By The Ghost Light

We’re both deep in show season, so this one’s a little tighter, a little shorter, but still filled with news. Also, we have our new favorite Kate. Topics include: Our Town, Bye Bye Birdie, Actor’s Equity, Kate Shindle, Paper Mill Playhouse, Most Performed Shows (kinda), More Cast Recordings, Complete Works (abridged), Matilda, Frozen,

Cassie closed one showed and is about to start another, Ryan is closing in on Tech week and then another show, and we’re all crazy here. We might have to go see the Shrek tour. Let’s talk about Patrick Page. Topics Include: All The Devils are Here, Kenny B’s King Lear, Ben Platt, Merrily We Roll Along, Sweeney Todd, Finding Neverland, Aladdin, Shrek Tour, Chase’s cameo, Prince of Egypt, Noises Off...

Andy has made headlines again. Also, Ryan loves a Broadway TikTok account, and Cassie loves a Lightning Thief. Shows and topics include: King Lear, Hamlet, What a Wonderful World, Children of Eden, Hadestown, Water for Elephants (because Ryan wants to talk about Glee), HSMTMTS, Percy Jackson, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)...

Ryan has ended one show and begun another, Cassie is still in Kindergarten, and somehow we’re talking about Barlow and Bear again. Also Moana, Wicked, and a host of other things. We wrap up with an in-depth discussion of why it can be worth it to decide to repeat a show. Shows discussed include: Moana, Wicked, Mean Girls, Wonka, Another TikTok Musical, Queen of Versailles, Guys and Dolls, All I Re...

Ryan needs a new intro, Cassie has scheduling issues. Guys and Dolls, Mariah Burks, Clue, Gutenberg!, Hamilton, Percy Jackson, Lance Reddick, Chita Rivera, Carl Weathers, Hinton Battle, How to Dance in Ohio, Kiss Me Kate, The Interestings, Lost Boys, Beauty and the Beast, Lion King, Aladdin, Hunchback,

A news heavy episode. Ryan saw Mean Girls, Cassie has EGOT news. Great Gatsby (both of them), Paper Mill Playhouse, Prima Facie, How to Dance in Ohio, Here We Are Cast Recording, Yellow Face, Pirates of Penzance, Sweeney Todd, Shucked!, Wicked, Spamalot, EGOT, Elton John, Julie Andrews, Anyone but You, Mean Girls the Movie Musical,

Ryan went to NYC! He saw 4 shows, and we’re here to talk through all of them! Sweeney Todd, & Juliet, Gutenberg, and All the Devils Are Here

SPOILERS. You’ve been warned. Ryan and Cassie revisit Spirited a year after its release to see if the magic of Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell, Octavia Spencer, and Patrick Page holds its charm.

Ryan has prepared a Statement, & Juliet, Gutenberg, Shucked, Harmony, Sweeney Todd, Here Lies Love, A Weird Casting Notice, Once Upon a Mattress, Cinderella Christmas, Shrek is Back, West Side Story, Rachel Ziegler, Brain Darcy James, West Side Story, Spirited Away, Kennedy Center Honors, Eddie Izzard, Guys and Dolls,

Cassie really, REALLY needs to talk about Prince of Egypt. Ryan tears up at a Tiktok In this episode, Reeve Carney Leaves Hadestown, Jordan Fisher is In, Company, Spiderman: Turn Of The Dark, The Sphere, Our Good Friend Andy, Phantom of the Opera, Cats in Marvels, Merrily We Roll Along, Uncle Vanya, Gutenberg, All the Devils Are Here, Dot-Marie Jones, Moulin Rouge Singalong, Puffs, Thanksgiving Pl...

Neil Gamon made some theatre news. Also a round up of casting announcements, including Ryan's next production. Cassie and Ryan also give insight to the casting process for youth theatre and the truth behind how these decisions can be made. Also discussed: Laughing Wild, Monologue Prep, Guys and Dolls, CWoWSARA, Sweeney Todd, Replacement Casting, The Music Man, Water for Elephants, Shucked, Lea Mic...

Ryan and Cassie explore two performer musicals, using a reference track, and directing challenges in local youth theatre. Topics include: Theatre Parties, Halloween Costumes, Sweeney Todd Casting, Harmony’s Harmonies, Gutenberg! The Musical!, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Here We Are, & Juliet Sing-a-long, Wicked 20th, Seeing the same show multiple times, OC vs replacements, She Loves Me, and imi...

WE'RE BACK! Cassie had a baby, Ryan had back surgery, and there's just SO MUCH to catch up on! Shows discussed: - BOOP!, Prince of Egypt, Waitress, Mean Girls, Into the Woods, Guys and Dolls, Harmony, Some Like it Hot, Hadestown, Wicked, Book Thief, Gutenberg, How to Dance in Ohio, Great Gatsby, Days of Wine and Roses, Water for Elephants, The Outsiders, The Notebook, Lempika, Pearly Victorious, M...

Ryan and Cassie's last episode for a bit sees them tread familiar ground as they discuss their respective experiences with youth theatre, and whether or not great performances is actually the goal. Featuring: - In the garden of good and evil, Strikes!, Six! Teen Edition, RIP Tom Jones, Fantasticks, 110 in the Shade, I Do, I Do

This is really just an excuse for Cassie and Ryan to create a list of shows they desperately want to see or do. Today, we add to that list. Shows talked about in this episode include: - Spamalot, Spirited Away, Da Vinci Code, Lord of the Rings the Musical, The Book Thief the Musical, Back to the Future the Musical, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, All the Devils are Here, Star Trek, Stranger Things Musical E...

STRIKES ABOUND! IATSE found a compromise, Cassie saw Matilda, Ryan saw Mean Girls, and Corn Show is going to London.

There's a new social network, and Broadway is immediately taking advantage of it. Ryan went to OCTA, and Cassie has a bunch of Broadway news. Also, Kenny.

It’s a Tony Awards Recap! Ryan watched it, and Cassie has seen it on TikTok. Cassie also had a tech week, and a whole show! Also which patreon episode do y'all think we should record next?

Cassie (noted theatre expert) and Ryan (additional theatre expert) have the definitive list of this year's Tony Winners. For Sure. There's no way they're wrong. #CornShowForTheWin

Ryan has some STORIES to tell about Streetcar, and we get into the history of the show and its importance to the canon of American Theatre. Cassie thinks it's a bummer. Also, TONY NOMINATIONS.

Ryan got some mail, and Cassie saw a few Broadway tours, so let's talk about them! Also, Cassie mistakenly refers to the actress Ellie Fishman as Ellie Fisher. Also discussed: - Once Upon A One More Time, And Juliet, Lion King, Drunk Shakespeare, Into the Woods, MacBeth, Little Mermaid.

Ryan and Cassie have varying opinions on Phantom's Legacy, but we're only going to spend so much time talking about Andy, we promise. Also discussed: - Shakesplosion, A Streetcar Named Desire, Piano Lesson, Scissorhands, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Schmicago, Matilda

Picking a show is hard, picking a season is even harder. Cassie and Ryan talk through the intricacies of show selection and how pre-casting can work in your favor...kinda. Also discussed: Bad Cinderella, Hamilton, In the Heights, Once Upon A One More Time, Shucked!, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Moana, Frozen, Matilda, Phantom Tollbooth, Addams Family, Little Mermaid.

SMASH TO BROADWAY! This is the only thing Ryan cares about, but there's a whole list of other Broadway happenings to report on, including some Sweeny Todd rumors that will make Cassie's life MUCH better. Also discussed: - Descendants, Cinderella, Camelot, Parade, Spamalot, Here We Are (Sondheim’s final musical), Into the Woods, Mean Girls, Hunchback, Life of Pi, Fiddler on the Roof, Chicago, Back...