The Gospel of Musical Theatre Podcast
1) 7.5 Hamilton!
Who gets to tell the story? It's the season finale, and it feels like a perfect time to travel back to 2015, when a blockbuster hip-hop musical about Americaâs founders took the world by storm. That's...Show More
2) 7.4 Urinetown!
Itâs the worst-ever name for a musical (thanks, Lutherans) but Peter and Nathan think that 2001âs Urinetown is worthy of your attention â and sustained theological reflection.
3) 7.3 Les Miserables!
Somewhere beyond the barricade, is there a world you long to see? Thereâs no more overtly theological (or more popular) musical than Claude-Michel Schönberg & Alain Boubilâs 1980 Les MisĂ©rables, based...Show More
4) 07.02 Ragtime!
Immigration, capitalism, feminism, intersectionality, and the civil rights: Ragtime has it all! But is it actually just an extended commercial for Ford?
5) Season 7: Cabaret!
In the election run-up, Peter & Nathan are talking about musicals that deal with political unrest and social change. We kick off with the 1966 Broadway classic Cabaret, one of the darkest, kinkiest, a...Show More
6) 6.4 Frozen!
What better way to celebrate summer than with a frozen cocktail of Disney Princess mania? Itâs 2013âs Frozen, beloved by aspiring Elsas and Annas, reviled by parents and caretakers who threaten to los...Show More
7) 6.3 La La Land!
âA bit of madness is key to give us new colors to see.â Today, we continue our Summer Movie Happy Hour Fizzy Summer Tour... thing... as we talk about 2016âs contemporary take on the classic film music...Show More
8) 6.2 Barbie!
We fixed everything in the real world so all women are happy and powerful. Just kidding... but we ARE talking about The Barbie Movie! Weâre so excited to be joined by Arwen Myers, executive director o...Show More
9) 6.1 The Music Man!
Itâs Summer Movie Madness! For the Fourth of July weekend, weâre talking about the most American musical ever: The Music Man!
10) 5.7 Yentl!
Papa, can you hear me? Itâs the last episode of our Season of Barbra Streisand, and weâre going out strong! Thatâs right: today we look at her magnum opus, the 1982 film Yentl â which Barbra both dir...Show More