Musical Theatre Podcast | Episode 23 – Shows I’ve Seen at MacEwan Theatre
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Episode 23 of the Take Me To The World Musical Theatre Podcast is an episode where I talk about the shows I’ve seen at MacEwan Theatre since 2023 (so far). Theses shows are Spring Awakening, [title of show], Legally Blonde, Twelfth Night, and Sunday in the Park with George. I also wrote a blog post with my general thoughts of seeing shows at MacEwan and whether you should get season tickets. You can read that here.
While you don’t need to listen to this episode I do reference Episode 18 Five Musicals I Love But Have Never Seen. And I talk about the set design of Sunday in the Park with George in Episode 17 (that episode was done before I saw the production at MacEwan).
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Resources – Music
This section has links to the cast recordings/soundtracks for musicals that are mentioned in this episode. It also has a couple of musical playlists.
It’s Broadway, Bitch – Deezer Playlist. This has over 1700 songs from different musicals. Albums are 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.
Spring Awakening (2006 Original Broadway Cast)
[title of show] (2006 Off-Broadway Cast)
Legally Blonde (2007 Original Broadway Cast)
Sunday in the Park with George (1984 Original Broadway Cast)
Natasha, Pierre, and The Great Comet of 1812 (2017 Original Broadway Cast)
Heathers (2019 Original West End Cast Recording)
The Prom: A New Musical (2018 Original Broadway Cast)
Resources – Videos
Here are links from Just Watch (unless otherwise noted) for any musicals mentioned in this episode that have a movie adaptation or a proshot/filmed live stage version. When available, non-musical film adaptations of these shows are also included.
Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known (2022 Documentary)
Legally Blonde (2001 Non Musical Movie)
Twelfth Night (1996 Non Musical Movie)
Sunday in the Park with George (1986 Filmed Stage Movie)
Heathers (1989 Nonmusical Movie)
Legally Blonde (2001 Non Musical Movie)
The Prom (2020 Movie)
Resources – Websites and Apps
If you’re looking to get tickets for MacEwan Theatre shows you can do that here.
If you’re in Toronto check the Mirvish Theatre website for details of their upcoming production of Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (tickets not on sale yet).
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.
Use the Code JGZYL to save £10 (or $10) on your first order with Today Tix.
Have you seen a show at MacEwan Theatre?