Happy Halloween! We have the perfect show to dig into for spooky season - mostly because it's downright scary how bad this musical is! Frank Wildhorn's "Jekyll & Hyde" is a musical that, if there was a just theater god, would be forever relegated to the dustbin of Broadway history. There are many musicals I don't like but this is one I actively despise, partially for its innate flaws but also for its utter failure to achieve anything close to what it was aspiring for. Despite this -...
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Happy Halloween! We have the perfect show to dig into for spooky season - mostly because it's downright scary how bad this musical is! Frank Wildhorn's "Jekyll & Hyde" is a musical that, if there was a just theater god, would be forever relegated to the dustbin of Broadway history. There are many musicals I don't like but this is one I actively despise, partially for its innate flaws but also for its utter failure to achieve anything close to what it was aspiring for. Despite this -...
#95: Guys and Dolls, but mostly Dolls with Rachel Abrams & Rita Neidich
Chasing Phantom
34 minutes
4 months ago
#95: Guys and Dolls, but mostly Dolls with Rachel Abrams & Rita Neidich
Is there a more iconic musical than “Guys and Dolls?” Probably not. That doesn’t mean it’s easy to do well and my guests for this episode are a testament to how to make a classic musical really sing. This is a show that can be dominated by its many engaging male characters, so I wanted to push aside the Guys for just a bit and talk to the Dolls. “Guys and Dolls” is never supposed to be realistic but there’s a danger in making it too broad for an audience to care about the characters. Adelaide...
Chasing Phantom
Happy Halloween! We have the perfect show to dig into for spooky season - mostly because it's downright scary how bad this musical is! Frank Wildhorn's "Jekyll & Hyde" is a musical that, if there was a just theater god, would be forever relegated to the dustbin of Broadway history. There are many musicals I don't like but this is one I actively despise, partially for its innate flaws but also for its utter failure to achieve anything close to what it was aspiring for. Despite this -...
