To celebrate Pride Month, Peter and Nathan are joined by the incredible Isaac Lamb and Stephanie Smith, director and musical director for a new and groundbreakingly queer production of Meredith Wilson’s 1957 classic musical The Music Man – which opens at Third Rail Repertory Theatre in Portland, OR, on June 17th.
We talk about:
– Theatre and church, chamber pieces versus extravagant spectacles, and what led Meredith Wilson to create The Music Man.
– The nature of “political” casting choices, what it means for six women and non-binary actors to take on these roles, and why casting choices matter.
– Learning how to sing and learning how to play an instrument – both in the story of The Music Man and in this production, where the actors accompany themselves.
-The purity (and politics!) of joy, and why a show like The Music Man can help us imagine new possibilities in a multi-racial, multiply-abled, diverse, and rapidly changing world.
– We reference Meredith Wilson’s 1957 book But He Doesn’t Know the Territory which was reissued by University of Minnesota Press in 2020.
You’ll hear:
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3.6 A Little Night Music!
BONUS: Sondheim & Judaism (with Michael & Ida Rae Cahana)!
3.5 Follies!
3.4 Company!
3.3 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum & Anyone Can Whistle!
3.2 Gypsy!
BONUS: Steven Spielburg’s West Side Story!
3.1 West Side Story! (Sondheim Season Premiere)
BONUS: Schmigadoon – Season 1!
2.4 Paint Your Wagon!
2.3 Camelot & Gigi!
2.2 My Fair Lady!
2.1 Brigadoon!
BONUS: In Conversation with Robin Kermode
1.7 Allegro!
1.6 The Sound of Music!
1.5 The King and I!
1.4 South Pacific!
1.3 Carousel!
1.2 Oklahoma!
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