This week we chat with Tom Hooley about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the first-of-its-kind podcast musical - 36 Questions! “It’s captivating from the get-go, and as the music begins to rise, we’re made immediately aware that this is not some low-budget experiment, a gimmick. The audio vignettes are brief and tense, placing us slowly but firmly in a gripping story. It requires close listening, attention pa...
Oct 21, 2019•49 min
This week we chat amongst ourselves about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the ship-board musical - Anything Goes! “If you try to imagine a grown-up Annie, of the musical by that name, you might easily find her to be a lot like Reno Sweeney, the lead character of Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes” — sassy and brassy, big-hearted and big-voiced. And still with red hair. It is no surprise, then, that Andrea McArdle, the original Broadway Annie, who won a 1977 Tony nomination for her performan...
Oct 17, 2019•57 min
Musicals Taught Me Everything I Know had our first ever Live show! and we decided to talk about that most famous of Highschool musicals - Grease! - FURTHER READING - Wiki - Musical , Film , John Travolta , Olivia Newton-John , Stockard Channing IMDb - 1978 , 2016 , Grease 2 iTunes Spotify 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 ...
Oct 10, 2019•1 hr 5 min
It is time to go back to one of KB’s all-time favourite musicals - Jersey Boys! ___ This week we chat with Josh Mulheran who is currently performing in the Australian Tour of Jersey Boys about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the biography musical the started it all - Jersey Boys! BOOK TICKETS TO SEE THE TOUR - QPAC , jerseyboys.com.au - FURTHER READING - Wiki - Musical , Film , The Four Seasons , Frankie Valli , Bob Gaudio IMDb iTunes Spotify Like us on Facebook ! Follow us on Twitter...
Oct 08, 2019•1 hr 29 min
Let’s go way back in time, to that crazy shared dream we all had, where we spoke at length about the all-train musical - Starlight Express! 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/music...
Oct 07, 2019•1 hr 8 min
This week we chat with Melanie Bolovan about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the smash-hit movie’s, smash-hit musical adaptation - Mean Girls! Entertainment Weekly 's Kristen Baldwin gave the musical a B+, writing: "An ode to self-respect and the benefits of a STEM-based education, Broadway’s Mean Girls is a lively, frequently hilarious adaptation of Tina Fey’s 2004 high school comedy. Propelled by dazzling set design and several stand-out performances, the musical — written by Fey, w...
Oct 03, 2019•1 hr 5 min
This week we chat with Jessica Kate Ryan and Patrick Aiken about which of life's truths can be gleaned from Tim Minchin’s SMASH HIT musical - Matilda! "I suspect it will delight audiences for years to come ... [Kelly's] script actually improves and deepens Dahl's original ... [Minchin's] smashing score ... combines take-home melodies with delicious lyrical wit in songs that consistently develop both the plot and our understanding of the characters. There is an exuberant sense here of two writers...
Sep 26, 2019•1 hr 13 min
This week we chat with Andrew CP about which of life's truths can be gleaned from that ever-optimistic, Dickensian musical - Oliver!! Find out more about Andrews company Technicolour Theatre HERE! - FURTHER READING - Wiki - Musical , Film , Lionel Bart , Charles Dickens IMDb - 1968 , 2005 iTunes , Spotify 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 inters...
Sep 19, 2019•44 min
This week we chat with Johnny Ware about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the BRAND NEW, Australian Musical - Fangirls! Visit the website HERE You can book tickets to Fangirls here: Queensland Theatre - http://www.queenslandtheatre.com.au/Shows/19-Fangirls Belvoir - https://belvoir.com.au/productions/fangirls/ Watch more about the Show on YouTube: NOBODY (Song) WAIT AND SEE (Song) Why are Fangirls scary? Yve Blake at TEDxSydney Like us on Facebook ! Follow us on Twitter ! Support us on...
Sep 12, 2019•47 min
