Theater History and Mysteries
The deepest dives you can find anywhere into the history and backstory of the great musical productions. Dense content...for people who aren't. 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.
You can contact me directly at theaterhistorypodcast@gmail.com
Released every other Tuesday.
Music by Jon Bruschke and Andrew Howat, arranged, performed, and recorded by Andrew Howat.
Check out the interview on Musical Theater Radio, episode 404: https://www.musicaltheatreradio.com/podcast
Theater History and Mysteries
Latest Episodes
The real CRIME that inspired the musical Chicago (Chicago 3 of 12, episode 52)
Check out our Hamilton Trivia Quizzes!The musical Chicago is based on an actual case. It inspired at least 6 different large-scale entertainment industry productions.&n...
The real CRIME that inspired the musical Chicago (Chicago 2 of 12, episode 51)
Check out our Hamilton Trivia Quizzes!The musical Chicago is based on an actual case. And not in a distant, this trial inspired a story that’s been retold so many times...
The real people who inspired the musical Chicago (Chicago 1 of 12, episode 50)
Check out our Hamilton Trivia Quizzes!Chicago the musical is the longest running revival in Broadway history, second only to Phantom as the longest running show ever...
Why Alexander Hamilton is responsible for the US Constitution (Hamilton 12 of 12, episode 49)
Hamilton and Hip Hop -- is it the right musical style for a show about the founder of the Treasury? (Hamilton 11 of 12, episode 48)
Lin Manuel Miranda’s mega hit, the musical Hamilton, has got hiphop in it. Ya can’t miss that, it’s what makes the show distinctive, and most Broadway shows don’t even come close to trying to do it. Loren Kajikawa put it this way: “...