By The Ghost Light

What happens to our favorite characters after the curtain falls? Sometimes, they get some - generally bad - sequels! Cassie talks about Secret Garden, Ryan continues to guess the HYT season. Also discussed: - Bad Cinderella, Sweeny Todd, Schmigadoon/Schmicago, Shucked, A Strange Loop, Funny Girl, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Love Never Dies, Peter and the Starcatcher, and The Last Five Years

Addressing the issues head-on, Ryan and Cassie break down the protests around the opening review of Parade, and the Broadway community's response. Also discussed: - Secret Garden LA Revival, Rogers the Musical, Moulin Rouge, BAD Cinderella, The Tempest, Mamma Mia & Puffs.

News from an Ohio high school's spring musical hits close to home for our hosts this week. Also, Ryan finished Newsies, and Cassie continues her streak of talking about Into the Woods.

Cassie and Ryan delve deep into the well that is the Junior Musical. Ryan has done a LOT of these, Cassie thinks they're a problem. Also discussed: Legally Blonde, Newsies, Kimberly Akimbo, Music Man, Adams Family, Streetcar Named Desire, Some Like It Hot.

Cassie is VERY excited for Matilda. Ryan wants to know if theatre can just be for fun. Also discussed: Parade, Newsies, Sweeny Todd, Addams Family, Streetcar Named Desire, and Waiting for Godot.

Ryan made it to NYC last week! He talks all about the shows he saw, and the Museum of Broadway. A Christmas Carol, Funny Girl, A Strange Loop, & Juliet, Kimberly Akimbo, and Wicked.

There's a lot of news, but we want to talk about Disney. We needed to talk about Joshua Henry, H.E.R., and THAT puppet so much that we went back and recorded an extra segment.

We're fully in the holiday spirit. We spend time on Christmas Traditions, Film Favorites, and a new instant classic: Spirited.

Rapid-Fire theatre news segways into a frank discussion about the accurate portrayal of age and teenagers on stage and in film. Cassie has OPINIONS on Ben Platt, and Ryan wants to re-cast Glee with Muppets.

2 out of 2 BtGL hosts agree, GO WATCH ROSALINE. Ryan held auditions for Newsies, and Cassie is dong her best to not harshly judge junior musicals. Also discussed, The Secret Garden, Lucy Simon, Back to the Future, Great British Bakeoff, and Katie Holmes.

Ryan springs a pop-quiz on Cassie. Cassie has some STORIES from performance week of Little Women. Also, Angela Lansbury's legacy, Shows coming to Broadway, and a farewell to A Strange Loop.

Cassie is DEEP into tech week, but what does that actually mean? Ryan translates, and maybe we all can learn something. Also, Playground Shakespeare, Royal Shakespeare, and Stage Kissing.

Ryan is about to open a show, and we're pretty sure Cassie will come see it, but she's busy telling you how terrible Andy Webster's life's work is. They talk about Phantom closing, the business of Broadway, and all of the shows that are leaving the Great White Way.

Ryan and Cassie are both mid-rehearsal process! They talk about Stunt Casting, Funny Girl, Glee, Jukebox Musicals, and How Rehearsal Schedules Work.

Ryan and Cassie's alma mater won a Tony! Also we talk Scamilton, Barlow & Bear, and the grey areas of copyright.

Cassie directed the Percy Jackson Musical, "The Lightning the Thief"! Ryan wants an end-credits musical scene, and some past Tony Awards we're still not over.

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Cassie and Ryan are here to welcome you into the Theatre world. Discussion Topics include: What Are We Doing, The Lightning Thief, ALW's Poor Cinderella Closing, The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical, Heathers the Musical, ProShots and the Accessibility Problem of Broadway.