
416 episodes

The Original Cast Patrick Flynn
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4.6 • 136 Ratings
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A podcast about original cast albums and the people who love them hosted by playwright Patrick Flynn.
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Robert W. Schneider / Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992)
It’s Steve’s birthday! And Rob is back to talk to us about a 30-year-old concert that has the best hair, goofiest sleeves, and ALLLLLLLL the Liza Minnelli you could dream for.
Topics include: The Tonics, wearing upholstery, The Tonics’s vocal arrangements, the ’87 Tonys, The Tonics’s full discography, Karen Ziemba killing it, and The Tonics (mostly we just talk about The Tonics).
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Featured recordings: Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992) • Unsung Sondheim (1993) • Sondheim: A Celebration (1997)
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Liz Wasser / Urinetown the Musical - The Original Cast Recording (2001)
Liz is an actor, writer, and musical theatre kid from way back. And she’s here with a show that is possibly more relevant now than when it debuted.
Topics include: going into the City by yourself when you’re 13, Little Sally, Urinetown the place, transferring at Jamaica, Brechtian (in the true sense), and is this show ahead of its time?
Liz on Medium
Featured recordings: Urinetown the Musical - The Original Cast Recording (2001) • Songs in the Key of Springfield - The Simpsons (1997)
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Jack Canfora / Guys and Dolls - A Decca Original Cast Album (1950)
Jack is an Award-Winning American playwright, actor, musician, and teacher and he’s here with a show that is certainly in the running for the title of THE quintessential American musical.
Topics include: Proto-Fonzi, the first time someone treats you like you’re cool, thinking of yourself as a musician, Henry V, and failing better.
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Featured recordings: Guys and Dolls - A Decca Original Cast Album (1950)
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Debra Warren / Mack & Mabel - Original Cast Recording (1974)
Debra is the author of the new biography Robert Preston: Forever the Music Man. And she’s here to talk about Preston’s most famous flop from the team that brought you Hello, Dolly!.
Topics include: working actors, voicemails from Rosemary Harris, journalism, Robert Preston not getting cast in things over and over again, and Christopher Walken.
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Featured recordings: Mack & Mabel - Original Cast Recording (1974) • The Music Man - Original Broadway Cast (1957) • Mame - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1974)
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Sean Patrick Murtagh / The Scarlet Pimpernel - A Romantic Musical Adventure (1992)
Actor/singer Sean Patrick Murtagh, whom you may know from Green Room 42 and/or his new album The Mario 101, is here for the album that he describes as: “the album that made [him] gay.”
Topics include: moonlight on the bed, Linda Eder as diva, local gays, Linda Eder as instrument, formulas, Linda Eder as gateway drug, the heart and soul of why we do it, Linda Eder’s placement, and Linda Eder’s vowels.
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Sean Patrick’s album The Mario 101
Featured recordings: The Scarlet Pimpernel - A Romantic Musical Adventure (1992) • Jekyll & Hyde - The Complete Work (1995) • The Scarlet Pimpernel - Original Broadway Cast Recording (1997) • The Mario 101 - Sean Patrick Murtagh (2022)
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Shoshana Greenberg / Grease - The Original Broadway Cast Album (1972)
Shoshana is a dramatist, journalist, and host of the Scene to Song podcast. And she’s here to talk about a show that (at one time) was the longest-running show in Broadway history. And it won a surprising number of Tony Awards.
Topics include: how Grease is like Cats, Little Mary Sunshine, 98.1FM WOGL, nostalgia, the bad shows we did in high school, and does Sandy cave under societal pressure or simply play with her identity like every teenager should?
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Featured recordings: Grease - The Original Broadway Cast Album (1972)
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I usually get very excited about this show. Not today. If the host does not like the broadway show i think he should at least do a bit research before talking about it. It was obvious he did not do research or know the show but he certainly had his biases. The guest also didn’t seem to know the show thoroughly but had memories . I gotta say I usually enjoy the show, especially when the conversations deal with the actual show and not the many tangents.
A wonderful podcast
I had the privilege of being a featured guest on The Original Cast several months ago, and I had an absolutely fantastic time. Patrick’s exuberance, ebullience, and warmth made it an even more fun experience. Listen to all of the other episodes—it’s so evident, and a ball of a time. Highly, highly recommend!! ~Frank Britton