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Rebecca was poised to be one of the biggest shows on Broadway in 2012, but the show would close just one day before rehearsals began...leaving 130 people out of a job and the dreams of Broadway stardom being left in the ashes. The question is...how did this happen? The answer sadly isn't quite as simple. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On paper, Hadestown should have never worked. Originally starting as a "folk opera" in a small town in Vermont in 2006, the show would undergo a 13 year journey culminating in it becoming a Broadway smash. This is the story of how a DIY Theatre Project would come to rock the very foundation of the Great White Way. This is the story, of Hadestown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our final episode of the Double Take on Groundhog Day we team up with Marc from Broadway by Ghostlight to dive into one of the most fan requested shows on the channel. Life gets whacky when weatherman Phil Connor's finds himself stuck reliving the same day over and over again. Does the immortality that comes from the time loop serve as a curse or a blessing? Want more Broadway by Ghostlight? Your wish is granted! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7d1YnPq5Wk3J9T6Rmo05jQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While he may be painted as the perfect southern hero in Oklahoma the musical, what does the character of Curly McLain say about a culture of toxic masculinity and a desire to hold onto a past that never existed. Want more itsannachloem? Your wish is granted! https://www.youtube.com/user/itsannachloem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The story of Rocky Balboa has been capturing people's hearts and filling people's workout playlists for over 40 years. So when the show made the jump over to Broadway, was it still able to capture the scrappy spirit to have audiences rooting for their hero to win? Join Brendon and Nando from Nando V Movies as they break down how Rocky works thematically and as a character. Want more Nando V. Movies? Your wish is granted! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf29Sq6-XxLQG_XuJwMHaFg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Being Mel Brooks' second Broadway musical adaptation, Young Frankenstein the Musical wasn't only a hilarious staging of the classic film, but also highlighted the absurd theatricality of the man himself. In this episode of The Double Take dive into what makes Mel Brook's comedy so unique and how his style helped redefine the musical comedy genre. Want more KateCast Reviews? Your wish is granted! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbu6rIIqz_7hoDMCoHeaoZA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Initially, chess the musical seems like it would be a pretty boring affair. But add in two world super powers holding 99% of the world's nuclear weapons, along with a catchy 80's pop song and suddenly...things become much more interesting. Want more Musical Hell? Your wish is granted! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_nsBZngWbumfD45KqW1A7A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If/Then is one of the most confusing musicals to ever cross the great white way, but at its core is a story about choices. In this first episode of the Double Take we team up with Jess and Andrew from Musicals with Cheese to explore the personal and professional consequences of narrow minded ambition. Want more Musicals with Cheese? Your wish is granted! https://broadwaypodcastnetwork.com/podcast/musicals-with-cheese/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's all been leading to this. Carrie the Musical is known as the flop to end all flops. Lasting only five performance, the mystery and lore surrounding the Broadway production of Carrie has kept it in the minds of theater enthusiasts for the past 30 years. In this season finale of WitW, the true story is finally unveiled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the movie Fame gonna live forever? In this episode of Wait in the Wings we find ourselves in the crime ridden New York City that's on the brink of a 1980's revolution that would be sparked by a new variation of the teen musical genre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The landscape of Broadway was changing in the late 1980's. The way of traditional glitz, glamour and light-hearted kick lines was on the way out, and the dramatic, dark, spectacle of the mega-musical was proving to be king. Legs Diamond on Broadway would solidify this as the rough, 1920's gangster would trade Tommy Guns for footlights in a Broadway production that was doomed from the start. Music by Paul Stone - Beautiful Stranger - https://thmatc.co/?l=3A0D1BB7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matilda the Musical could have been a flop. With a director who had yet to prove himself in the realm of musicals, a playwright who had never written a script for one, and an Australian comedian, the odds were stacked against the show from the beginning...or were they? Learn more about the history of Matilda The Musical with this in depth documentary! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices