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Hosted by Michael Fling, Anika Chapin · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 68 episodes
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Join Director Michael Fling (Artistic Associate, Goodspeed Musicals) and Dramaturg Anika Chapin (Director of Artistic Development, Signature Theatre) as they explore and examine your favorite shows, from contemporary hits to classic Broadway. They’ll share fascinating tidbits about each show’s creation and history, then analyze a song or scene to illustrate how the dramaturgy of the show works. Whether you're "Getting to Know" a show for the first time or learning more about an "Old Friend", you're guaranteed to fall in love with musical theatre all over again. New episodes monthly.
Michael Fling, Anika Chapin hosts Know the Show, a arts show with 68 episodes published.
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Book by James Lapine Works Consulted & Reference : The Book of Mormon (Original Libretto) by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone The Book of Mor
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Book by James Lapine Works Consulted & Reference : Sunday in the Park Withe George (Original Libretto) by James Lapine & Stephen Sondheim Look, I Made
KISS ME, KATE | Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter | Book by Sam & Bella Spewack Works Consulted & Reference : Kiss Me, Kate (Original Libretto) by Sam Spewack, Bella Spewack & Cole PorterKiss Me Kate (Revised 1999 Libretto)
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH | Text by John Cameron Mitchell | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Trask Works Consulted & Reference : Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Original Libretto) by John Cameron Mitchell & Stephen TraskHedwig and t
PIPPIN Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Book by Roger O. Hirson | Originally Produced on Broadway by Stuart Ostrow | Directed on the Broadway Stage by Bob Fosse Works Consulted & Reference : Pippin (Original Libretto
HADESTOWN Book, Music, & Lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell Works Consulted & Reference : Hadestown (Original Libretto) by Anaïs MitchellWorking on A Song: The Lyrics of Hadestown by Anaïs Mitchell Music Credits: "Overture" from D
Curtain up on the 50th deep dive of KNOW THE SHOW as Anika and Michael delve into GYPSY, widely considered to be the greatest musical of all time.
THE SECRET GARDEN Book & Lyrics by Marsha Norman | Music by Lucy Simon | Adapted from the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett Works Consulted & Reference : The Secret Garden (Original Libretto) by Marsha NormanCreating THE
HAMILTON Book, Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Based on Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow Works Consulted & Reference : Hamilton (Original Libretto) by Lin-Manuel MirandaHamilton: The Revolution by Jeremy McCarter
Music Credits: "Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Room Where It Happened" from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast R
Music Credits: "Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"Greased Lightnin'" from Grease (The Original Motion Picture Soundtr
THE KING AND I Music by Richard Rodgers | Book & Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Based on Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon | Original Choreography by Jerome Robbins Works Consulted & Reference : The King and
THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD Book, Music, & Lyrics by Rupert Holmes | Based on the novel by Charles Dickens | Original Broadway production produced by New York Shakespeare Festival, Joseph Papp, Producer Works Consulted &
THE WIZ Book by William F. Brown | Music & Lyrics by Charlie Smalls | From the story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Works Consulted & Reference : The Wiz (Original Libretto)Oz and the Musical by Ryan BunchBl
ANYTHING GOES Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter | Original Book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse | New Book by Timothy Crouse & John Weidman Works Consulted & Reference : Once On This Island
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Book & Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Music by Stephen Flaherty Works Consulted & Reference : Once On This Island (Libretto) by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty Music Credits: "Overture" from Dear World (Orig
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Book by George Furth, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Works Consulted & Reference : Merrily We Roll Along (Libretto) by George Furth & Stephen SondheimSense of Occasion by Harold PrinceFacing the
SHE LOVES ME Book by Joe Masteroff, Music by Jerry Bock, & Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick Works Consulted & Reference : She Loves Me (Libretto) by Joe Masteroff & Sheldon HarnickSense of Occasion by Harold PrinceTo Broadway,
COME FROM AWAY Book, Music, & Lyrics by Irene Sankoff & David Hein Works Consulted & Reference : Come From Away (Libretto) by Irene Sankoff & David HeinCome From Away: Welcome to the Rock: An Inside Look at the Hit Music
DAMN YANKEES Book by Douglass Wallop & George Abbott | Music & Lyrics by Jerry Ross & Richard Adler | Based on the novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant by Douglass Wallop Works Consulted & Reference : Damn Yankees
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