Down Stage Left Podcast

Happy Wednesday Friends! Today Karen and Lauren are back to their regular shenanigans as they discuss an older piece of work: Pirates of Penzance! It's a fun show but you have three choices: You're either a Pirate, a Daughter, or a Cop... Which one are you? Get in touch! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

Happy Wednesday everyone! Today we have Ryan the Pod Hobo and Mr. Alan back with us! We're so happy they were able to join us today as we work through some fun theatre related questions. Alan and Karen bond over which musical needs to GO, and we find out which Beauty and the Beast cast members are really going to steal the show. Come join the fun! Catch Lauren, Alan, and Ryan in Beauty and the Bea...

Happy Wednesday everyone! I hope you're wearing your seatbelts because today is a monster of an episode! Today we're discussing Beauty and the Beast with Pod Hobo Ryan, and (for the first time!) Mr. Alan! Thanks so much for joining us! Don't miss Beauty and the Beast presented by On Our Own Productions June 14, 15, 21, 22! Go to https://onourownproductions.weebly.com/ for more info! Get in touch!...

Lauren is back! And the pre-show bant is strong! We chat about all the theatre things that have happened in the last four weeks and then Karen introduces a possible AI replacement for both of them... And somehow Lauren is using a British accent again? Get in touch! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

Happy Outsiders Album release day! Karen chats all things Outsiders from her childhood love of SE Hinton novels to her recent trip to NYC to see this show in person. Plus, rain on stage! Next week Lauren returns! get ready! Get in touch! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

Hello friends! Lauren is still out and she leaves you in the capable hands of Karen and two of the coolest high schoolers we know as they explore all that Chat GPT has to offer? Do we even need to have our own thoughts? Get in touch! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

This week Karen replaces Lauren with younger, cooler hosts as we're joined by Logann and Natalie from Stage Struck to discuss the upcoming Tony Awards. Snubs? Deserved nominations? Find out! Get in touch! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

Hey everyone! Welcome back to more insanity. This is episode 4/4 with Pod Hobo Ryan and the energy is... something. Today we talk about unlikely would-you-rather scenarios... including one where Ryan thinks the Phantom of the Opera is in love with him? Let us know what you think! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

Hey everyone! Pod Hobo Ryan is still with us as we charge through our favorite pod game: Musical Madlibs! Join the unhinged madness as we wheeze our way through these ridiculous performances... who got up and walked away? Who peed their pants? Find out and let us know what songs we should do next! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

Happy Wednesday! The Hobo is still with us as we dive into a favorite of his: Beetlejuice! Ryan adds his thoughts as we go about our usual shenanigans. How do you feel about Beetlejuice? @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

Hey everyone! We're happy to share that our Pod Hobo (tm) Ryan is back with us! Today we're chatting about a show we've all done together: Once Upon a Mattress! Get in touch! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

Hey everyone! Happy Wednesday! Today we're taking a break from the norm and talking about things coming to Broadway in the coming months. What do we want to see and what sounds like a hard pass... What are you looking forward to? @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

Hey everyone! We hope you're ready to pick sides today, because this might be a rather polarizing episode... Today we're Talking about about Shrek: the Musical and why we're a little luke warm on the show. Is it because the pacing is a little tough? Or because there's no update to the original story? Or because it's a musical about people walking? Yes. Yes it is. How do you feel about Shrek? Let u...

Welcome back folks! Today we're talking about our of our very favorite shows: The Wiz! Dig into our love of this score, why we think it's better than the original (we said what we said) and why we're SO devastated over losing the best video Lauren has ever been in. Get in touch! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

We're back! Happy Wednesday everyone! Today Lauren takes us on a deep dive on How to Succeed in Business (Without Really Trying), a show that has aged... well? not well? We can't decide. What do you think? Get in touch! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

Hey everyone! Happy Wednesday! This week we're happy to share another collaboration episode with our little sis podcast, Stage Struck, featuring Karen's students. Unfortunately Lauren had to sit out, but enjoy all this tomfoolery! Get in touch! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

Hakuna Matata everyone! We're excited to talk about The Lion King today! Get ready to dive into puppets, new music, and the brilliance of Julie Taymor. Get in touch! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

Happy Wednesday everyone! Today we continue our side quest for Aaron Tveit as we talk about one of our collective favorite shows, Next to Normal. We talk mental health, Pulitzer Prizes, and Mozart... What else could you want??? As a note, due to some recording errors, we reference a previous episode that was unfortunately lost, and it's all very mysterious. See if you can guess what show we talked...

Happy Valentines Day! Today we've started a side quest for someone we both love in honor of his Sweeney Todd opening: Notice us Aaron Tveit!!! We stumble our way through Moulin Rouge as we learn all about Love, too many songs in one mashup, and what the background characters are probably thinking... Get in touch! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

This week we tackle a Disney heavy hitter, Aladdin! Lauren looks to redeem this production as it previously fell prey to The Plague. What did they change for Broadway? Is it for the better? Worse? Should they have kept all the non-speaking animal/object roles? Let us know! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

Hey friends! New year, new us: Karen forgets the intro because she's so excited to start her new quest! Notice us Bonnie Milligan! Karen takes us on a deep dive of Head Over Heels, get ready to Go-Go on this journey with us. Get in touch! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

Happy Wednesday everyone! Today we're going on a deep dive to Italy! Lauren takes on a journey through one of her favorite shows, The Light in the Piazza. Sadly, there is no pasta, but we do encounter Matthew Morrison speaking Italian! Get in touch! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

Happy New Year! We've returned from our winter break, and we have A LOT to discuss. Karen has returned from a quick trip to NYC with all the theatre things. Who did she see, what shows were good, and how was Harry Potter on stage? Karen deep dives the current Broadway of revival of Merrily We Roll Along! Is it a good show? Maybe! Welcome back! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstagele...

As 2023 comes to a close Karen and Lauren look through their Spotify wrapped and talk about why theatre has made it so skewed. We chat about projects we worked on over the year, both together and separately. See you next year! Get in touch! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAREN! Welcome to our 2023 Christmas special! We are UNHINGED today as Lauren reads some WEIRD fan-fiction to Karen, who... requested it? On her Birthday? Is she ok? Get in touch! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com