Episodes

Monday Dec 14, 2020
Scene to Song Episode 50: 2020 in Musical Theater
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
In this episode, writers Rachel Dean and David Brush discuss the year of 2020 in musical theater, focusing on mental health and the pieces The Keep Going Song, A Killer Party, How to Survive the End of the World, and more. We also talk about the song "That I Would Be Good" from Alanis Morissette and Diablo Cody's 2019 musical Jagged Little Pill.

Monday Nov 30, 2020
Scene to Song Episode 49: Contemporary Musical Theater on 10glo
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
In this episode, 10glo founders Daniel Kuney and Tim Sebastian discuss contemporary musical theater through their site, 10glo, featuring artists Rachel Dean and David Brush, Leo Mercer and Stephen Hyde, and more. We also talk about the songs from the 10glo Get out the Vote challenge.

Monday Nov 16, 2020
Scene to Song Episode 48: Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's Follies
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
In this episode, writer John Verderber discusses Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's 1971 musical Follies, focusing on its gestation and the influences of directors Harold Prince and Michael Bennett. We also talk about the song "Class" from Kander and Ebb's 1975 musical Chicago.

Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
In this episode, journalist and podcast host Mark Blankenship discusses the Jason Robert Brown and Marsha Norman musical The Bridges of Madison County. We also talk about the song "Keys (It's Alright)" from Stew and
Heidi Rodewald's 2007 musical Passing Strange.

Monday Oct 19, 2020
Scene to Song Episode 46: Horror in Musical Theater
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
In this episode, composer, lyricist, and bookwriter Jason K Purdy discusses horror in musical theater, particularly the musicals American Psycho, Sweeney Todd, Carrie, and We Are the Tigers. We also talk about the song "And Eve Was Weak" from Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford, and Lawrence D. Cohen's 1988 musical Carrie.

Monday Oct 05, 2020
Scene to Song Episode 45: The Illusion of the Everyman in Musical Theater
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
In this episode, a continuation of Scene to Song's discussion of The Everyman, actor, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and diversity dramaturg Heath Saunders discusses the illusion of the everyman in relation to the hero's journey and the musicals Pippin and A Strange Loop. We also talk about the song "Many a New Day" from Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma.

Monday Jun 15, 2020
Scene to Song Episode 44: The Everyman in Musical Theater
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
In this episode, writers Tom Gualtieri and David Sisco discuss the everyman character in musical theater. We also talk about the song "Fable" from the 2005 Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas Musical The Light in the Piazza.

Monday Jun 01, 2020
Scene to Song Episode 43: TV Musical Episodes
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Monday Jun 01, 2020
In this episode, nurse and musician BethAnn Freed Cohen discusses the TV musical episode, focusing on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer musical episode and the Scrubs musical episode. We also talk about the song "Everything Comes Down to Poo" from the Scrubs musical episode.

Monday May 18, 2020
Scene to Song Episode 42: Contemporary Musical Theater
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
In this episode, freelance artists and founders of ContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com David Sisco and Laura Josepher discuss contemporary musical theater----what the term means and includes, as well as examples from Broadway, off-Broadway, and their site. We also talk about the song "Changing My Major" from Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori's 2015 Broadway musical Fun Home.

Monday May 04, 2020
Scene to Song Episode 41: Scene to Song Outtakes
Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
In this episode, I share outtakes from three previous episodes with guests Gregory Jacobs-Roseman, Michael Boyd, and EllaRose Chary. I also talk about the song "Telephone Wire" from Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori's 2015 Broadway musical Fun Home.