By The Ghost Light

We’re totally getting these right this year. We’re very good at this.

Breaking news, Tony awards were announced, and Lea didn’t get one. Amongst MANY other things. Let’s dive into it.

Bingo sheet updates! The Olivier awards happened, we’ve got debuts all over the place, and Pink is hosting the Tonys!

How many times can you perform a single role? Thousands. Ryan talks season selection, Cassie talks show pitches.

We figured out the Weird Al bio-musical. We also need some help figuring out what we get if we Ryan gets to fill in a bingo square, Cassie is excited for 50% of a new cast recording. Topics include: Just In Time, Operation Mincemeat, Blizzards, Golden Tickets, Baseball, Alysa Liu, Moulin Rouge, Hadestown, Much Ado, Romeo & Juliet, Paddington, Brigadoon, Hamilton, 2 Strangers, Every Brilliant Thing, Peter Dinklage, The Shark is Broken

We’re back! Cassie has recovered from the sickness and joins Ryan as they attempt to catch up on as much news as physically possible. Cassie’s Correction Corner, Catching up on the news, and big boards.

Cassie is sick, so Ryan found a guest! Bob Walters is a lifelong thespian, technician, and has a pretty cool job working for a rodent. We can’t talk about his current work (pesky NDAs), but he can offer some insights into the technical theatre world and how his unique journey lead to full-time employment doing something he loves.

Cassie explains BananaBall, Ryan went to Broadway. Also, they’re doing Broadway Bingo cards this year, and a secret 3rd guest joins the chaos.

Cassie did it, she finally saw & Juliet! She also just finished staging a Shakespeare, and we’re gonna talk about both. Also, Chase saw it and has some thoughts too. It’s a Holiday Miracle!

Tom Stoppard has passed away, but Paddington exists in live theatre now. Cassie wants more Sondheim, Ryan is obsessed with the Paddington puppet, and UK reviews are a whole thing. We also take a look t the announced Broadway openings in the coming months.

This entire episode is about Wicked For Good and contains spoilers

So that didn’t last long, Kermit might still get his Tony nomination though. Avenue Q is back soon on a West End stage. Ryan has to explain to Gen Alpha who Oprah is. Two Strangers carry a cake, Chess, Ragtime, Queen of Versailles, Paddington, update the Tony Categories, Beetlejuice, Rocky Horror, DanRad, Every Brilliant Thing, PBS great performances, Grammys, Wicked.

Auli’i Carvalho and the JoBros count as Broadway stars, so here we are. Rachel & Ben are taking on the last 5 years, Our friend Andy is on TikTok. Also discussed, Legally Blonde, Phantom, Much Ado, Evita, Only Murders in the Building, Chess, Broadway Grosses & Closings, Strikes, Schmigadoon, The Muppets, Whamageddon/Mackers, Rehearsal Schedules.

Into the Woods immersive, it’s a thing only Staten Island could give. Chess is.a thing, potential strikes, Seussical, what a grab bag of an episode. Wicked, Chess, Seussical, Strike, Broadway law, Contracts, Oscars, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Broadway Bingo Cards, No Casino, Chinatown Lear, Hercules, Andy, Tartuffe, Slam Frank

Episode 75 is here! Ryan lost count, but it’s here! Lion King made it to a much bigger number though. Cassie has auditions, Ryan did a Starkid, let’s talk about it. Topic include: Lion King, Ragtime, Zombies, Hadestown, Hamilton, Wicked, Radio City Rockettes, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Midsummer, The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals,

Black Swamp Arts Fest and StarKid have taken over our lives. But we’re back, with Hamilton & Casting & new shows! Topics include: StarKid, Hamilton, Lin’s Meme, Leslie Odom, Thayne Jasperson, Rafiki/Lion King, Tshidi Manye, Beetlejuice, Zootopia the Musical, 13 Going On 30, 13, Two Strangers, Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion, ART, Boy My Greatness, Oh, Mary!, Tartuffe, Andre De Shields, Cabaret, Billy Porter, Come From Away, Maybe Happy Ending, surprise Chase.

Cassie has nice things to say about Phantom…kinda. Ryan wants someone besides Andy to push the envelope. Topics include: Kristin Chenoweth, Andy, Queen of Versailles, Immersive Phantom, Guys & Dolls, Cabaret, Next to Normal, Hunger Games, Midsummer, 12th Night, The Delacorte Theater, Maybe Happy Ending, The Muppets, Paddington, Beauty and the Beast, Not Ready for Prime Time, Death of a Salesman, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Proof, Finding Your Roots Starkid.

Happy 100th to the Rockettes! Cassie has a new game, Ryan opens a can of worms. Topic include: The Play That Goes Wrong, Bat Boy, World of Tomorrow, Maybe Happy Ending, Alternates for Tony Nominees, Romeo and Zooliet, Ginger Twinsies, AATE National Conference 2025, Colors of School Subjects,

Andy’s up to no good, but it might result in a balcony in NYC and we can live with that. Cassie doesn’t want to watch Cats, and Ryan wants to talk about weird art. Topics include: Gypsy, Sunset Boulevard, Pirates!, deaf performers, Miss Piggy, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, Costuming, TGWDLM, Starkid, Hadestown, & Juliet, Cherry Lane, The Delacorte, 12th Night, Steve Burns, Merrily We Roll Along, To Free A Mockingbird, Seuss.

We return to the news, and OH BOY is there a lot happening in a post-Tonys world! Ryan wants to talk about Rachel, Cassie REALLY doesn’t want to talk about Andy. Topics include: Jurassic Park, Evita, Show closures, Boop, Little Shop of Horrors, Immersive Phantom, Merrily We Roll Along (pro-shot), Muppet Christmas Carol, Spelling Bee, Princess Bride, Bear Grease, Top 10 produced shows, The Jimmy Awards.

