Patty & Emily discuss how they’re coping with these turbulent times: Patty through Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Emily through Moonlighting, leading them to dreamcast Moonlighting the Musical. They also discuss the list of the most produced plays and musicals by high schools. And the news of the day, including closings, castings, tours, and Sutton Foster’s McDonald’s ad. They also have an Equity question for Kirsten Wyatt.
Patty makes a correction, and then she and Emily talk about the Parade concert and Boy. They dive into the unfortunate Nerds cancelation and Patti Murin’s blog post about the BWW message boards. There’s also Anastasia casting and Emily practically buys her MegaBus ticket to Hartford. And Crazy Ex-Girlfriend gets a season two pickup!
Patty & Emily talk about the casting announcements from the Anastasia workshop and the upcoming A.R.T. production of Waitress. They rejoice in the announcement of an It Shoulda Been You cast recording, and discuss the theatre twitter controversy around a Broadway.com article. Patty & Emily also take a moment out of this episode to talk to Lauren Worsham about her upcoming show at 54 Below. She’s an awesome lady, and they hope to see you there!
Patty & Emily share with you a very important Carolee Update, and discuss the two shows they saw this week that they can actually talk about: The Lion and Shaina Taub’s American Songbook concert. They also talk a little more Anastasia and rejoice in the forthcoming John and Jen cast recording.