Theater History and Mysteries
I take a musical theater production and do a deep dive to find a richer understanding about the lessons the show has for theater and life. And, I’ll never miss an opportunity to pursue any mystery, bizarre coincidence, improbable event, or supernatural suggestion along the way because, in the words of Dirk Gentley, it is all connected.
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Theater History and Mysteries
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Phantom of the Opera -- Episode 4 (part 1 of 3). The original book.
It’s 1786, and a male ballet dancer (“Dahn- sir”) and ballerina both dance at the Paris opera house, and the man falls in love with the woman. But so does a solider, and in the love triangle the dahn-sir is killed. With his dying br...
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Episode 4
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The Man From La Mancha -- Episode 3 (part 3 of 3). The Broadway musical.
In the early 1970s and a writer for plays, movies, and television is holed up in Palm Springs at one of the most unusual restaurants in operation. There was a sole proprietor, the menu has one dish, and there is no advertising or tourists...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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The Man From La Mancha -- Episode 2 (part 2 of 3). The man Miguel de Cervantes.
This is the story of how one of the greatest books ever written, Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, became one of the most successful musicals in broadway history, which of course was The Man from La Mancha by Dale Wasserman....
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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The Man From La Mancha -- Episode 1 (part 1 of 3). The book Don Quixote.
This is the story of how one of the greatest books ever written, Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, became one of the most successful musicals in broadway history, which of course was The Man from La Mancha by Dale Wasserman....
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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