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Post by sph on Sept 23, 2022 12:56:08 GMT
Jim and Tomic's Musical Theatre Happy Hour is quite good - they don't seem to be making any new episodes but the old ones are available online. Essentially each episode is a deep-dive into the history of a particular musical with lots of well-researched discussion.
They actually cover quite a lot of really obscure musicals as well if that's your thing.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 23, 2022 17:25:52 GMT
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Post by anxiousoctopus on Oct 16, 2022 22:17:28 GMT
I always struggle with Musical podcasts because most of the ones that are recommended are so overwhelmingly negative. Sometimes the criticisms are fair, but other times it’s catty hosts cruelly ripping apart shows that aren’t actually that bad and taking extremely bad faith takes against them because dunking on a show is more fun than either being positive or giving constructive criticisms.
(I won’t name it but one particular podcast often features the hosts calling the audiences around them stupid for enjoying the show or reading reviews in a mocking tone. They reviewed one West End show and said people around them were dumb for enjoying it like ‘it’s the thing I remember!’ and responding to positive reviews saying ‘west end reviewers have no standards’ (rather than maybe admitting their criticisms aren’t universal and maybe the positive reviews have some merit?)
The only one I’ve managed to stick with has been ‘Musicalsplainin’ - it’s not 100% positive but they also poke fun at themselves and often give decent reasons for criticisms without making fans feel like they’re stupid for liking it.
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Post by elibal on Oct 18, 2022 17:20:49 GMT
I'm really enjoying Anything Goes, which is actually a set of interviews with mostly composers, lyricists and some orchestratos aired in the 80s.
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Post by cezbear on Oct 19, 2022 9:51:26 GMT
I listen to a ton of podcasts but the only theatre one I dip in and out of is In The Frame, which is just a bunch of interviews. It's a bit fawning but I've actually really enjoyed it so far, and I don't usually listen to that sort of thing.
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