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! 

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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! 

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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! 

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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 Roundtable episode where we mark the one-year anniversary of the passing of composer, lyricists, and the Shakespeare of musical theatre Stephen Sondheim, by devoting this special roundtable to his remarkable contributions to musical theatre. Mackenzie and his fellow panelists examine the complexity of his writing, debate whether Sondheim's compositions not being as hummable as his colleagues was a detriment to his work, and explore what legacy and impact Sondheim and his work will have on the generations to come. We hope you enjoy this bonus episode and stay tuned for upcoming announcements on season 5! 

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In case you missed our live stream, enjoy this edited audio only version of our Live Movie Musical Commentary of 'Cats (2019)'. Listen to Mackenzie and special guest co-host Jillian Robinson break down the adaptation, direction, and performances in this very divisive movie musical. Enjoy as these two friends debate whether the reworking of the film's limited plot works. Plus they try to determine which performance they feel was the best in this very mixed film.

All this and yakked up hairball.

This week the arts community lost a true legend Angela Lansbury at the age of 96. Her incredible 8 decade career spanned multiple forums from film to television to animation to the stage. One of Ms. Lansbury's most iconic roles was that of Mrs. Lovett in the murderous Sondheim musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and this show also happens to be one our most popular season 2 episodes. So, we are honouring this great artist by releasing our Remastered version of this very bloody and thought provoking episode! Plus enjoy the fixed the sound quality too! 

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In case you missed our live stream, enjoy this edited audio only version of our Live Movie Musical Commentary of 'Mamma Mia: The Movie'. Listen to Mackenzie and special guest co-host Jessica Maxwell break down the music, direction, and performances in this very financially successful movie musical. Enjoy as these two long time friends reminisce about what they doing back in summer of 2008, which was right before they met in portable 303 in the fall of 2008. Plus they debate who they'd rather hear sing Pierce Brosnan or Russell Crowe.

All this and a bucket of water from the spring of Aphrodite.

As you may have guessed our upcoming 5th season has had it's release slightly delayed but fear not we have some wonderful counter programming for you! We are excited to be doing more LIVE MOVIE MUSICAL COMMENTARIES with some familiar guests. In order to get yourself ready for our upcoming LIVE MOVIE MUSICAL COMMENTARIES enjoy this remastered revisit our first LIVE MOVIE MUSICAL COMMENTARY which was West Side Story (1961). Please note we did this live commentary prior to the release of the 2021 remake so there is speculation about the film as we had not seen it yet.