Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast Mackenzie Horner

It's a big week for the upcoming film adaptation of Wicked! We have new poster, a featurette, and the first official trailer being released all within 72 hours! So join host Mackenzie as he does a shot by shot breakdown of the film's first official trailer. This is mega size trailer that not only lays out the plot of the film but also gives us listen to some of the iconic songs from the musical. We analyze beautifully composed shots from such numbers 'No One Mourns the Wicked' and 'Defying Gravity'! Plus we get our first look at divisive character of Doctor Dillamond!



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It's a big week for the upcoming film adaptation of Wicked! We have new poster, a featurette, and the first official trailer being released all within 72 hours! So join host Mackenzie as he does a shot by shot breakdown of this new behind the scenes featurette where director Jon M. Chu and leading ladies Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande discuss their background connections to this musical and how they brought their love for the source material to the screen. There is surprisingly quite a bit of new footage to discuss from several shots of the opening musical number to moments from the song 'Dancing Through Life' and potentially a brief look at the Wizards solo number 'Wonderful'!



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This week on Before the Downbeat, Mackenzie and Scott are throwing out books by Norman Mailer and discussing the musical A New Brain! Together Mackenzie and Scott explore William Finn's fascination with the last name Delli-Bovi as he also used it in March of the Falsettos too. They debate the characterization of Gordon's mother Mimi. Plus discover if Mackenzie has found an appreciation for this musical after going into this episode knowing nothing about this piece



All of this and some time and music in this all new episode!



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Next Friday on Before the Downbeat Mackenzie and Scott are having some calamari and ziti as they’ve watch Mr. Bungee and discuss the musical A New Brain! Hear them debate where they would rank this musical against the other William Finn pieces of Falsettos and 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. They breakdown the differences between the 1998 and the 2015 versions of the show . Plus they discuss the pros and cons of using theatre as a form of therapy.



All of this and the homeless lady’s revenge on next Friday's all new episode!



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This week on Before the Downbeat, Mackenzie and Scott celebrating that the best of time is now by discussing the musical La Cage aux Folles! Together these two explore the generational divisions between the creative team that caused much friction during the creation process of this musical. They debate if Jean-Michel's big number "With Anne on My Arm" is deep and complex. Plus discover why Scott is not a fan of the opening number "We Are What We Are".



All of this and a green Givenchy gown in the loo in this all new episode!



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Next Friday on Before the Downbeat Mackenzie and Scott head down to the "jewel" of the Riviera to discuss the musical La Cage aux Folles! Hear them debate if this musical should have won Best Musical at the Tony Awards over the Sondheim musical 'Sunday in the Park with George'. They breakdown the conflicts that arose between the creative team about how to tackle the LGTQIA+ representation in this piece. Plus they discuss whether or not this musical gives Jean-Michel a proper resolution with Albin.



All of this and some girdles and jocks on next Friday's all new episode!



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