Down Stage Left Podcast

We have a question for the youth theater community: why does everyone want to be adopted by Lin Manual Miranda??? We thought this episode would be a humorous dive into the weird world of musical theater fan-fiction, and instead we discovered an ALARMING amount of adoption stories... Are the youth ok????? Let us know, PLEASE! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

Underrated shows? Shows we want to be in? Overrated shows? This week we jump on the trend sweeping the socials and tackle the musical theater tag. Let us know what we got right and what we got wrong! What shows do you think are under/overrated? What's on your theatre bucket list??? Get in touch! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

Karen continues her quest for Sierra Boggess to notice us and brings us an adorable deep dive of School of Rock! How many talented kids can we cram into one cast? Apparently A LOT! AND music by Andrew Lloyd Webber? Who knew! Get in touch! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

Good reviews? Boring! Bad Review? SPICY. In this episode, Karen has gathered some of the most scathing show reviews (mostly NYT) of some not so famous and some VERY famous shows. Play along with Lauren and Julia and see how many you can guess correctly! Get in touch! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

Welcome back listeners! Today Lauren deep dives one of the Pod's favorite Jukebox musicals: Mamma Mia! Are there too many ballads in Act II? Does Sophie have communication problems? Is it problematic to use not knowing who your baby daddy is as a main plot point? Is a last minute wedding necessary? Do we care? (Nope!) We love this show and all of the fun times that come with it! Get in touch! @dow...

Friend of the pod, Julia, is back! Today we ask the question, does every subject need to be made into a musical? Is a musical based on a train wreck of a situation that lead to a tragic ending good material for a musical? Spoiler alert: it is not. Julia does a deep dive into Diana the Musical. The good news is, you can hate-watch it on Netflix after you listen! Get in touch! @downstageleftpc downs...

For our 30th episode Karen takes us on a deep dive of the musical It Shoulda Been You, a show we learn Lauren knows absolutely nothing about. Get ready for Flirty Drunk Aunt Sheila, a surprise twist, and the epic takedown of a prejudiced dead grandpa... what else do you need??? Get in touch! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

Lauren went a little off the rails this week and explored the world of Marvel... on Broadway! Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark was not exactly a success... and not just because they wrote a Geek Chorus... Please enjoy our nonsense. Get in touch! @downstageleftpc downstageleftpc@gmail.com downstageleftpodcast.com

Cannonball! Two shows for the price of one! We present, mini deep-dives (cannonballs!), when you both have shows you want to talk about, but they're too short for the normal format. Karen continues her quest for Betsy Wolfe to notice us with, Bullets over Broadway, while Lauren splashes down with Once Upon a One More Time - the Britney Spears musical! Oh baby, baby, what a fun time (Britney Spears...

Lauren takes us on a deep dive of one of her favorite shows: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels! We had too much fun with this one... who even is The Jackal anyway? Why does Karen sometimes sound like a muppet? Spoiler alert: we have no idea. Follow us on our socials: @downstageleftpc Check out our website: downstageleftpodcast.com Send us an email: downstageleftpc@gmail.com

Get ready for a real rollercoaster as we go with Karen on a deep dive of a podcast favorite, Ragtime. A beautiful story, an important message, and gorgeous music... what more could you ask for? Follow us on our socials: @downstageleftpc Check out our website! downstageleftpodcast.com

HOCKADOO! Lauren does a deep dive of the Tony Award winning musical, Memphis! Find out what Hockadoo means and join us as we discuss the real life Dewey Phillips and the important moment in history this show captures. We want to hear your thoughts! Follow us at @downstageleftpc on all the socials or check out our website at downstageleftpodcast.com

We went back into the mail bag and pulled all of the best High School Theater stories! Strap in as we discuss raccoons, injuries, farts, and creepy Halloween masks? It's wild and we are HERE for it. Send us your stories, questions, ramblings, philosophies, opinions to downstageleftpc@gmail.com Or use the contact form on our website: downstageleftpodcast.com

Do you have a tissue handy? Karen continues her quest for Betsy Wolfe to notice us and takes us into the world of Falsettos. Hilarious and heartwarming, Falsettos is a snapshot look into a the beginning of the AIDS crisis and it's affects on the LGBTQ+ community. Follow us on our socials! @downstageleftpc Check out our website: downstageleftpodcast.com

Lauren does a deep dive on one of her favorite musicals, The Marvelous Wonderettes! Can Karen say the name correctly? Can Lauren fix a plot point to make it less creepy? Why does Julia put up with either of us? Follow us on the socials! @downstageleftpc Or email us! downstageleftpc@gmail.com Or check out our website! downstageleftpodcast.com

We welcome back friend of the podcast, Julia, as she takes us down the bloody road of Jekyll & Hyde! Find out why Karen is not so much a fan and what random thing Lauren has in common with David Hasselhoff... Are you a Jekyll or Hyde? Got something to say? Hit us up on our socials @downstageleftpc, send us something long form at downstageleftpc@gmail.com or visit our website downstageleftpodcast.c...

Get your tissues friends! Today we're talking about Waitress! Karen continues her quest to get Betsy Wolfe to notice us and lovingly takes us on a deep dive of one of her favorite shows. We learn some really interesting things involving pies, props, and Al Roker? Join us! Check out our website! downstageleftpodcast.com

We've started a new quest: Betsy Wolfe notice us!!! Karen takes us on a short and sweet deep dive into Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years and the real life events that inspired it. Check out our website and send us your thoughts! downstageleftpodcast.com

Ok but what actually is a Jellicle Cat? Push play with us and watch along as we experience the 2019 blockbuster flop CATS for the first time. Should this movie have been made? Did Sir Ian McKellen owe someone money? Does Dame Judy Dench really appear if you say her name three times? Join the insanity! This is our gift to you. Merry Christmas? Also check out our website! downstageleftpodcast.com Ha...

BUCKLE UP! We brought Julia back to rip apart Love Never Dies! Is this musical a poorly executed Phantom of the Opera sequel or just a weird piece of fan-fiction... (Spoiler alert: it's both!) And what on earth does ALW's cat have to do with all of this??? Check out our website! downstageleftpodcast.com

GUYS! It happened. Kerry Butler noticed us on Instagram! In honor of this momentous event, Karen does a deep dive into one of our favorite Kerry Butler shows; Hairspray! Drop us a review and check out our website! downstageleftpodcast.com

Karen continues her exploration of Kerry Butler's work in her deep dive of the musical Blood Brothers! Lauren learns that her first impressions based off the title are so very incorrect. Follow us on all the socials! @downstageleftpc Check out our website: downstageleftpodcast.com

In loving memory of the great, indelible Stephen Sondheim, Lauren takes us through her favorite musical of all time: Into the Woods. We just barely scratch the surface of this incredible piece of work... We love this show so much! Do you have a favorite Into the Woods memory? Perhaps a favorite Sondheim song? Let us know! downstageleftpodcast.com

Lauren takes (drags) us through a deep dive of Bring Back Birdie, the sequel to (you guessed it) Bye Bye Birdie. It's super weird and involves more burp jokes than any of us need... Send us your theater stories!!! downstageleftpodcast.com

Grease is the word and so is Maryanne! Welcome friend of the pod, Maryanne! So excited to have one of our favorite people in the 'studio' to discuss an all time classic: Grease! Have you done Grease? Do you love it? Hate it? Tell us! Visit downstageleftpodcast.com to drop us a line.