Fifty Key Stage Musicals: The Podcast

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A supplement to the book FIFTY KEY STAGE MUSICALS

Behind the Music Theatre History

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Ch. 50- DEAR EVAN HANSEN

DEAR EVAN HANSEN. COMPOSER: Benj Pasek & Justin Paul. LYRICIST: Benj Pasek & Justin Paul. BOOK: Steven Levenson. DIRECTOR: Michael Greif. CHOREOGRAPHER: Danny Mefford. PRINCIPLE CAST: Rachel Bay Jones (Heidi), Laura Dreyfuss (Zoe), Ben Platt (Evan), OPENING DATE: Nov 14, 2016.

36 mins

5/31/22

Ch. 49- HAMILTON

HAMILTON. COMPOSER: Lin-Manuel Miranda. LYRICIST: Lin-Manuel Miranda. BOOK: Lin-Manuel Miranda. DIRECTOR: Thomas Kail. CHOREOGRAPHER: Andy Blankenbuehler. PRINCIPLE CAST: Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton), Leslie Odom Jr. (Burr), Phillipa Soo (Eliza) OPENING DATE: August 6th, 2015.

51 mins

5/30/22

Ch. 48- FUN HOME

FUN HOME. COMPOSER: Jeanine Tesori. LYRICIST: Lisa Kron. BOOK: Lisa Kron. SOURCE: Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel Fun Home (2006) DIRECTOR: Sam Gold. CHOREOGRAPHER: Danny Mefford. PRINCIPLE CAST: Michael Cerveris (Bruce), Sydney Lucas (Young Alison) Beth Malone (Old Alison) OPENING DATE: Apr 19, 2015.

41 mins

5/29/22

Ch. 47- NEXT TO NORMAL

NEXT TO NORMAL. COMPOSER: Tom Kitt. LYRICIST: Brian Yorkey. BOOK: Brian Yorkey. DIRECTOR: Michael Greif. CHOREOGRAPHER: Sergio Trujillo. PRINCIPLE CAST: Alice Ripley (Diana), J. Robert Spencer (Dan), Aaron Tveit (Gabe) OPENING DATE: Apr 15, 2009.

49 mins

5/28/22

Ch. 46- IN THE HEIGHTS

IN THE HEIGHTS. COMPOSER: Lin-Manuel Miranda. LYRICIST: Lin-Manuel Miranda. BOOK: Quiara Alegria Hudes. DIRECTOR: Thomas Kail. CHOREOGRAPHER: Andy Blankenbuehler. PRINCIPLE CAST: Robin De Jesus (Sonny), Mandy Gonzalez (Nina), Lin-Manuel Miranda (Usnavi), OPENING DATE: Mar 09, 2008.

47 mins

5/27/22

Ch. 45- JERSEY BOYS

JERSEY BOYS. COMPOSER: Bob Gaudio. LYRICIST: Bob Crewe. BOOK: Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice. DIRECTOR: Des McAnuff. CHOREOGRAPHER: Sergio Trujillo. PRINCIPLE CAST: Christian Hoff (Tommy), Daniel Reichard (Bob), John Lloyd Young (Frankie) OPENING DATE: Nov 06, 2005.

48 mins

5/26/22

Ch. 44- WICKED

WICKED. COMPOSER: Stephen Schwartz. LYRICIST: Stephen Schwartz. BOOK: Winnie Holzman. SOURCE: Gregory Maguire’s book Wicked: The Life and Times of The Wicked Witch of The West (1995) DIRECTOR: Joe Mantello. CHOREOGRAPHER: Wayne Cilento.

1 h 38 mins

5/25/22

Ch. 43- MAMMA MIA

MAMMA MIA. COMPOSER: Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus. LYRICIST: Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus. BOOK: Catherine Johnson. DIRECTOR: Phyllida Lloyd. CHOREOGRAPHER: Anthony Van Laast. PRINCIPLE CAST: Judy Kaye (Rosie), Karen Mason (Tanya), Louise Pitre (Donna) OPENING DATE: Oct 18, 2001.

44 mins

5/24/22

Ch. 42- THE PRODUCERS

THE PRODUCERS. COMPOSER: Mel Brooks. LYRICIST: Mel Brooks. BOOK: Mel Brooks, Thomas Meehan. SOURCE: Mel Brooks’ film The Producers (1967) DIRECTOR: Susan Stroman. CHOREOGRAPHER: Susan Stroman. PRINCIPLE CAST: Matthew Broderick (Leo), Cady Huffman (Ulla), Nathan Lane (Max) OPENING DATE: Apr 19, 2001.

