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
Lin Manuel Miranda and the making of Hamilton. (Hamilton 10 of 12, episode 47)
There are 2 questions at the heart of hamilton -- what makes the show work, and what makes Lin-Manuel MIranda tick. Those might be two sides of the same coin. Along the way there are some important choices – how women are portrayed,...
The women of Hamilton. (Hamilton 9 of 12, episode 46)
Philippa Soo plays the role of Eliza in the Broadway mega-hit Hamilton. And I gotta say, the more you read about Phillipa Soo the more that you like her. She’s talented, she’s been in a bunch of stuff, she adopted a dog on ...
Hamilton -- Is it cool for actors of color to play old white guys? The case FOR multiracial casting. (Hamilton 8 of 12, episode 45)
Lin-Manuel Miranda was not the first person to pursue multi-racial casting to make a political point. Heather S. Nathans of Tufts university shares the history:“On March 5, 1858, around the first anniversary of the Dred Scott decis...
Hamilton -- Is it cool for actors of color to play old white guys? The case against multiracial casting. (Hamilton 7 of 12, episode 44)
Hamilton, the musical, is a show about the founders of the United States, who were mostly white men, and to a much lesser extent white women, and it is played by people who are definitely not matched to the race of the historical figures. ...
Hamilton -- Lafayette and werewolves (Hamilton 6 of 12, episode 43)
This is a show about Hamilton the musical, and it’s about one of the main characters. The point is to give some deep backstory to figure, and as I have promised, to never miss an opportunity to explore a crazy coincidence or good ghost st...