Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast

Auteur(s): Mackenzie Horner
  • Résumé

  • Welcome to Before the Downbeat, a podcast hosted by Mackenzie and Autumn! Together they will be talking all about musicals and the cultural and societal impacts of these shows have. In each episode they cover a different show and talk about the creative team, the production history, their experiences with the material, what are their top 3 favourite songs, the songs we either would cut entirely or skip, and then we answer the big questions of should this musical be revived today & does it still have a place. All this info will provide you with the most in-depth musical knowledge! Enjoy!
    Mackenzie Horner
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  • Bonus Episode-The Cup Reviews: Showboat, San Francisco Opera
    Dec 23 2022

    Work on season 5 continues and we promise it will be out in early 2023. But in the meantime, for the next few works we have something special. Enjoy listening to some of the musical themed episodes of 'The Cup' which are from our host and producer Mackenzie's other theatrical venture, Cup of Hemlock Theatre.

    For this week we have Review episode where we cover the 2014 San Francisco Opera's production of the Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II musical, Showboat. Enjoy as Mackenzie and his fellow panelists examine the historical impact of this musical, they debate who should be singing the breakout song ‘Old Man River’ and if due to this piece's difficult depictions of race and appropriation it still has a place in our current musical theatre culture.

    We hope you enjoy this bonus episode and stay tuned for upcoming announcements on season 5! 

    To watch the video version here's the link...https://youtu.be/gksSNnyW6gM

    To subscribe to the podcast here's the link...https://apple.co/3OYiejt

    Don't forget to leave us a review and share your thoughts on this episode on our social media pages. Follow the links below to reach our pages.

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    1 h et 44 min
  • Bonus Episode-The Cup Reviews: Oklahoma!
    Dec 16 2022

    Work on season 5 continues and we promise it will be out in early 2023. But in the meantime, for the next few works we have something special. Enjoy listening to some of the musical themed episodes of 'The Cup' which are from our host and producer Mackenzie's other theatrical venture, Cup of Hemlock Theatre.

    For this week we have Review episode where we cover the 1998 West End revival of Rogers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, directed by Trevor Nunn, choreographed by Susan Stroman, and starring Hugh Jackman in the role of Curly McLain. Enjoy as Mackenzie and his fellow panelists examine the star turning performance of Hugh Jackman and they work through their thoughts on the perplexing and mix toned climax of this iconic musical.

    We hope you enjoy this bonus episode and stay tuned for upcoming announcements on season 5! 

    To watch the video version here's the link...https://youtu.be/WFrbIqB6jRY 

    To subscribe to the podcast here's the link...https://apple.co/3OYiejt

    Don't forget to leave us a review and share your thoughts on this episode on our social media pages. Follow the links below to reach our pages.

    Facebook

    Instagram

    Twitter

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    2 h et 1 min
  • Bonus Episode-The Cup Reviews: Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical
    Dec 9 2022

    Work on season 5 continues and we promise it will be out in early 2023. But in the meantime, for the next few works we have something special. As you may know our Co-Host Mackenzie is the Co-Artistic Producer of another virtual theatrical venture, Cup of Hemlock Theatre which hosts a weekly online show 'The Cup'. On 'The Cup' Mackenzie and his fellow team members dive into and review both live theatre productions and proshots of past stage productions, host artist interviews and roundtable discussions. All episodes are available both on YouTube and in audio only podcast form. So enjoy for these next few weeks as we share some of the musical episodes Mackenzie has done over at 'The Cup'.

    For this week we have Review episode where we cover the 2001 pro-shot of Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical, starring David Hasselhoff as the titular duo. Enjoy as Mackenzie and his fellow panelists examine the unique performance of David Hasselhoff and they attempt to look behind the façade!

    We hope you enjoy this bonus episode and stay tuned for upcoming announcements on season 5! 

    To watch the video version here's the link...https://youtu.be/V5xr6GvV9Jo

    To subscribe to the podcast here's the link...https://apple.co/3OYiejt

    Don't forget to leave us a review and share your thoughts on this episode on our social media pages. Follow the links below to reach our pages.

    Facebook

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    Twitter

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    2 h et 13 min

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