Rate, Debate, Recreate

What is musical theatre, if not a vessel talented women to perform their hearts out? This week, Logan and Sammie will dive deep into two shows about performing women (obviously played by some of the most iconic performing women!) Tune in as we discuss Anything Goes and Funny Girl!

It's 2025. At this point, we all know that time is a flat circle. So why must we keep telling stories chronologically?? These two shows say, "We shan't!". Tune in as we discuss these time-bending musicals: Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along and Jeanine Tesori's Violet.

Tune in this week to... arguably our most questionable category to date: Immigrant tries to make it in the arts!! We won't even try and justify it too hard... just tune in and let us know your thoughts!

Today, Logan and Sammie talk about two sequels that are... somehow better than their beloved originals? Or at least, that's what they'll argue. Tune in to find out if HSM2 and Mamma Mia surpass the blueprint upon which they were created!

Who doesn't love the rage against the machine, pop-punk energy of the early 2000s? In this episode, Logan and Sammie discuss two musicals that draw inspiration from this. Tune in as we discuss American Idiot, based on Green Day's discography, and Jagged Little Pill, based on Alanis Morisette's!

Broadway Icon Victoria Clark has won 2 Tony awards for her stints in Kimberly Akimbo and A Light in the Piazza. Today, Logan and Sammie will discuss these shows in a new episode of Rate, Debate, Recreate!

In Episode 4, Logan and Sammie discuss 2 musicals that portray, nay, celebrate some vices of the 1950s. Music, Gambling, Dancing, oh my! Just a few of the vices we see in The Music Man and Guys and Dolls. Tune in to hear our thoughts!

What happens when you put a skinny boy on broadway and put beige pants on him? Logan and Sammie answer that question today as they discuss two iconic, but vastly different, musicals in Newsies and Spongebob the Musical!

Today, Logan and Sammie answer the age old question: Would you commit crime for love? Tune in and find out as we discuss Bonnie & Clyde and Sweeney Todd!

This week, we answer the age old question: "What is the best show with a titular magical girl whose name starts with an M and ends with an A?" Join us as we discuss two beloved works: Matilda the Musical and Moana!

Zac Efron is many things: actor, singer... strong mover. But can we add anti-racist to that list? Check out the latest episode to hear about Zac's efforts to solve racism in Hairspray and The Greatest Showman. 

This week, Logan and Sammie discuss two shows with multiple cameos from real life historical figures. Omelette you guess which historical figures are in these shows! 

In Episode, Sammie and Logan discuss 2 shows where... at least SOME characters are guided by riches. What are the effects of wealth as your North Star? Find out in this ep :) 

No one loves to write more about the artist's struggle than... the struggling artist. Check out this week's episode where Logan and Sammie discuss 2 shows that explore what it means to be an artist, and the struggles that come along with it. Are you team Tick, Tick... Boom! or team A Chorus Line?

Musicals have changed their shape, form, content, choreography... well, just about everything since they began! This week, Logan and Sammie will discuss 2 shows, one representing the "old" and one representing the "new". Check this episode out and let us know what you think!

Who doesn't love a good makeover! Tune in this week as we discuss two shows where the protagonist receives quite the makeover, in My Fair Lady and The Prom!

This week, Sammie and Logan discuss two musicals by the late, great Stephen Sondheim (note: yes, these probably aren't the most typical Sondheim shows. We've already done most of the others!! Check them out :)) Tune in as we discuss A Little Night Music and Gypsy!

Pretty much every major musical is drowning in metaphors... but in this case, the metaphor is not only necessary - it's the point of the show! Join us for episode 3 as we discuss 2022 Tony Award Winner A Strange Loop and classic musical Chess!

In this episode, Logan and Sammie take a slight turn off of traditional musicals, and discuss two song cycles! Check out this episode to hear our thoughts on Songs for a New World and Fugitive Songs! 

We're back back BACK again for Season 3 of Rate, Debate, Recreate! This episode, we'll be discussing 2 iconic Disney shows - one old, one new. Are you team Beauty and the Beast or team Coco? 

In this episode, we pose an age old question to our listeners. Where would you rather live? On one hand, there's beautiful, barren, and (sometimes) backwards Oklahoma. On the other hand, there's the greek representation of hell itself, Hadestown. Tune in to find out where we want to live!

Get your tissues ready, cause this week, we're GOING THERE. Tune in as Logan and Sammie discuss two sob-worthy musicals, Falsettos and Parade!

Sometimes the kindness of strangers can be the simplest but most effective tool to spread love. Is that necessarily the case in BOTH of these musicals? That's for you to decide. Tune in as Sammie and Logan discuss Come From Away and Annie!

This week, Logan and Sammie discuss two shows that... to an extent, are based on a true story! Are you team #traversethemountainsmadeofmusic or #texansputtingtheirhandsonachevy? Listen and let us know!

"He was a sk8r boi, she said see you l8r boi" These wise words by pop princess Avril Lavigne... kind of apply to the two shows we talk about. They both involved sk8ing in SOME way! Tune in as Logan and Sammie rate, debate, and recreate Xanadu and the Drowsy Chaperone