Musical Theatre Podcast | Episode 15 Visual Element Series: Props
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Episode 15 of the Take Me To The World Musical Theatre Podcast is the first episode in a series where I talk about different visual elements in musical theatre. In this episode I talk about props, focusing on a prop in the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
In this episode I mentioned Episode 7 – The I Want Song. You may also want to check out Episode 4, which is all about movie musicals.
Where to Listen to Episode 15?
If you haven’t heard it yet you can listen to Episode 15 on Podcasts.com
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Resources – Music
This has links to the cast recordings/soundtracks that I mentioned in this podcast, as well as to some musical playlists.
It’s Broadway, Bitch – Deezer Playlist. This has over 1700 songs from different musicals. Albums are listed in random order. Some songs contain strong language and subject matter; listener discretion is advised.
Sounds of Broadway. This is an online radio station with over 4600 songs from 560 different musicals. The station also has a great weekly podcast about musicals.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979 Original Broadway Cast)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 Movie Soundtrack)
Resources – Videos
These are links on Just Watch (unless stated otherwise) for any musicals mentioned in the episode that have a movie adaption or a proshot/filmed live on stage version. Nonmusical movies that exist for these shows may be listed as well.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982 Filmed Stage Movie)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 Movie)
Resources – Websites and Apps
Reddit Musicals and Reddit Musical Theatre. Both subreddits are great places to learn about musicals, get tips (if you’re a performer), and to get recommendations on shows to check out.
Broadway Musical Home. This is a great website with a list of over 300 musicals. The Rights page has information on where to get the rights to put on a variety of musicals. Concord Theatricals and Musical Theatre International are the two main companies to license musicals.
Playbill has a listing for shows (musicals and plays) in New York, London and National Tours.
Today Tix has an App for both iOS and Android. You can use the app to buy cheap, same-day tickets for shows in several cities like New York, London, and more. I’ve used this app in London and highly recommend it.
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What’s your favourite use of a prop in a musical?