By The Ghost Light

Another Strike? Time to break out the signs again. Also A Few Good Men and Paddington are headed our way, along with the erst of the announced Lincoln Center season. Also the kids are disgustingly talented.

What a show! How did we make out on predictions? Listen and find out. Also, PINK is the best.

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 T...

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 Shi...

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 Salesma...

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 Alon...

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 Aw...

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.