40 mins

5/23/22

Ch. 41- SEUSSICAL

SEUSSICAL. COMPOSER: Stephen Flaherty. LYRICIST: Lynn Ahrens. BOOK: Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. SOURCE: The stories of Dr. Seuss (c. 1950s) DIRECTOR: Rob Marshall. CHOREOGRAPHER: Kathleen Marshall.

44 mins

5/22/22

Ch. 40- RENT

RENT. COMPOSER: Jonathan Larson. LYRICIST: Jonathan Larson. BOOK: Jonathan Larson. SOURCE: La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini (1896) DIRECTOR: Michael Greif. CHOREOGRAPHER: Marlies Yearby. PRINCIPLE CAST: Adam Pascal (Roger), Anthony Rapp (Mark), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Mimi) OPENING DATE: Apr 29, 1996.

40 mins

5/22/22

Ch. 39- GREASE (1994)

GREASE (1994) COMPOSER: Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey. LYRICIST: Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey. BOOK: Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey. DIRECTOR: Jeff Calhoun. CHOREOGRAPHER: Jeff Calhoun. PRINCIPLE CAST: Ricky Paull Goldin (Danny), Rosie O’Donnell (Rizzo), Susan Wood (Sandy) OPENING DATE: May 11, 1994.

56 mins

5/20/22

Ch. 38- BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. COMPOSER: Alan Menken. LYRICIST: Howard Ashman, Tim Rice. BOOK: Linda Woolverton. SOURCE: Disney’s animated film Beauty and The Beast (1991) DIRECTOR: Robert Jess Roth. CHOREOGRAPHER: Matt West.

1 h 14 mins

5/19/22

Ch, 37- FALSETTOS

FALSETTOS. COMPOSER: William Finn. LYRICIST: William Finn. BOOK: William Finn and James Lapine. DIRECTOR: James Lapine. PRINCIPLE CAST: Stephen Bogardus (Whizzer), Michael Rupert (Marvin), Barbara Walsh (Trina) OPENING DATE: Apr 29, 1992.

45 mins

5/18/22

Ch. 36- THE SECRET GARDEN

THE SECRET GARDEN. COMPOSER: Lucy Simon. LYRICIST: Marsha Norman. BOOK: Marsha Norman. SOURCE: Frances Hodgson Burnett’s book The Secret Garden (1911) DIRECTOR: Susan H. Schulman. CHOREOGRAPHER: Michael Lichtefeld.

51 mins

5/17/22

Ch. 35- MISS SAIGON

MISS SAIGON. COMPOSER: Claude-Michel Schonberg. LYRICIST: Richard Maltby Jr & Alain Boublil. BOOK: Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg. SOURCE: Giacomo Puccini’s opera Madame Butterfly (1904) DIRECTOR: Nicholas Hytner. CHOREOGRAPHER: Bob Avian.

1 h 45 mins

5/16/22

Ch. 34- THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. COMPOSER: Andrew Lloyd Webber. LYRICIST: Charles Hart. BOOK: Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber. SOURCE: The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux (1909) DIRECTOR: Hal Prince. CHOREOGRAPHER: Gillian Lynne.

55 mins

5/15/22

Ch. 33- LES MISERABLES

LES MISERABLES. COMPOSER: Claude-Michel Schonberg. LYRICIST: Herbert Kretzmer. BOOK: Alain Boublil, Claude-Michele Schonberg, Jean-Marc Natel. SOURCE: Victor Hugo’s novel Les Miserables (1862) DIRECTOR: Trevor Nunn and John Caird.

52 mins

5/14/22

Ch. 32- LA CAGE AUX FOLLES

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. COMPOSER: Jerry Herman. LYRICIST: Jerry Herman. BOOK: Harvey Fierstein. SOURCE: Jean Poriot’s play La Cage Aux Folles (1973) DIRECTOR: Arthur Laurents. CHOREOGRAPHER: Scott Salmon.

45 mins

5/13/22

Ch. 31- CATS

CATS. COMPOSER: Andrew Lloyd Webber. LYRICIST: TS Eliot. BOOK: N/A. SOURCE: T.S. Eliot’s book of poetry Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats (1939) DIRECTOR: Trevor Nunn. CHOREOGRAPHER: Gillian Lynne.

1 h 7 mins

5/12/22