We didn’t do too poorly, but we’ve certainly done better. BUT DARREN WON!

Our annual, data-driven, all vibes & spite, Tony Predictions episode. There’s no way this goes badly.

Tony Nominations are out! Ryan and Cassie break out all the nominations, snubs, and oddities.

The passing of William Finn just hits hard, and Ryan reflects a bit on Spelling Bee. Also, 1,000 for & Juliet, and Leslie back to Hamilton. Brave Little Toaster, Little Miss Sunshine, All Shook Up, Let It Be, SpongeBob, Jeff Goldblum’s Jazz, Only Murders in the Building, Julie Benko, Children of Eden.

April Fools’ Internet Jokes are in full swing, Broadway ticket prices, Merrily We Roll Along pro-shot, The Last Five years, Othello, Angry Alan, Maybe Happy Ending, Happy Face, Roald Dahl & the Children’s Theatre Company, BroadwayHD, Annie, Alan Cumming & Marvel, The Trojans, Children of Eden, The 39 Steps, Chekhov and his family.

Hunger Games Arena. That’s a whole thing. Ryan eats his own hot takes Cassie doesn’t want to let Andy into the club, and why don’t Julie and Stephen have Tonys? Shows discussed include, The Book Thief, & Juliet, Wicked, Newsies, Next to Normal, Evita, Snow White, A Streetcar Named Desire, MisCast, Swept Away, Maybe Happy Ending, Topdog/Underdog, Mister Wolf, Amadeus, Windfall, Weird, The Greatest Showman, The Hunger Games, Children of Eve,

We have come up with a new metric, and a bit of a History lesson, what roles constitute collecting all the Infinity Stones? We start with tenors, and we need your help. Shows Discussed in this episode include, Chicago, Wicked, The Lord of the Rings, The Oscars, Jesus Christ Superstar, Beauty and the Beast, The Play that Goes Wrong, The Hunger Games, Othello, Much Ado About Nothing, Phantom of the Opera, Little Shop of Horrors, 13, Saturday Church, Hadestown, Heathers, Moulin Rouge, Rent, and more. Seriously, there’s a lot this episode.

Sorry we’re a week late, but Romeo & Juliet will soon be leaving Broadway, and Ryan is holding space for that. Cassie has an update on our good friend Andy, and we dive into Frozen Jr. Shows include, Romeo and Juliet, Hadestown, Schmigadoon, Smash, Redwood, Othello, Picture of Dorian Grey, GlenGarry Glen Ross, Operation Mincemeat, The Last 5 Years, Wicked, Merrily We Roll Along, Frozen, Children of Eden, Dylan Strechbery.

Happy TikTok disappearance, Schmigadoon season 3 BIG reveals, Ariana & Cynthia sing Prince of Egypt, SMASH is coming, Great Gatsby Gala, Into the Woods, Gwyneth Goes Skiing, Shakespeare, Urinetown, Streetcar Named Desire, Jonathan Larson Project, Eurydice, Sailer Moon, Becoming Eve, Tony Eligibility, Romeo & Juliet, Old Friends, Frozen, Season Selection.

Happy 2025, and there’s a lot happening in the world. We bring the Broadway news, and our hearts go out to the people of Los Angeles. Topics discussed include: Wicked, Awards Shows, A Complete Unknown, Stereophonic, Swept Away, Once Upon a Time Mattress, Pirates!, Chess, Phantom of the Opera, The Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, The Odyssey, Epic the Musical.

After years of talking about it, Ryan finally watched Eloise at Christmastime. Cassie knows way too much about this franchise.

Ryan went to NYC! He saw Strategic Love Play, Romeo & Juliet, Gypsy, and Swept Away.

SPOILERS! Our full review and scene by scene breakdown of Wicked part 1

Wicked is all encompassing. We also got Chase on mic for a few minutes. Ryan’s upcoming Broadway trip. Strategic Love Play, Romeo and Juliet, Gypsy, Sept Away, Wicked, Lion King, Chicago, Scissorhandz, Walk On Through, A Streetcar Named Desire, King Lear, Fiddler on the Roof, Frozen.

Romeo & Juliet & Juliet, Winning Social Media, Stunt Casting, cheating for a Tony, Good Night & Good Luck,, King Lear, Back to the Future, Wicked MERCH, Spelling Bee, Oregon Trail, Warriors, The Woman in Black, Frozen, Godspool

Kit Connor can do a pull-up, we all know this now. Topics include: Romeo and Juliet, Maggie Smith, Gavin Creel, Adrien Bailey, Eloise at Christmastime, Into the Woods, Charli D’amelio, & Juliet, Stunt Casting, Sean Austin, Elf, Spirited, Suffs, MacBeth, Our Town, Gutenberg!, Sunset Boulevard, Gypsy, Wicked.

We have an extra-long, deep dive into the history of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Cassie’s college essay, and Ryan’s experience directing it. Also mentioned, Gypsy, Our Town, Ryan would also like to thank his production team and cast for believing in and pulling off his vision for the show

We began recording mere hours after news broke that we’d lost the legend that was James Earl Jones. We talk about him throughout the episode. Other topics include: John Mulaney, ElsieFest, EGOT, Emmys, Black Swamp Arts Fest, Our Town, Field of Dreams, Spelling Bee, Woman in Black.

We're gonna get real toward the end of this episode in a discussion of theatrical mental health. But before that, Kristin Bell & Reefer Madness, Calling our shot, Waitress, A Few of My Favorite Things, The Youth Are F*****, Spelling Bee, The! Revelation Musical, The Mental Health of Thespians.

We made it to 50! Thank you all for your support, and we do not apologize for any of these opinions.