The Gospel of Musical Theatre The Gospel of Musical Theatre
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A deep dive into your favorite musicals and how they intersect with spirituality, culture, and social justice. And the clothes. And the chorus boys.
Hosted by your favorite musical theater queens: Nathan LeRud and Peter Elliott!
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5.7 Yentl!
Papa, can you hear me?
It’s the last episode of our Season of Barbra Streisand, and we’re going out strong! That’s right: today we look at her magnum opus, the 1982 film Yentl – which Barbra both directed and starred in. -
5.6 A Star is Born!
Is it a musical? Is it a $6MM home movie? A contemporary Purim spiel? This is a weird movie, you guys.
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5.5 The Way We Were!
It may not be a musical, but it sure is close... It’s The Way We Were!
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5.4 On A Clear Day!
Peter and Nathan watched this movie so you don’t have to. It’s the weirdest musical about ESP you’ll ever not watch!
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5.3 Hello, Dolly!
She’s still glowin’, she’s still crowin,’ she’s still goin’ strong... That’s right: we’re continuing our deep dive into the great Barbra Streisand with a look at the mid-60s Broadway classic, Jerry Herman’s Hello Dolly!
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5.2 Funny Girl!
Isn’t it ”people who DON’T need people are the luckiest people in the world?”
Today we look at the role that made Barbara Streisand’s early career: the role of Fanny Brice in Jule Styne & Bob Merrill’s 1964 musical Funny Girl and the 1968 film directed by William Wyler.